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In today’s interconnected world, where international trade and digital access are rapidly expanding, businesses are increasingly vulnerable to unprecedented cross-border crimes. These crimes exploit differences in laws across countries, making them particularly difficult to combat. Criminals often use sophisticated financial techniques to conceal and transfer illicit funds across multiple offshore locations with just a click. For victimized institutions, the damage can be compounded by media exposure, turning a financial crisis into a reputational disaster.
Our Fraud, Asset Recovery & Investigations team is equipped to navigate these challenges and prevent fraud, recover stolen assets, conduct thorough investigations, and manage crises effectively.
We have a proven track record of guiding corporations and individuals through some of the most significant global crises, from the collapse of Barings Bank plc in the mid-90s, Lehman Brothers and MF Global in the late 2000s, to more recently the billion dollars 1MDB scandal, high profile Wirecard AG fraud, and the long running corruption in Brazil involving the Keppel Group.
With a wealth of experience in managing complex cross-border commercial fraud, asset recovery, investigations, and crisis management across various industries, our team is prepared to support multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises, government agencies, financial institutions, private and listed companies, or individual businesses and public leaders.
Our intentions lie beyond helping clients walk out of the crisis unharmed. We aim to reclaim what is rightfully theirs, identify the root cause of the problem, and implement strategies to prevent future issues.
Featured insights
International Fraud & Asset Tracing 2024 Guide
The Singapore chapter discusses the current Singapore law on fraud and asset tracing. It also looks into the trends and developments in this area, exploring the development of modern fraud schemes, the difficulties faced in policing and recovery, as well as attempts by the Singapore government to address the issues.
Areas of expertise
Fraud & Asset Recovery
We work hand in hand with you to design tailored solutions to swiftly uncover fraud and recover assets, offering support in:
- Developing and implementing fraud and investigation strategies
- Utilising legal mechanisms to seek redress and asset recovery
- Initiating recovery proceedings in the relevant jurisdictions
- Securing court orders to compel third parties to disclose information about misappropriated assets
- Freezing key assets to prevent further liquidation or concealment
Investigations
Our in-depth understanding of regulatory frameworks across various sectors allows us to conduct thorough domestic and cross-border investigations. We also assist institutions in establishing robust compliance and risk management programs, including regular training, to prevent and manage crises. We frequently assist with investigations involving:
- Corporate and white-collar crime
- Regulatory compliance
- Bribery and corruption
- Fraud and money laundering
- Corporate governance and internal policy breaches
- Tax avoidance
- Treasury, financial and accounting practices
- Corporate misconduct
- Governmental inquiries and mutual legal assistance
- Trade and economic sanctions
- Cartels and competition
Crisis Management
Our legal and commercial expertise is able to support you in navigating any crisis, including industrial accidents, corporate fraud, financial market collapses, credit crises, product liability threats, dawn raids and investigations, public or media assaults, and whistleblower allegations. We provide guidance on:
- Managing and mitigating reputational and institutional risks
- Implementing effective countermeasures
- Meeting reporting and communication requirements
- Developing public relations and communications strategies
- Coordinating cross-border measures for businesses operating in multiple countries
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Recognition
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World’s Top 100 Investigations PracticeGlobal Investigations Review (GIR100) since 2016
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Band 1 - Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption: Domestic (Singapore)Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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Tier 1 - White Collar Crime (Singapore)The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
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Highly Recommended - White Collar CrimeBenchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2024
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WINNER for Impact Case – [CLM v CLN] The first ever proprietary and mareva injunction against “persons unknown” for stolen cryptocurrency in SingaporeBenchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Awards (2024)
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"We find the team to be extremely strong. The firm is consistently responsive, while demonstrating extraordinary attention to detail."Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024) (Singapore)
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“The R&T team has educated us on the process and the action to be taken in a very efficient way. We also have learnt that their analysis of the situation has always been either precisely or closely correct. The team also plays very well together and consults internally in an efficient manner.”The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024) (Singapore)
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Boutique or Regional Investigations Practice of the Year AwardGlobal Investigations Review 100 (2019)
“They strike a good balance between robust and aggressive approaches. They have good professional courage, they're not risk-takers but have strong courage in the sense of what can and can't be done.”
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