Education & Academic Achievements:

– Graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Law in 2015.
– Pursued a Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Harvard Law School under a scholarship from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).

A highly accomplished debater:
– Won the 2013 Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championships in Beijing.
– Named Best Speaker in the finals of the tournament.
– Won the Martin Domke Award for Best Oralist at the 22nd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, the first Singaporean to receive the honor.

Legal Career & High-Profile Prosecutions:

Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) at the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), Singapore.

Has played a key role in several high-profile cases, including:

1. Prosecution of former Transport Minister S. Iswaran

Part of the team prosecuting Iswaran on corruption-related charges along with CP Tan Kiat Pheng, DCP Jiang Ke Yue

2. Prosecution of Karl Liew

Prosecuted Karl Liew for lying under oath in the case involving former domestic worker Parti Liyani.

Sought a S$5,000 fine, but the judge imposed a 2-week jail sentence instead.

3. Prosecution of O.K. Lim (Lim Oon Kuin, founder of Hin Leong Trading)

Prosecuted Lim for cheating and forgery offenses amounting to US$111.7 million.

Sought 20 years’ imprisonment, and Lim was sentenced to 17.5 years.

4. Prosecution in the Singapore Zoological Gardens corruption case

Worked with DPPs Shamini Joseph and Darren Sim in a bribery case involving fake invoices.

Key Takeaways:

DPP Kelvin Chong is a highly skilled prosecutor, handling complex financial crimes and corruption cases in Singapore.

His educational background (NUS Law, Harvard LL.M.) and debating achievements reflect his strong oral advocacy and legal reasoning skills.

He has prosecuted some of the most high-profile white-collar crime and corruption cases in recent Singaporean legal history.

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Comment: A rising star in AGC worth paying attention to.