Malaysian law firm Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill has launched a white-collar crime practice, hiring partner Tiara Katrina Fuad to head the group, at a time when the Southeast Asian country continues to see a rise in white-collar work.

Fuad was most recently a senior associate at local firm Gobind Sing Deo & Co. She specialises in sensitive, high-profile cases, with expertise in areas such as corruption, abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, and money laundering offences.

Malaysia ranks 11th for financial crimes across the globe, according to the Organized Crime Index. The government’s strong stance against corruption and financial crime has led to increased regulatory and compliance work for law firms in the sector.

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill now has 36 partners, according to its website.