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Withers KhattarWong LLP Offices
80 RAFFLES PLACE
UOB PLAZA 1, #25-01
SINGAPORE 048624
Singapore
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Shashi Nathan
Work Department
Criminal Litigation
Position
Partner, Criminal Litigation
Career
Shashi is a leading practitioner in the Singapore Criminal Bar where he often conducts high profile cases in both the trial and appellate courts; his cases involve offences of murder, drug trafficking, and kidnapping. Shashi is listed as a lead counsel under the Supreme Court’s list of Assigned Counsel for Capital Cases and he has defended numerous clients charged for capital offences.
His white collar work includes advising and defending institutions as well as individual clients on Singapore’s regulatory and compliance framework. Shashi is, in particular, familiar with the Securities and Futures Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act. He regularly advises clients on areas including corruption, insider trading, market manipulation, tax fraud, as well as a wide spectrum of legislation dealing with corporate malfeasance.
Shashi has previously been cited in Who’s Who Legal as one of Singapore’s leading business crime lawyers.
He has been consistently nominated by in-house counsel and industry peers as one of the world’s leading White Collar Crime practitioners in the Expert Guides since 2016.
Shashi is actively involved with the work of the Singapore Academy of Law, where he is regularly invited as a panelist and speaker for legal conferences. He also occasionally guest lectures at the Faculties of Law of both the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Management University.
Languages
English
Memberships
Law Society of Singapore – Chairman of the Criminal Practice Committee
Singapore Academy of Law
ASEAN Law Association
Singapore Institute of Directors
The Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences
Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
International Bar Association
Education
University of London, LL.B (Hons)
Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms
Withers KhattarWong LLP’s criminal law practice covers a broad range of white-collar mandates, regularly defending senior executives on cases involving corruption, misconduct, fraud and bribery, with additional experience in conducting corporate investigations. Shashi Nathan leads the criminal litigation practice and is an expert on regulatory and compliance matters; as part of this, Nathan is noted for her expertise of the Securities and Futures Act, as well as the Prevention of Corruption Act. At the associate level, Jeremy Pereira is another key contact in the group and has experience in criminal litigation in state courts, alongside military courts and disciplinary tribunals.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
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- Restructuring and insolvency: local firms
- Start-up and venture capital – Local firms
- White-collar crime - Local firms
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