Drew & Napier LLC‘s investigations practice encompasses both corporate investigations and criminal defence. The team is active across a range of matters, including bribery, fraud, and anti-money laundering. Notably, the team has experience acting as independent special auditors in corporate governance inquiries. The practice is led by Wendell Wong, a former prosecutor with expertise in business crime and corruption matters; Chia Voon Jiet, who specialises in competition and regulatory investigations; and Gary Low, whose practice covers securities offences, including market manipulation and insider trading. Also supporting the team is Mahesh Rai, who assists companies with internal investigations and advises on corporate governance and money laundering matters. Adam Maniam frequently intervenes in high profile money laundering and competition investigations.

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‘Drew & Napier, and especially Mr. Mahesh Rai's team, represents the absolute ideal of who you might seek to represent you.'
‘Mahesh Rai is a great counsel to have on your side – razor-sharp, strategic, and always had clear decisive action.'
‘Mahesh Rai - As a leader and Partner, Mahesh has a deep intelligence and compassion not often seen in a litigator. Mahesh has the uncanny ability to take complex legal or technical arguments and turn them into easy to understand common sense viewpoints that make sense to his clients and make sense to the court.'
‘Every member of the litigation team invested tremendous effort in becoming subject-matter experts in the technology involved.'
‘Jonathan Yong is incredible in his ability to translate complex legal and technical frameworks into succinct arguments, his communication style is that of extreme patience and diligence.'
‘Mahesh's team are masters of distilling complex information into easily understood and digestible form.'