Drew & Napier LLC — Singapore
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The firm: Drew & Napier was formed in 1889 by the original partners Alfred Henry Drew and Sir Walter John Napier. A Manchester barrister, Napier achieved many distinctions in his career, including being appointed Attorney-General from 1907 to 1909. Napier was also the driving force behind the Bar Council’s decision in 1892 to begin publishing the Straits Settlements Law Reports, of which he was the first editor. Drew & Napier’s first Singaporean partner was Joseph Grimberg, who joined the firm in 1957. He rose to become managing partner, and was responsible for accelerating the pace of Asian recruitment to the more senior ranks in the office. In 1987, he sat in the High Court of Singapore as a Judicial Commissioner, but rejoined Drew & Napier as a consultant in 1989. Drew & Napier has been home to many notable legal and political figures. Over a dozen senior counsel practiced at Drew at some stage of their careers, more than any other law firm. Five Members of Parliament have called Drew their home. Prominent alumni include former Senior Minister of Singapore Professor S Jayakumar; former Chief Minister of Singapore David Marshall; Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam, SC; Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development Indranee Rajah, SC; Justice of the Court of Appeal Judith Prakash; Justices of the Court of Appeal Steven Chong and Hri Kumar Nair, SC; former President of the Law Society of Singapore and Chairman of the Singapore International Mediation Centre George Lim, SC; and Chief Strategy Officer and former Chairman of the EW Baker Centre for Law and Business under the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Law, Tan Cheng Han, SC. Drew & Napier has also represented prominent leaders in government and industry, and has been involved in most major litigation and corporate matters for more than a century. Today, Drew & Napier is housed at 10 Collyer Quay, which was the original address of the firm when it was founded by Alfred Henry Drew and Sir Walter Napier. Areas of practice: Drew & Napier is a full-service law firm that has been providing exceptional legal service and representation to discerning clients since 1889. It is one of the largest law firms in Singapore. Clients consistently vote Drew & Napier’s lawyers to the highest ranks of their practice areas, and the firm has been honoured with numerous regional and national awards over the years. Consistently rated top tier in dispute resolution by prestigious international publications, the firm has four senior counsel. We are pre-eminent in competition and antitrust, corporate insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property (patents and trade marks), tax and telecommunications, media and technology, and have market leading practices in mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, and capital markets. Drew & Napier has been named South East Asia Law Firm of the Year for the second year in 2025 by Asian Legal Business (ALB). ALB also named Drew & Napier as an Employer of Choice for the 16th year Find out more at www.drewnapier.com. ### Languages - Bahasa Indonesia - English - Japanese - Malay - Mandarin and Chinese dialects - Tamil ### Staffing Figures - 0 Number of lawyers
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Lawyers in this office
Abhinav Bhushan
Director (Foreign Law), Dispute Resolution · International Arbitration
Adam Maniam
Deputy Head, Criminal Practice Director, Dispute Resolution Director, Competition Law Practice (Disputes) · Litigation
Alex Goh
Director, Dispute Resolution · Dispute Resolution
Amber Estad
Associate Director, Dispute Resolution · International Arbitration
Anastasia Su-Anne Chen
Director, Corporate & Finance · Corporate / M&A
Andrew Chua
Director, Dispute Resolution · Criminal Defence
April Mak
Director, Real Estate · Real Estate
Benedict Teo
Director, Dispute Resolution; Head, Banking & Financial Disputes · International Arbitration
Benjamin Gaw
Head, Healthcare & Life Sciences · Healthcare & Life Sciences
Benjamin Goh
Associate Director, Dispute Resolution · Dispute Resolution
Bing Wen Sim
Director, Dispute Resolution · Litigation
Blossom Hing, SC
Co-Head, Corporate Restructuring & Workouts Director, Dispute Resolution · Dispute Resolution
Boon Yeow Goh
Director, Telecommunications, Media & Technology · Technology
Brenda Kong
Associate Director, Dispute Resolution · Family / Matrimonial
Cavinder Bull SC
