Mr Sunil heads the criminal department of law firm Quahe Woo and Palmer. He is also president of the Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore and a council member of the Law Society. Mr Thio is a founding partner of TSMP Law and was named Singapore Lawyer of the Year at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards last year. Other notable names allegedly cheated by Ng include investment professionals. Vickers Capital Group chairman Finian Tan was purportedly swindled of US$19.2 million (S$25.8 million), and Chuan Hup Holdings chief executive Terence Peh was said to have been cheated of $3 million. Ng, who is represented by Mr Navin Thevar from Davinder Singh Chambers, is out on bail of $1.5 million.