Crisis management and investigations experts to protect reputation and manage risks.

Discretion where the stakes are highest

Crisis Management | Contentious Investigations

Our lawyers guide clients through high stakes internal and external investigations, discreetly managing reputational risk while protecting legal interests. These situations often arise without warning and require immediate, strategic advice. Our team responds with the agility and precision necessary to address complex crises effectively.

Whistleblower Complaints

Whistleblower allegations can trigger internal turmoil, regulatory scrutiny, and reputational harm. We help companies investigate claims thoroughly and handle disclosures in a way that satisfies legal obligations while managing risk and preserving trust.

Internal Misconduct Investigations

Allegations of fraud, harassment, conflicts of interest or other misconduct can disrupt a business if left unchecked. We conduct discreet, independent investigations, ensure compliance with employment and regulatory laws, and provide clear advice on next steps.

Regulatory and Enforcement Actions

When regulators initiate investigations or enforcement proceedings, the stakes are high. We work with clients through interviews, evidence gathering, and response strategies, ensuring that they co-operate where necessary while mounting a robust defence.

Reputation Protection and Crisis Strategy

A crisis can quickly escalate if not managed holistically. We work alongside Public Relations and management teams to craft legal strategies and communications that protect reputation, contain risk and prepare for potential litigation.

Notable Cases

Misappropriation

Acted for a Singapore-listed company to conduct investigations against three employees that had allegedly stolen property and client data from the company.

Regulatory Breach

Advised a long-standing society in investigations into employment regulatory wrongdoing by several of its staff members. Preliminary evidence has also uncovered potential criminal breach of trust offences by one of the employees. We advised the client on steps that it may take, including any reporting obligations to the relevant authorities.

Fraud

Advised a listed American multinational technology company in their internal investigations regarding fraudulent trading perpetrated on their international e-commerce platform.

Extradition

Acted for a Chinese national in extradition proceedings arising from indictments by the US Department of Justice, arising from allegedly the world’s largest botnet with more than US$200 million in assets seized.

Extradition

Acted for the Defence in the first test case under the new Singapore–Indonesia Extradition Treaty, involving an Indonesian national facing corruption charges linked to the country’s electronic ID card scandal. The case raised novel issues around treaty interpretation, admissibility of foreign evidence, claims of diplomatic immunity, and whether extradition would be oppressive due to delay, witness unavailability, and prison conditions. The High Court’s rulings on these issues are significant for future extradition and cross-border enforcement proceedings.