Shanmugam was educated at Raffles Institution from 1972 to 1977. He went on to read law at the National University of Singapore 's Faculty of Law and graduated in 1984. During his time in law school, Shanmugam received several awards, book prizes and scholarships for his academic performance from first to third years (1982–1983). He also won the Montrose Memorial Prize for Jurisprudence ...
Kannon Shanmugam chairs the firm's Supreme Court and Appellate practice. He has argued 39 cases before the Supreme Court, including 31 cases in private practice. He has also argued over 150 appeals in courts across the country, including all 13 federal courts of appeals and numerous state courts. Kannon regularly represents corporate and individual clients before the Supreme Court, having ...
Mr Shanmugam went into private practice and became one of the Senior Partners and Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution at Allen & Gledhill LLP, which was the largest law firm in Singapore. In 1998, he was appointed a Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore at the age of 38, one of the youngest lawyers to be so appointed.
The latest news and top stories on K Shanmugam. A lawyer, he was appointed Senior Counsel at 38, becoming a "titan of litigation" before entering politics. He previously served as Minister for Law ...
SINGAPORE – Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said a Bloomberg article that mentioned the sale of his property suggested that he was involved in shady deals and possibly ...
Shanmugam says Bloomberg article was crafted to suggest he was involved ...
Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford are the latest in a string of litigators who have left the influential New York law firm.