S. Balamurugan is in the firm's White Collar Defense and Investigations practice group. He maintains a broad criminal law practice with particular experience in organized crime including acting in a recent Shell MGO bunker heist, enforcement and white collar crime and diverse investigations. He has acted in complex white-collar criminal cases including offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Securities & Futures Act, and Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act.
Bala also acts as counsel on a gamut of criminal law cases including capital cases (serious drug offences), cases involving hurt (culpable homicide, voluntarily causing hurt, and hurt by rash or negligent acts), and heinous sexual offences. He has rendered advice and opinion on compliance with anti-bribery and corruption legislation to international law firms and rendered assistance to Singaporean and international clients as well as consular offices and embassies in Singapore with regulations ranging from regulatory breaches to corporate fraud.
Bala also advises on workplace safety and compliance issues, including the provision of health and safety laws, audits, and management systems, as well as assisting with incident investigations, addressing regulatory orders, and the defense of prosecutions. He has also acted as a prosecutor in court cases involving government agencies in Singapore such as Building Control Authority, Council of Education, Council for Estate Agencies, Central Provident Fund Board, Urban Redevelopment Authority, and Energy Market Authority.
