Aurill is a senior litigator with significant private practice and public sector experience. She has acted in a wide range of complex civil commercial, regulatory enforcement, investigative and public law matters. She has also argued cases involving significant questions of law at both first instance and appellate stages.

Aurill started her litigation practice with Rajah & Tann in 1992, made partner in 1996 and headed its Banking & Financial Services Litigation Practice from 1999 to 2002.  She was headhunted to join the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2002 as MAS’ first Director of Enforcement and later served as the Head of its Market & Business Conduct Department.  Aurill returned to Rajah & Tann in 2007 to establish and co-lead its Appeals & Issues Practice until 2012. She spent a second stint in public service as Deputy Chief Counsel (Litigation) at the Attorney-General’s Chambers (Civil Division) from 2012 to 2017. Aurill returned to private practice in February 2018 as Director with Legal Clinic LLC.

A Senior Accredited Board Director with the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), Aurill currently serves as a Commission Member of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore.  She is Deputy Chairperson of the Income Tax Board of Review and also a Civilian Panel Member of the Military Court of Appeal, as well as a Member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Appeal Advisory Panel. Aurill is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and an adjudicator with the Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Ltd (FIDReC). She also volunteers with the Legal Aid Bureau.

Appointments

1. Commission Member, Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore.
2. Deputy Chairperson, Income Tax Board of Review.
3. Civilian Panel Member, Military Court of Appeal.
4. Member, Monetary Authority of Singapore Appeal Advisory Panel.
5. Panel Adjudicator, Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Ltd (FIDReC).
6. Co-opted Member, Audit and Risk Committee, Singapore University of Social Sciences.
7. Member, Programme Advisory Committee, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences.
8. Volunteer Lawyer, Legal Aid Bureau.
9. Coach, Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) Lexplorer Career Navigation Programme.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

1. Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
Aurill has extensive experience representing corporates and financial institutions in complex commercial disputes, including those involving financial derivative contracts, structured products and private banking. She has also acted in a wide spectrum of high value shareholder, letters of credit, trust law and employment disputes with cross-border implications.

2. Insider trading and securities market misconduct
As MAS’ Director of Enforcement, Aurill was responsible for securities market enforcement and personally worked on many of MAS’ early high-profile insider trading and market manipulation enforcement actions.

3. Regulatory investigations & enforcement
Aurill was a member of the team that advised forensic accountants in several high-profile investigations, including the investigation by Inspectors appointed by the Minister of Finance into the collapse of the Baring Group (1995) and the investigation by Court-appointed Judicial Managers into the financial failure of the Amcol Group of companies (1996). 

She has also represented regulatory agencies, as well as assisted corporates in internal investigations and submissions to authorities on matters involving a myriad of regulations such as the Securities and Futures Act, the Financial Advisers Act, the Banking Act and the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act.

4. Public law
In her capacity as Deputy Chief Counsel (Litigation) at the AGC, Aurill advised Government agencies on a diverse range of issues in the areas of administrative law, constitutional law, judicial review, statutory appeals and disciplinary proceedings.  She also successfully represented the Government and various public agencies in Court proceedings relating to some of these matters.

Publications

Contributor, Singapore Rules of Court: A Practice Guide (2026 Edition).