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Drew & Napier LLC

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Our Tax & Private Client Services Practice is the broadest full spectrum tax law advisory team in Singapore, encompassing Tax Litigation, Corporate Tax Advisory, Enterprise Tax Risk Management, and Private Wealth Planning, presenting clients with a comprehensive and seamless service.

Clients rely on us in complex cases where sophisticated tax-legal issues require fine judgment calls. We regularly take on novel matters and force the rethink of established practices and boundaries of the Revenue authorities.

A hallmark of our practice is quality processes. Every case we handle follows an established process of diagnosing the problem, assembling the best minds, landscaping the entire case, researching, and putting together the solution.

Practice Areas

  • Tax Litigation
  • Enterprise Tax Risk Management
  • Corporate Tax Advisory
  • Private Client Services

Chambers Review

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Tax - Singapore

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Drew & Napier is widely recognised as a go-to group for tax disputes. The law firm is well placed to represent clients in investigations initiated by tax authorities as well as subsequent appeals in all levels of court. It provides support on a range of tax matters arising from corporate transactions. The team houses legal specialists with extensive knowledge in finance and accounting, offering further expertise in stamp duty, goods and services tax, and has legal specialists with extensive knowledge in finance and accounting. Its lawyers are experienced in advising families on private wealth matters, including wealth succession and asset protection.

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Work Highlights

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  • Drew & Napier advised Pfizer on a multi-series offering of senior unsecured notes consisting of eight tranches, with the notes intended to be qualifying debt securities for the purposes of the Income Tax Act 1947 of Singapore.

Strengths

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  • The bench strength of the firm was very good, which was vital to meeting various deadlines across multiple issues and disciplines.

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  • They have a very broad bandwidth across all the legal complexities connected with the various matters of our industry and are thus able to fully tackle any kind of problem that may arise.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Sim Ho Ong
    Sim Ho Ong

    Sim Ho Ong

    Ong Sim Ho is a highly regarded contentious tax lawyer. His work covers both domestic Singaporean and international tax dispute resolution.
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  • Ken Loon Ong
    Ken Loon Ong

    Ken Loon Ong

    Ong Ken Loon heads the firm's tax practice and has extensive experience representing clients in tax litigation disputes. She regularly handles matters involving the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

    • Ken Loon Ong has a wealth of experience and knowledge.

      Tax respondentAsia-Pacific

    • She is unparalleled in every aspect and our go-to tax person.

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  • Shi Yong Yang
    Shi Yong Yang

    Shi Yong Yang

    Yang Shi Yong is an up-and-coming practitioner known for his extensive knowledge of Singapore tax law, specialising in enterprise tax risk management, tax audit and tax investigation matters.

    • Shi Yong is very approachable, and has strong knowledge about the topic. He is always helpful in finding solutions. Commercially, he also has a very practical approach.

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    • He extremely responsive and offers very quick turnaround on cases.

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