Jonathan Ong is an Associate in the Firm’s Insurance and Reinsurance Practice. He specializes in complex litigation, white-collar investigations and regulatory matters, particularly in the financial services sector.
Before his admission as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2024, Jonathan was a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and has worked for prominent financial institutions prior to his legal career as a compliance and white-collar crime analyst. His extensive experience in regulatory investigations, coupled with his legal acumen, allows him to provide clients with robust advice on managing compliance risks and navigating cross-border disputes.
Jonathan completed his practice training contract as a trainee solicitor in a major international law firm and has been involved in numerous complex, cross-border cases. Most notably, he played a key role successfully setting aside a civil suit involving disputed arbitration awards. He was also involved in advising a US private equity firm to investigate and conduct internal compliance/remedial assessments for an acquired multinational enterprise under suspicion of cross-border corruption.
Jonathan graduated from Singapore Management University with a J.D., and holds an LL.B. from the University of London. His strong foundation in both law and white-collar investigations makes him a trusted advisor to clients facing complex regulatory and commercial challenges. In his free time, Jonathan enjoys working out, traveling, and scuba diving.
Case Highlights
International Commercial Disputes
- Assisted in acting for a human resource consultant to defend against a civil suit brought by a party to an arbitration, which alleged that our client’s expert testimony was the cause of their unfavourable outcome in the arbitration
- Assisted in advising an international bank on insider trading risks during privately originated and negotiated debt transactions, highlighting available defences under Singapore law to mitigate insider trading risks
Insurance & Reinsurance
- Acting for a group of insurance companies to defend against tortious claims from injured workers covered under the Work Injury Compensation Act
White Collar Crime, Regulations & Advisory
- Assisted in advising and acting for a prominent family in a high-profile case involving cross-border embezzlement and anti-money laundering, with proceedings spanning multiple jurisdictions
- Assisted in advising a US private equity firm on conducting a compliance assessment for an acquired multinational enterprise suspected of cross-border bribery
- Assisted in advising a state-linked investment company on conducting a compliance assessment following allegations by a foreign regulator that its Singapore-based fintech digital payments service, where it holds a major stake, was involved in money laundering.
Appointments
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
- Member, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
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