Facing a criminal charge is one of the most stressful things one might have to deal with. You will receive astute counsel from us, including whether to plead guilty or to claim trial. For most cases, a well-delivered mitigation plea would make a real difference to the sentence to be meted out by the judge.

Being the subject of investigations for anti-competitive conduct can be immensely stressful for business.

More than just a listening ear, we believe our clients deserve dedicated support and honest counsel. Our team has expertise in defending corporations against antitrust claims both at first-instance and appeal stages, including obtaining favourable outcomes at the Competition Appeals Board.

Our experience:

• Acted for food importers and distributors in respect of a Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) charge under section 47 of the Competition Act for alleged price fixing, market sharing, and engaging in anti-competitive discussion in Singapore’s largest competition case (total financial penalty amounting to S$26.9 million). This is the first successful appeal on liability before the Competition Appeals Board (CAB). Read our Case Update.

• Advised on competition law compliance policy.

Fraud and asset recovery matters require lawyers who pay attention to detail and have wide-ranging expertise. As a full-service law firm, we draw from the wealth of experience our team has in the specialist areas of dispute resolution, data protection, intellectual property, regulatory and compliance, employment, property, and investments, banking, and finance among others.

Our Experience:

• Acted for a Singapore-regulated Fund Management Company and Managing Partner in defending a fraud claim of more than US$2.4 million in misrepresentation, breach of contract, and conspiracy involving a share option.

• Acted for a reputed large wine merchant in more than 20 suits, claiming in conversion and unjust enrichment, involving commercial fraud concerning about a total of S$7 million in value.

• Advised and acted for an investment company in a claim against an investment bank relating to an oil rig financing transaction.

With our experience in corporate and commercial law, we are well-poised to advise liquidators, companies, creditors, and debtors in all aspects of insolvency and restructuring, including solvent reorganisation, debt restructuring, judicial management, schemes of arrangements, rescue financing, voluntary or involuntary winding up or liquidation proceedings, and prosecuting or defending claims by companies in liquidation.

Our contentious restructuring and insolvency lawyers act quickly to ensure that our client's goals are accomplished, often in challenging and time-sensitive circumstances, especially when they are distressed business entities.

The insolvency procedure seeks to resolve outstanding debts owed to creditors by individuals or businesses. However, issues may still exist with stakeholders, shareholders, banks, and other insolvency lawyers once insolvency has begun. To prevent issues from escalating, our insolvency lawyers can assist you in resolving your conflict.

Our Director Ronald JJ Wong has sat with barristers and King’s Counsels in South Square Chambers, a leading and award-winning insolvency and commercial set in London, the United Kingdom.

We handle:

• Insolvency disputes

• Enforcing creditors’ rights

• Corporate rescues

• Workouts and Debt restructuring

Our experience includes:

• Defending claims by liquidators for clawback and avoidance of commission and/or over-withdrawn investment payments as being alleged transactions to defraud creditors, transactions at undervalue, unfair preferences and/or unjust enrichment.

• Defending a claim by liquidators against former directors of an insolvent company for breach of fiduciary and/or director's duties.

• Creditor winding up applications against insolvent companies.

• Voluntary winding up applications of solvent companies.

• Advising and acting for clients in relation to applications for winding up of companies on just and equitable grounds, among others.

• Advising companies on debt restructuring and scheme of arrangement.

• Acting as lead counsel for various clients in debt recovery proceedings against both personal and corporate debtors