Lee May Ling
Partner
May Ling has an established background in litigation. She has acted for a range of clients, comprising financial institutions, public-listed and multinational corporations and high net worth individuals, in cases spanning employment disputes, misconduct and fraud cases, company and shareholder disputes, family and estate disputes and corporate-governance related matters.
May Ling’s practice focuses on white collar crime and investigations. She regularly assists her clients with navigating anti-fraud, sanctions, corruption and money-laundering laws, conducting internal investigations into employee misconduct, fraud and harassment, as well as advising companies on dealing with authorities on regulatory issues, police investigations, information enquiries and dawn raids.
May Ling is presently Chairman on the Board of the SAS-SBF (Security Association Singapore - Singapore Business Federation) Foundation of Compassion Fund. She is also an Accredited Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. Further, she was part of the inaugural batch of fellows under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, where she was seconded to the Law Society Pro Bono Services office in 2015, and practiced criminal law full-time whilst developing contacts with the criminal law bench and bar.
May Ling is a contributor to The Asset Tracing and Recovery Review, The International Comparative Legal Guides to Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Regulations, The International Comparative Legal Guides to Sanctions, Practical Law Global (Thomson Reuters) Anti-Corruption and Global Legal Insights to: Bribery & Corruption.
May Ling is recommended by Who’s Who Legal (Southeast Asia – Investigations 2024) and is also recognised as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 (White-Collar Crime) where she is described as “consistently knowledgeable and responsive … able to advise on a wide range of issues dealing with criminal investigations, regulatory reporting obligations, and trainings on dealing with unannounced government visits”.
May Ling graduated with First Class Honours from King’s College London and also has an LL.M. in Commercial Law.
Work Highlights
- Acted for financial institutions in relation to Singapore’s S$3 billion money laundering case.
- Acted for financial institutions in relation to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
- Acted for a listed cross-border multi-business conglomerate in one of the longest running civil proceedings in the Supreme Court involving claims of breach of statutory and directors’ duties, conspiracy and fraud.
- Acted as defence counsel in the high-profile prosecution against several members of City Harvest Church.