Susanah Naushad has joined Khaitan & Co as a Counsel in Dispute Resolution practice at the firm's Singapore office.

Naushad is a 2014 graduate of the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. She holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School.

Naushad specialises in white-collar crime defence and investigations and has over 8 years of experience in anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, government investigations, and regulatory compliance work. She advises clients on enforcement actions, including attachment/freezing of assets, look out circulars, requests under bilateral mutual legal assistance treaties (MLATs), alleged wrongdoings in public procurements, criminal prosecution, and trial.

She has also served as an expert witness on Indian criminal law before the U.S. District Court of Delaware and has experience in dealing with regulatory bodies, investigation, and enforcement agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation, Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Enforcement Directorate and Economic Offences Wing.

Prior to joining Khaitan & Co, Naushad was a Litigation Associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP for a year. She had previously been associated with Khaitan & Co as a Principal Associate for 5 years.

Her rejoining will help establish and strengthen Khaitan's international presence in the Dispute Resolution and White-Collar Crime practice.

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