Mr. Selvarajan Balamurugan (Bala)

Bala is a Director and heads the firm’s Criminal Litigation practice group.  He maintains a broad criminal law practice advising and representing individual clients and companies during investigations and prosecutions in sophisticated e-commerce, commercial crime and white collar criminal cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Organised Crime Act, Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act and Securities & Futures Act.

He has represented clients involved in offences under the Companies Act, Accountants’ Act and Income Tax Act. He also acts as lead counsel on a gamut of criminal law cases involving sham marriage or marriage of convenience, hurt (culpable homicide, voluntary causing hurt and hurt by rash or negligent acts) and 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 defence of prosecutions.
He has also acted as a prosecutor in court cases involving government agencies in Singapore such as Building Control Authority, Council for Estate Agencies, Central Provident Fund, Urban Redevelopment Authority.

Having experience for more than 25 years, he is known for building his strategies around practical arguments and down-to-earth, results-focused style.