Eugene Thuraisingam LLP’s lawyers clinch top honours in Doyle’s Guide for Criminal Defence and White-Collar Crime
Doyle’s Guide to Leading Firms and Lawyers in Singapore 2022
On 30 September 2022, Doyle’s Guide published its 2022 list of leading lawyers and firms in the areas of Criminal Defence and White Collar Crime and Regulatory Investigations in Singapore.
Doyle’s Guide’s listings for Criminal Law are published “solely on the back of peer-review”. This peer review usually comes in the form of feedback from partner-level lawyers who practice in the area of the ranking.
(i.e. feedback from partner-level solicitors/lawyers and senior barristers who practice is dominantly focused on the area of research/rankings):
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