Drew & Napier - Commercial Crime

	Drew & Napier LLC has a dedicated and experienced team of lawyers handling commercial crime matters, providing our clients a one-stop service. The team has experience in a wide range of crime related transactions and aims to provide innovative and commercially minded legal solutions. All matters undertaken by the group, whether complex or routine, are characterised by Drew & Napier LLC’s ethos of complete client service coupled with a high standard of work. Encompassing Drew & Napier LLC’s other specialists in Banking & Corporate, Intellectual Property and Litigation & Dispute Resolution; our Commercial Crimes Practice Group draws the best expertise from lawyers across different disciplines. Experience: Conducting the appeals against the conviction and sentence of two directors of the top marine fuel oil suppliers in Singapore, who were convicted under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, in respect of the supply of marine fuel oil to ships and their role and involvement with surveyors. Both cases were part of a high profile operation by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau and the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore. Defending a managing director of a Singapore-listed company against alleged offences under the Securities Industry Act (now known as the Securities and Futures Act) based on charges of alleged market manipulation, and making of alleged false and misleading statements in a public announcement to the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. Representing a multi-national company in the National Kidney Foundation (“NKF”) related investigations commenced by the Commercial Affairs Department and the Corrupt Practice Investigation Bureau. Represented one of the daughters of the late Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat in a landmark corporate governance case regarding fiduciary duties and non-disclosures under the Securities and Futures Act and Companies Act. Representing the former Chief Executive Officer of CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd in a corruption trial involving issues of corporate governance and alleged corruption. Representing Asia Pulp & Paper in relation to criminal investigations by the Commercial Affairs Department regarding allegations of cross border commercial fraud. Lead counsel for the trial of a former Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore, in a banking fraud case involving major local banks. The amounts involved were in excess of $3 million. Acted for Info-Comm Development Authority of Singapore (“IDA”) in prosecutorial work involving regulatory offences under the Telecommunication Act. Acted for listed company- Datacraft in securities-related investigations commenced by the Commercial Affairs Department. Acted for the family of the late "King of Serangoon Road" in relation to banking fraud charges. Acted for insurance broker in relation to regulatory breaches and mutual assistance with the Crown Prosecution Service on alleged trans-national insurance fraud. Acted for StarHub Cable Vision Limited in prosecuting regulatory offences under the Broadcasting Act. Represented an Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore, who was charged with insider trading for communicating price-sensitive information involving a takeover deal to another. Group Members Drew & Napier LLC has a Litigation Department with more than 60 lawyers. Senior members of the Department who concentrate on commercial crimes work include: Davinder Singh, SC Jimmy Yim, SC Indranee Rajah, SC Wendell Wong Gary Low Abraham Vergis Recent Commercial Crime Recommendations Drew & Napier LLC is recognised by leading international publications as one of Singapore’s premier commercial crime practices: Asia Pacific Legal 500 2005/2006 Edition “From the imperious Davinder Singh down, Drew & Napier LLC is the premier disputes firm in Singapore offering, ‘prompt, clear and thorough advice’. The firm’s reputation is affirmed by an unrivalled strength in depth, and the most prestigious mandates continue to flow inexorably to the firm. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew instructed the firm on a libel action against The Economist, one of several successful defamation actions undertaken during the year." Publications / Conferences Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) Conference: Corporate Ethics: Emerging Challenges and Responses (November 2005) – “Corporate Governance – Emerging Challenges” Deloitte & Touche (1998) - “Fraud in Corporate Disclosure” Moore Stephens Asia Pacific Conference (1991) - “Minimising Professional Risk”