Drew & Napier LLC
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
About
Chairman: Jimmy Yim, SC
Chief Executive Officer: Cavinder Bull, SC
Number of Directors and Associate Directors: 112
Number of lawyers: 373
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Malay, Tamil, Vietnamese
Firm Overview:
Drew & Napier LLC is one of Singapore’s leading and largest full-service law firms. Providing world class legal services and representation to discerning clients since 1889, the firm is consistently rated top tier in many practice areas by Chambers and Partners and other renowned international legal publications.
Main Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance:
Experienced in a wide range of local and cross-border syndicated and bilateral loan and project financing transactions, debt restructuring, debt capital markets, banking advisory and regulatory work.
Contact: Pauline Chong, Renu Menon
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets:
Expertise in full range of blockchain and digital assets legal matters, including token issuance, transactions, regulatory licensing, and disputes.
Contact: Chua Tju Liang
Email: [email protected]
Construction:
Specialises in all aspects of construction and engineering projects from inception to completion. A market-leading construction disputes team with extensive experience in adjudication, court litigation and arbitration.
Contact: Christopher Chong, Mahesh Rai
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Competition Law:
Elite competition law practice, highly experienced in a full range of advisory, contentious and transactional matters.
Contact: (Disputes & Litigation) Cavinder Bull SC. (Competition, Consumer & Regulatory) Lim Chong Kin, Corinne Chew
Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Corporate Restructuring & Workouts:
A leader in Asia with the most regionally active restructuring team involved in many complex and novel cross-border restructurings and insolvencies.
Contact: Sushil Nair, Julian Kwek
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Corporate Finance & Capital Markets:
Has a wealth of experience in corporate finance, equity offerings, capital markets and regulatory work.
Contact: Steven Lo, Gary Wan
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Data Protection & Privacy:
Expertise spans data protection, privacy and cybersecurity. Relied upon for audits, compliance, cross-border transfer, data breach management and enforcement. Design and conduct customised training.
Contact: Lim Chong Kin
Email: [email protected]
Dispute Resolution:
Peerless reputation and excellence in commercial and corporate litigation. Equally outstanding in complex cross-border international arbitration, acting as counsel/arbitrator in various institutional and ad-hoc arbitrations; expertise in investor-state disputes, acting for States and investors and commercial organisations. Areas of work include banking, construction, infrastructure, energy, competition/antitrust, white-collar crime, IT, IP, oil and gas, property, debt recovery, and telecommunications. Also represents clients in disputes before the SICC.
Contact: Jimmy Yim SC, Cavinder Bull SC, Randolph Khoo, Wendell Wong
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Environmental, Social & Governance:
Holistic legal expertise to support clients’ fast-evolving and complex ESG needs.
Contact: Benjamin Gaw
Email: [email protected]
Infrastructure & Project Finance:
Expertise in power and energy, telecommunications, transportation, waste disposal, water, construction and housing projects. Clients include government bodies, private sector, builders and financial institutions.
Contact: Jimmy Yim SC, Christopher Chong
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Intellectual Property:
Represents renowned international and local clients in all areas of IP law in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Unrivalled for IP litigation and registration of trade marks, patents and designs. Also negotiates and prepares licence, distributorship and franchising agreements, undertakes IP monetisation work, advises on IP issues concerning Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Cryptocurrency, and is eminent for its competency in Life Sciences and patent linkage issues.
Contact: Tony Yeo
Email: [email protected]
Investigations:
Complex cross-border investigations concerning bribery, corporate fraud, money laundering, asset recovery, whistle-blower complaints, tax, antitrust, securities and financial services offences.
Contact: Wendell Wong, Chia Voon Jiet
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Mergers & Acquisitions:
Specialising in Singapore and cross-border public and private M&A, reorganisations, privatisations, spin-offs, fund raisings, private equity transactions, corporate investments and joint ventures.
Contact: Steven Lo
Email: [email protected]
Real Estate:
Advises on all aspects of corporate real estate, conveyancing, property law and real estate financing. Clients include leading developers, corporations, financial institutions, funds, statutory boards, foreign and local investors and high net worth individuals.
Contact: Ho Soo Lih, Lau Sok Hiang
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Telecommunications, Media & Technology:
Elite TMT practice with unparalleled transactional, licensing and regulatory experience. Relied upon by regulators, industry leaders and new entrants. Deep understanding of policy and technology.
Contact: Lim Chong Kin
Email: [email protected]
Private Client Disputes:
Handles private client disputes which include private wealth and family issues, international cross-border multi-jurisdictional conflicts as well as conventional family and matrimonial litigation.
Contact: Randolph Khoo
Email: [email protected]
Tax & Private Client Services:
Provides full range of Singapore tax law advisory including tax dispute resolution, transactional advisory, enterprise tax risk management and private client services.
Contact: Ong Sim Ho, Ong Ken Loon
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Key Clients:
Governments, government institutions, regulatory authorities, financial institutions, local and multinational corporations including Fortune 500 and blue chip companies and high profile and ultrahigh net worth individuals.