Cavinder is the Chief Executive Officer of Drew & Napier. He has an active practice in complex litigation and international arbitration. He is engaged in trial and appellate advocacy at all levels of the Singapore Courts and has appeared as counsel in international arbitration in various countries. He is also co-head of the Competition Law & Regulatory Practice. Cavinder graduated with First Class Honours in law from Oxford University in 1992. He was called to the Bar of England & Wales the following year, placing fourth in the Bar examinations. He returned to Singapore and passed the Singapore Bar exams, winning the prize for top candidate. Cavinder worked for the Chief Justice of Singapore as a Justices' Law Clerk before joining Drew & Napier in 1994 as a litigation associate. In 1995, he was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship and left for Harvard Law School where he received an LL.M. He passed the New York Bar exams and was admitted to practice in New York. Cavinder practised as a litigation associate with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York until late 1997 when he returned to Singapore and Drew & Napier. He was made a partner of Drew & Napier in 1998 and a Director of the firm in May 2002. He was appointed Senior Counsel by the Chief Justice of Singapore in 2008, one of a handful to have been accorded the honour before the age of 40. Cavinder is on the Governing Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), is Vice-President of the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and on the Advisory Board of the AFSA International Arbitration Rules Drafting Committee. He was a member of the World Bank Sanctions Board from 2018 to 2023, a former Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group, and served as Chairman of the Singapore Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee from 2017 to 2023. He was also a member of the Securities and Industries Council from 2016 to 2022. Cavinder was a member on the inaugural Disciplinary Tribunal of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Practice Areas: Administrative & Public Law Arbitration Banking & Finance Commercial Litigation Competition Law & Regulatory Practice Construction & Engineering Corporate Litigation Financial Services Regulation Hotels & Leisure India Desk International Arbitration Public International Law SICC Expertise Sports Telecommunications, Media & Technology · Commercial Litigation
Cecelia Girvin
Consultant, Intellectual Property · Intellectual Property
Chan Wei Meng
Director, Corporate Restructuring & Workouts · Restructuring & Insolvency
Charmaine Chan
Associate Director, Dispute Resolution · Litigation
Cherlyn Seah
Associate Director, Corporate and Merger & Acquisitions · Corporate / M&A
Cheryl Seah
Director, Corporate & Finance · Corporate / Finance
Chia Voon Jiet
Director, Dispute Resolution; Co-Head, Investigations · Dispute Resolution
Ching Ling Seah
Director, Tax & Private Client Services · Tax
Chong Kin Lim
Managing Director, Corporate & Finance Head, Telecommunications, Media & Technology Co-Head, Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Co-Head, Competition Law & Regulatory Practice · Corporate & Finance
Christopher Chong
Head, Construction & Engineering · Construction & Engineering
Chua Tju Liang
Director, Corporate & Finance; Head, Blockchain & Digital Assets · Corporate / M&A
Corinne Chew
Director, Co-Head, Competition Law & Regulatory Practice · Competition / Antitrust
Daniel Cai
Director, Dispute Resolution · Litigation
David Alfred
Co-Head, Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice; Co-Head and Programme Director, Drew Data Protection & Cybersecurity Academy · Data Protection
David Ang
Consultant, Banking & Finance · Banking & Finance
Desmond Chng
Director, Dispute Resolution · International Arbitration
Ei Leen Tan
Associate Director, Dispute Resolution · Dispute Resolution
Eleanor Pang
Director, Corporate & Finance · Banking & Finance
Emma Gan
Director, Tax & Private Client Services · Private Wealth & Estates
En Li Yap
Director, Dispute Resolution · Litigation
Eu-Yen Tay
Director, Business Advisory & Dispute Resolution · Business Establishment
Fang Hui Loo
Associate Director, Intellectual Property & Dispute Resolution · Intellectual Property
Feei Sy Tham
Director, Dispute Resolution · Litigation
Foo Yuet Min
Managing Director, Dispute Resolution · Dispute Resolution
Gary Low
Director, Dispute Resolution; Co-Head, Criminal Law Practice · Commercial Litigation
Gary Pryke
Consultant, Mergers & Acquisitions · Mergers & Acquisitions
Gary Wan
Co-Head, Capital Markets Director, Corporate & Finance · Capital Markets
Geng Wu
Director, Corporate & Finance · Banking & Finance
Gerald Paul Seah
Director, Dispute Resolution · Litigation
Gerald Tay
Director, Dispute Resolution · Litigation
Gerui Lim
Director, Dispute Resolution · Commercial Litigation
Grace Chong
Head, Financial Services Regulation Director, Corporate & Finance · Financial Services Regulation
Ho Soo Lih
Co-head, Real Estate and Corporate Real Estate · Real Estate
Hoon Shu Mei
Director, Dispute Resolution · Family / Matrimonial
Jason Chen
CEO, DrewCorp Services Pte Ltd; Director, Dispute Resolution · Arbitration
Javier Yeo
Director, Intellectual Property & Dispute Resolution · Intellectual Property
Jimmy Yim SC
Deputy Chairman, Drew & Napier LLC; · Arbitration
Jin Wei Tan
Director, Corporate & Finance · Corporate / M&A
Joel Leow
Associate Director, Dispute Resolution · Dispute Resolution
Joel Tan
Director, Corporate & Finance · Corporate / M&A
Joelle Fang
Associate Director, Corporate & Finance · Corporate / M&A
Johnson Loo
Director, Dispute Resolution · Dispute Resolution
Jon Nair
Director, Mergers & Acquisitions · Corporate / M&A
Jonathan Yap
Director, Dispute Resolution · Administrative & Public Law
Jonathan Yong
Associate Director, Dispute Resolution · Dispute Resolution
Joshua Chin
Associate Director, Dispute Resolution and Corporate Restructuring & Workouts · Dispute Resolution