Navin Naidu

Navin Naidu is a Partner and Deputy Head of the Firm's White Collar and Government Investigations practice group, specialising in White Collar Crime. He has extensive experience in white-collar and general crime defence, having previously served as a Deputy Public Prosecutor/Deputy Senior State Counsel at the Attorney‑General’s Chambers for 10 years, where he was Deputy Director of the Corruption/Financial Crimes team and worked closely with CPIB, CAD, MAS and IRAS.

Navin advises corporations and directors on regulatory issues, internal investigations, CMS licensing, SGX listing rules compliance, internal fraud and employee misconduct. He has acted in high‑profile matters including the Envy Global Ponzi scheme case, the Shell Bukom oil heist, Singapore Press Holdings circulation investigations, and asset recovery worth over US$3 million for a global bank. He also defends professionals in disciplinary proceedings, including doctors before the Singapore Medical Council and lawyers before the Law Society. He has secured multiple charge withdrawals, conditional warnings, and favourable sentencing outcomes across a wide range of white‑collar, corruption, fraud and regulatory matters.

Navin holds an LL.B. (Hons) from the National University of Singapore and an LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he received the Advocacy Award. He is a Co‑Vice Chairperson of the Law Society of Singapore Advocacy Committee and an advocacy trainer at the Singapore Bar Examination preparatory course.

He is recognised as a Litigation Star in White‑Collar Crime by Benchmark Litigation Asia‑Pacific (2024–2026), a Leading Individual in Corporate Investigations/Anti‑Corruption by Chambers Asia‑Pacific (2026), and a Recommended Lawyer in White‑Collar Crime by The Legal 500 Asia‑Pacific (2026).