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WongPartnership LLP

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WongPartnership LLP’s team excels in corporate and regulatory investigations and compliance matters. As such, the practice regularly undertakes advisory work for government-led investigations, in addition to large internal investigations for private entities including banks, financial institutions and individuals. The team has a wide offering across all aspects of defence counsel and covers cases involving corporate and market misconduct and financial services regulation, as well as a range of data privacy, crypto, anti-bribery, enforcement, and anti-corruption services. The team is notably multidisciplinary and regularly undertakes multi-jurisdictional and cross-border mandates, drawing on relevant expertise though the firm’s wider network. Jenny Tsin is noted for her expertise in employee-related matters, while Joy Tan handles contentious investigations, regulatory issues and disputes. Tan Chee Meng SC, a former CAD prosecutor, is a key player in the firm’s enforcement and investigations cases, while Melanie Ho has experience in global investigations and technology offences,.

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  • ‘Responsive and practical.’

  • ‘Joy Tan is experienced and solutions-oriented.’

  • ‘We primarily work with Jenny Tsin, who is very practical in her advice, grasps our needs quickly and is tenacious in defending our rights, yet practical in her approach to resolve issues.’

  • ‘Joy Tan is commercial savvy and is capable of delivering solution-oriented advice.’

  • ‘Meticulous and able to produce practical advice.’

Work highlights

  • Successfully defended the marketing agent, security party and its director, against allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, conspiracy, breach of trust, breach of fiduciary duties and dishonest assistance at both first instance and the appeal in a multi-faceted cross-border investment dispute involving Canadian crude oil investments.
  • Advising Mr Y in his capacity as former CEO of Company B, in relation to ongoing investigations by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in Singapore.
  • Acted for Mr Chang Peng Hong Clarence who faced 20 charges of corruption and 27 secondary charges for transferring property representing the benefits of criminal conduct.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Joy Tan

Joy Tan

WongPartnership LLP

Joy Tan is the Co-Head of the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice, the Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and the Financial Services Regulatory Practice. She also leads the Corporate & Regulatory Investigations Practice.  

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Joy Tan

Other key lawyers

Chee Meng Tan SC, Melanie Ho, Jenny Tsin, Ong Pei Chin