Well regarded for its ‘unparalleled strengths in legal research, advocacy, client management, and responsiveness’, the team at Eugene Thuraisingam LLP maintains a busy practice, regularly defending clients in high-stakes mandates. With a proven track record in handling cases involving corruption, employment misconduct, fraud, and stock manipulation, the team also continues to provide advice on cross-border deals. Founding partner Eugene Thuraisingam is noted for his focus on international arbitration, commercial litigation, criminal defence and investigations, and public interest litigation. Thuraisingam is supported by Suang Wijaya, who is regularly instructed on matters involving a Chinese or Indonesian connection, and Johannes Hadi, a disputes specialist who has been successful at all levels of the Singapore courts.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Professional and serve clients with a heart.'
- 'The team at Eugene Thuraisingam LLP are uniquely exceptional, and have exhibited unparalleled strengths in legal research, advocacy, client management, and responsiveness.'
- 'Always willing to listen and deliver, with exceptional insights.'
- 'I work with Chooi Jing Yen and his team, who always understand our situation and provide high-quality deliverables.'
- 'The team has an international standing and is well regarded beyond Singapore.'
- 'Hamzah Malik is outstanding and very detailed in his work.'
- 'The team is extremely dedicated in ensuring the best outcome for the client.'
- 'Suang Wijaya has vast knowledge.'
Key clients
- Xu Feng Jia and Oh Poh Geok
- Zhang Ruijin
- Ong Peng Boon
- Isaac Lai
- Ng Yu Zhi
- Ng Xinwei
- Shae Hung Yee and Siew Boon Liong
- Liang An Wey
- Wang Yunhe
- Loh Ne-Loon Nelson
Work highlights
- Acting in Mr Wang Yunhe’s extradition proceedings to the United States.
- Advised and acted for Mr Zhang Ruijin in respect of forgery charges as part of Singapore’s largest money laundering case with approximately SGD 3 billion in total assets seized or frozen across all accused persons.
- Advising and acting for Mr Ng Yu Zhi, who is facing more than 100 charges of cheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery, fraudulent trading and money-laundering in relation to what is allegedly the largest Ponzi scheme in Singapore’s history involving approximately S$1.5 billion.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Eugene Thuraisingam