Senior Advocate
NAME – D.P. Singh
PROFESSION – Senior Advocate and Partner at Bharucha & Partners
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EDUCATION :
- B.A. (Hons.), from Govt. College Chandigarh,
- LL. B from Campus Law Centre,
- LL.M from University of Kurukshetra, Haryana.
UPBRINGING & EDUCATION – Mr. Singh done hi graduation in B.A.( hons)from Govt. College Chandigarh. He pursued his LL.B from Campus Law Centre. He received his master’s degree in law from University of Kurukshetra, Haryana.He also obtained certificate course in Private International Law from Hague Academy of International Law.
WALK OF LIFE –
DP Singh has been practicing for over 30 years and has actively represented various high-ranking. He is specialized in public functionaries in cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act, 1992.
His experience as the Additional Advocate General for the States of Punjab and Haryana provides him an edge in defending clients, as he is knowing with the functioning of the Government Departments and the Investigating Agencies.
Also, he has argued for over 5000 cases across the country and his experience allows him to help client assess, identify and regulatory risks.
Currently, he is also the Special Public Prosecutor for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Special Counsel for Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in definite highly sensitive and high-profile matters.
He also represents separate multinational corporations, government entities, and high net worth individuals.
DP Singh has become one of the youngest lawyers to be appointed as Additional Advocate General (Haryana and Punjab), He was invited by the office of the Attorney General of the State of California during his tenure to work on cyber-crime policy initiatives.
He was felicitated by the California State Senate for his contributions to these initiatives.
In 2007, DP Singh resigned the office of the Additional Advocate General to focus on his private practice.
DP Singh has been served as the expert member of the sub-committee under the Inter-Ministerial Working Group on Cyber Law and Cyber Forensics.
The Information Age Crimes Act,2002, a draft Act on cybercrimes drawn up by him, was accepted by the government, and in the absence of a comprehensive legislation on this subject, continues to be used as a reference document to date.
He has also contributed towards several other draft policies and legislation, including the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.
MEMBERSHIPS –
- Bar Association of India.
- Supreme Court Bar Association.
- Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association.
- Delhi High Court Bar Association.
- Indian Society of International Law.
- Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.
- Indo-German Chamber of Commerce.
- Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, New Delhi.
- Alumni Association of Hague Academy of International Law.