Navin Thevar is a Joint Managing Director at RCLT Law Corporation and one of Singapore's leading litigators in financial and economic crime. A former Deputy Public Prosecutor with the Attorney-General's Chambers, he spent five years prosecuting complex financial crimes including fraud, corruption, money laundering and securities offences — before moving into private practice where he has built a reputation for making a difference on the cases that matter, having acted for listed companies, multi-national corporations, high net-worth individuals, Ministers and Governments in a wide-range of criminal and civil matters.
He has defended a Minister in Singapore on corruption charges and in what was the first reported prosecution under section 165 of the Penal Code, represented the founder and former managing director of Hin Leong Trading in criminal and civil proceedings involving alleged amounts exceeding USD 3 billion, acted for the Attorney-General of Brunei in landmark confiscation proceedings, and conducted an internal investigation for Marina Bay Sands involving employee transfers of over US$1.36 billion.
Navin has also acted for multinational corporations on sanctions compliance and internal investigations. Earlier in his career, he was the first DPP to be seconded to the Singapore Exchange and served as the AGC's representative in Singapore's delegations to the Financial Action Task Force.
He graudated from the National University of Singapore, where he won the Peter English Memorial Prize for the top-performing student in Criminal Law. He is a Member of the Criminal Practice Committee of the Law Society of Singapore, Treasurer of the Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore, and a Member of the Singapore Academy of Law.
- Defended a Minister in Singapore on charges of corruption and offences under section 165 of the Penal Code — the first reported prosecution under that section in Singapore: S Iswaran v PP [2024] 4 SLR 965; PP v S Iswaran [2025] 3 SLR 403.
- Defended the founder and former managing director of Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd, on criminal charges of cheating and forgery, as well as in civil claims for fraudulent misrepresentation and fraudulent trading involving alleged amounts exceeding USD 3 billion: PP v Lim Oon Kuin [2025] SGDC 36.
- Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of Marina Bay Sands in relation to employee transfers of over US$1.36 billion to third parties.
- Acted for two former directors of Noble Group Limited in connection with investigations by various regulatory authorities in Singapore.
- Currently acting for the CEO of Hyflux Ltd (listed on the SGX mainboard) on charges under the Securities and Futures Act.
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Commercial disputes
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Dispute resolution
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Government and regulatory
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Private client
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Securities
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White collar crime
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Banking
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Financial services
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Government and public policy
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Oil and gas