Meryl Koh

Meryl is a litigator and a Director in both the Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property (IP) Departments. Meryl is one of the leading IP and dispute practitioners in Singapore and is highly regarded amongst her peers. Particularly well-versed in corporate commercial disputes involving shareholders, IP, digital media, video games, entertainment, and technology disputes.

Meryl’s distinctive competency leads her to act in many complex local and cross border litigation and arbitrations involving infringement of patents, trademarks and copyright, passing off, breaches of confidential information, oppression, breach of director’s duties, defamation and employment.

Many of her clients come from the media, video games, sports, F&B, technology, and biopharmaceutical industries. Her clients include high net worth individuals, media personalities, listed companies as well as international and household names.

Meryl graduated with a double degree, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) (Distinction) from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia in 2007.

Meryl was admitted as an Australian Lawyer in 2008. She joined Drew & Napier in 2008 as an International Lawyer and was called to the Singapore Bar in January 2011.

In 2019, Meryl was appointed to the panel of experts (“Expert Panellist”) for the World IP Organisation’s (“WIPO”) Fast-Track Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution Procedure for Consumer Fairs. She is also a fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.

• LL.B / B.Com (Accounting) (Distinction), University of New South Wales, Australia (2007)

• Admitted as an Australian Lawyer in the Supreme Court of New South Wales (2008)

• Admitted to the Singapore Bar (2011)

• Expert panellist for WIPO’s Fast-Track Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution Procedure for Consumer Fairs

• Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators

• Member, Board of Directors, EB Impact

• Assessor, Panel of Assessors for COVID-19 Temporary Relief, Ministry of Law

• Member, Standing Committee on IP and Green Technology, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

• Chairperson, IPBA Women Business Lawyers Committee

• Member, Young Professionals Advisory Group, International Trademark Association (INTA)

• Member, Appeals Board under the Private Education Act (MOE)

• Volunteer, Pro Bono Clearinghouse, International Trademark Association (INTA)

• Volunteer, Scheme Arbitration Committee, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators

• Mentor Volunteer, Relational Mentorship, and PracMentor Scheme, The Law Society of Singapore

• Volunteer, Pro Bono Advisory Clinic, Glyph

• Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association

• Member, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Singapore Group

• Member, Intellectual Property Practice Committee, The Law Society of Singapore

• Member of the Law Society of Singapore

• Member of the Academy of Law