What are White Collar and Commercial Crimes?
White collar crime includes non-violent financial offenses like corporate fraud, breach of trust (CBT), insider trading, money laundering, and bribery. These issues often involve regulatory investigations, forensic accounting, and complicated evidence.
Commercial crime can lead to serious legal and reputational consequences for individuals and organizations. These may include asset seizure, large fines, and criminal convictions. Early legal help is essential.
How Read & Co Lawyers approach White Collar Defence
White collar and commercial crime cases require precision, discretion and a legal team that understands how financial misconduct investigations actually unfold.
As a white collar crime law firm handling complex matters involving fraud, CBT, corruption, bribery, money laundering and other financial offences. Our team focuses on strategic defence work built around evidence, procedure and meticulous case preparation.
Having white collar lawyers with experience in both prosecution and defence roles, we understand how investigators and regulatory bodies build up financial crime cases.
This allows us to anticipate the prosecution’s approach, identify weaknesses in the evidence and guide clients through high stakes situations with clarity and a structured legal strategy.
Whether you are facing allegations of corporate fraud, regulatory breaches or corruption related offences, our firm provides focused representation and early intervention designed to protect your position and limit long term risks.
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White Collar Crime Practice Areas
All aspects of our clients’ needs in the areas of white collar crime, commercial crime, corruption offences, and anti-money laundering are comprehensively supported by our experienced legal team.
We cater to a wide range of client requirements and have extensive experience in providing legal advisory, defense, and compliance services for cases involving these offenses, including but not limited to:
- Fraud, Misrepresentation, and Breach of Trust
- Corruption Offences, including Bribery and Abuse of Power
- Anti-Money Laundering Compliance and Investigations
- Corporate Embezzlement and Financial Misconduct
- Regulatory Violations and Enforcement Actions
- Defense Representation in Commercial and White-Collar Crime Prosecutions
- Internal Investigations and Risk Mitigation Strategies
Who We Represent
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Tech
Frequently Asked Question
It refers to non-violent crimes committed in professional or business settings, traditionally by office workers.
In Malaysia, crimes are prosecuted under federal law; there is no state – federal distinction like in some other countries.
White-collar crimes involve financial or corporate misconduct, while blue-collar crimes involve physical criminal acts.
Penal Code, MACC Act 2009, AMLATFPUAA, Companies Act 2016 CMSA, FSA and etc.
Other Practice Areas
Criminal forfeiture proceedings
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