The heart behind prominent Criminal lawyer, Shashi Nathan
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Shulin sits down with Shashi Nathan, to uncover his journey to becoming the Criminal lawyer he is today.  We discuss how he had sleepless nights over his first murder trial in 1994, his commitment to the Criminal legal bar, his views on Diversity & Inclusion in the Legal industry and how he pays it forward – doing for others what others have done for him.Shashi Nathan is a prolific Criminal Lawyer in Singapore. A career that spans across more than 30 years, he’s now the APAC Head of Disputes with Withers KhattarWong.  His cases involve offences of murder, drug trafficking, and kidnapping. Shashi is listed as a lead counsel under the Supreme Court’s list of Assigned Counsel for Capital Cases and he has defended numerous clients charged for capital offences.Shashi Nathan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashi-nathan-6a231916/) Rice Media article - https://www.ricemedia.co/culture-people-top-criminal-lawyer-complexities-defending-sex-crime-singapore-shashi-nathan/) What to listen for:

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:25 Initial dreams of being a corporate lawyer dashed
• 3:54 Start to his Litigation career
• 7:43 Rite of passage to criminal law
• 8:58 Help from senior members
• 9:44 The “Under one Roof” case
• 10:15 Thrusted into the limelight
• 11:51 Timely help from a senior criminal lawyer
• 13:00 Butcher case - how he overcame the challenges
• 15:12 Why he helps other criminal lawyers - paying it forward
• 16:06 How the Bar became his mentor and he grew to love it
• 17:55 Is his career the stuff of TV courtroom dramas?
• 18:20 Why defend a client who’s guilty of a serious crime?
• 21:52 Sleepless nights over his first murder trial
• 25:24 The emotional toll of the role of a criminal lawyer
• 26:41 What keeps him going?
• 29:24 His close-knit team and secret to retaining good talent
• 32:17 Strong advocate for diversity. Female partners in practice
• 38:15 Changing gender stereotypes in Criminal law
• 41:24 Advice to aspiring lawyers

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