Ranked Offices
Provided by Drew & Napier LLC
- Singapore10 Collyer Quay, #10-01 Ocean Financial Centre, Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 049315
- Web: www.drewnapier.com
- Tel: +65 6535 0733
- Fax: +65 6535 4906
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UK Court approved a restructuring plan despite shareholders retaining majority shares under the plan
The English High Court in Re Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd approved a restructuring plan despite it allowing the shareholders to retain a majority shareholding in the company and thus disproportionally benefiting the shareholders. Among the reasons for its decision, the court noted the economic benef
The suspension of the U.S. FCPA and its implications for U.S. affiliated entities operating in Asia
In February 2025, President Trump passed Executive Order 14209, which temporarily suspends criminal enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) for at least 180 days, and directs the U.S. Department of Justice to review all existing FCPA investigations or enforcement actions, and
Single-income and dual-income marriages: Identifying the applicable approach for the division of mat
In WXW v WXX [2025] SGHC(A) 2, the Appellate Division of the High Court clarified that whether a marriage is classified as single-income or dual-income in nature is dependent on the roles undertaken and discharged by the spouses during the marriage. This classification is significant as it determine
Ignore an arbitration at your own risk
In DEM v DEL [2025] SGCA 1, the Court of Appeal considered among other things whether a non-participating party to an arbitration can challenge the award on grounds that the arbitrator failed to consider a point which was not put in issue. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, and held that alth
Protection from Scams Bill: What banks should take note
We highlight key aspects of the Protection from Scams Bill, such as the basis and impact of restriction orders issued by specified police officers, and the potential risks for banks. Read more here.
ASEAN Guide on Data Anonymisation released
On 17 January 2025, Association of South East-Asian Nations (“ASEAN”) unveiled the ASEAN Guide on Data Anonymisation (the “Guide”) at the 5th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting in Thailand. The Guide was developed by members of our Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice in consultation wi
ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics covering Generative AI released
On 17 January 2025, ASEAN released the “Expanded ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics – Generative AI” (“ASEAN Gen AI Guide”) during the 5th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting in Thailand. In this legal update, Head of TMT Lim Chong Kin and Director Cheryl Seah analyse the 52-page ASEAN Gen AI Guid
Key Developments in relation to Sustainable Finance and the Lending Market in Singapore – Q4 2024
The fourth quarter of 2024 and start of 2025 saw several developments that may impact the Singapore lending market. In this update, Directors Renu Menon, Pauline Chong, and May Ng and Associate Elton Ching highlight developments relating to (i) the Enterprise Financing Scheme, (ii) the Multi-Jurisdi
Division of matrimonial assets & the co-mingling of pre-marital assets
In WQP v WQQ [2024] SGHC(A) 34, the Appellate Division of the High Court held that the fact that the pool of matrimonial assets comprises substantial pre-marriage assets commingled with post-marriage assets is relevant to the division of matrimonial assets pursuant to s 112 of the Women’s Charter. D
10 Highlights from the new SIAC Arbitration Rules with effect from 1 January 2025
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) 2025 Arbitration Rules has come into force on 1 January 2025. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the 2025 Arbitration Rules and its procedures will apply to any SIAC arbitration which is commenced on or after 1 January 2025. In this Chines
UK Court approved a restructuring plan despite shareholders retaining majority shares under the plan
The English High Court in Re Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd approved a restructuring plan despite it allowing the shareholders to retain a majority shareholding in the company and thus disproportionally benefiting the shareholders. Among the reasons for its decision, the court noted the economic benef
The suspension of the U.S. FCPA and its implications for U.S. affiliated entities operating in Asia
In February 2025, President Trump passed Executive Order 14209, which temporarily suspends criminal enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) for at least 180 days, and directs the U.S. Department of Justice to review all existing FCPA investigations or enforcement actions, and
Single-income and dual-income marriages: Identifying the applicable approach for the division of mat
In WXW v WXX [2025] SGHC(A) 2, the Appellate Division of the High Court clarified that whether a marriage is classified as single-income or dual-income in nature is dependent on the roles undertaken and discharged by the spouses during the marriage. This classification is significant as it determine
Ignore an arbitration at your own risk
In DEM v DEL [2025] SGCA 1, the Court of Appeal considered among other things whether a non-participating party to an arbitration can challenge the award on grounds that the arbitrator failed to consider a point which was not put in issue. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, and held that alth
Protection from Scams Bill: What banks should take note
We highlight key aspects of the Protection from Scams Bill, such as the basis and impact of restriction orders issued by specified police officers, and the potential risks for banks. Read more here.
ASEAN Guide on Data Anonymisation released
On 17 January 2025, Association of South East-Asian Nations (“ASEAN”) unveiled the ASEAN Guide on Data Anonymisation (the “Guide”) at the 5th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting in Thailand. The Guide was developed by members of our Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice in consultation wi
ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics covering Generative AI released
On 17 January 2025, ASEAN released the “Expanded ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics – Generative AI” (“ASEAN Gen AI Guide”) during the 5th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting in Thailand. In this legal update, Head of TMT Lim Chong Kin and Director Cheryl Seah analyse the 52-page ASEAN Gen AI Guid
Key Developments in relation to Sustainable Finance and the Lending Market in Singapore – Q4 2024
The fourth quarter of 2024 and start of 2025 saw several developments that may impact the Singapore lending market. In this update, Directors Renu Menon, Pauline Chong, and May Ng and Associate Elton Ching highlight developments relating to (i) the Enterprise Financing Scheme, (ii) the Multi-Jurisdi
Division of matrimonial assets & the co-mingling of pre-marital assets
In WQP v WQQ [2024] SGHC(A) 34, the Appellate Division of the High Court held that the fact that the pool of matrimonial assets comprises substantial pre-marriage assets commingled with post-marriage assets is relevant to the division of matrimonial assets pursuant to s 112 of the Women’s Charter. D
10 Highlights from the new SIAC Arbitration Rules with effect from 1 January 2025
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) 2025 Arbitration Rules has come into force on 1 January 2025. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the 2025 Arbitration Rules and its procedures will apply to any SIAC arbitration which is commenced on or after 1 January 2025. In this Chines