Drew & Napier LLC is a law firm based in Singapore that provides legal services across various sectors including tax disputes, intellectual property, and investment funds. The firm offers expertise in areas such as data protection, privacy, and real estate.

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Drew &amp; Napier has provided exceptional legal advice and representation to discerning clients since 1889. We are one of the largest law firms in Singapore.

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Drew & Napier LLC , together with the International Chamber of Commerce , warmly invites you to join us for a complimentary seminar titled “Arbitration and Biofuel – Sustainable Dispute Resolution” on Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 3.00pm – 5.00pm at Drew. With the burgeoning focus on biofuel as a sustainable fuel source for many industries, the risk of disputes arising between players in the industry has also increased. Join us as our experts, Rakesh Kirpalani , Director, Dispute Resolution at Drew & Napier LLC, Tsu-fei Cheang , Founder and CEO of KH Marque Pte Ltd, and Irene Mira , Deputy Director, Arbitration & ADR, South Asia at the ICC International Court of Arbitration, discusses among other things the suitability of arbitration in such disputes as well as the key points to note to pre-empt such disputes. Sign up now for our complimentary event by clicking the following link: https://bit.ly/40ir1oi . Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and learn best practices from industry experts! Event details Date: Wednesday, 13 November 2024 Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm Venue: Drew & Napier LLC, 10 Collyer Quay, 11th Floor Ocean Financial Centre, Singapore 049315 #drewevents #arbitration

Directors Benedict Teo , Yap En Li, Senior Associate Lucas Lim and team represented Korea’s Asiana Airlines in a challenging appeal to set aside anti-suit injunctions against the airline. The team took over conduct of the appeal before the Court of Appeal, after its former solicitors were unsuccessful in opposing the anti-suit injunction applications filed by Gate Gourmet and its former and current CEOs. The team secured a significant ruling from the Singapore Court of Appeal, stating that Asiana should not be prevented from pursuing litigation in its home courts against current and former directors of a Swiss airline catering group Gate Gourmet, who were not proper parties to the arbitration agreement. On 29 October, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon set aside the injunction preventing Asiana from suing current and former CEOs and directors of Gate Gourmet, Christoph Schmitz and Xavier Rossinyol. The court emphasised that Asiana cannot be compelled into arbitral proceedings against non-parties to the arbitration agreement with Gate Gourmet. Benedict Teo remarked that, “The key learning point from the Court of Appeal’s decision is that anti-suit injunctions should not be used to prevent legitimate claims from being pursued in a foreign jurisdiction against non-parties to exclusive forum clauses.” He highlighted that the mere risk of forum fragmentation is insufficient to justify such injunctions, noting the court's high threshold for establishing vexatious or oppressive conduct, which may be grounds for non-parties to avail themselves of an anti-suit injunction. You may read the full article in GAR Online here: https://bit.ly/3UDhXX8

Join our upcoming Drew Data Protection & Cybersecurity Academy webinar titled, “𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒓 (𝑫𝑷𝑶) 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒄𝒕 2012 (𝑷𝑫𝑷𝑨)” on Tuesday, 19 November 2024 from 12.00 pm to 1.00 pm (SGT). Our Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Co-Heads Lim Chong Kin and David N. Alfred will help clients to understand the requirements and role of the DPO. We will also be introducing our external DPO services during the webinar and hosting a Q&A session at the end of the webinar. If you missed our previous webinars on this topic and are unable to join the session on 19 November, we are pleased to announce that we shall be conducting a further session of the webinar on 18 December 2024. You may register for the session through the link below. We look forward to seeing you during the webinar. Speakers: Chong Kin Lim 林宗勤 Managing Director, Corporate & Finance; Co-Head, Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice; Co-Head, Drew Data Protection & Cybersecurity Academy David N. Alfred Director, Corporate & Finance, Co-Head, Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice; Co-Head, Drew Data Protection & Cybersecurity Academy Registration is complimentary. Sign-up now via this link: https://bit.ly/3YrG8tX . Find out more details about our External DPO Services here: https://bit.ly/3Toqcps . #drewacademy #DataProtectionOfficer #pdpa #webinar

#Zaobao invited Voon Jiet Chia , Co-Head of Investigations to provide insights for their bi-weekly legal column, “Speaking and Knowing the Law”, on the topic of court proceedings in Singapore. Voon Jiet explained to Zaobao how the prosecution and defence draw up a list of witnesses in a case, whether the defendant's relatives and friends can refuse to testify in court and the procedure for applying for the impeachment of a witness. You may read the full article on p.21 of Sunday’s edition of Zaobao (3 November) or on Zaobao’s website here - https://lnkd.in/gw9ZrgcZ #Singaporelaw #Legal

On 24 October 2024, we hosted the “Privacy Conference 2024”, organised by the ISACA Singapore Chapter and IAPP KnowledgeNet Singapore. Our David N. Alfred delivered the welcome address, alongside Mike Leow of ISACA Singapore, and Tarun Samtani of IAPP. This conference brought together practitioners to discuss and share experience with participants in insightful panel sessions on privacy and cybersecurity topics, covering a broad scope of topics such as 𝘛𝘰𝘱 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘋𝘗𝘖𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧, 𝘐𝘯-𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘗𝘖𝘴 - 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳?, 𝘋𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳, and 𝘛𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮. #dataprivacy #cybersecurity #DPO #dataprotection

Director Kelvin Tan was quoted in a Straits Times article discussing the findings of the ST-Statista Singapore’s Best Law Firms 2025 survey, which was conducted earlier in 2024. The article reports that while more than four in 10 lawyers polled accept that stress and overwork are part of their everyday working life, six in 10 state their firms actively ensure a good work-life balance. The survey of approximately 460 lawyers suggests that law firms have embraced flexible work arrangements and understand the value of a positive work environment in retaining talent. Lawyers rated the statement “My law firm actively ensures a good work-life balance for employees” on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning “strongly disagree” and 5 “strongly agree.” A total of 64 per cent selected 4 and 5. Additionally, 52 per cent said their workload was generally manageable, while 14 per cent disagreed, and 34 per cent were neutral. However, despite manageable workloads, 57 per cent said they often experience stress in their daily work. When interviewed by Straits Times, Kelvin said, “Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements are important, but buzzwords come and go. We make a sincere effort to listen and address the concerns of each generation of young lawyers and find ways to help our lawyers build long and fulfilling careers.” You may read the full article on p. A28 of yesterday’s The Straits Times (31 October 2024) or online here: https://bit.ly/3Am8lt7 #drewinsights #singapore

Proud to share that we are once again recognised as a leading law firm in The Straits Times Singapore’s Best Law Firms 2025 survey. We are top rated in 16 of 20 legal fields and categories and received a perfect score of 5 stars in 9 legal fields based on endorsements from our clients and peers. We are grateful for the unwavering trust and confidence of our clients and thank everyone for their continued support. Special thanks to the Drew family too, whose dedication to excellence in client service have made this recognition possible once again. Click here to view the full results: https://bit.ly/4hpD7BX Find out more about our award-winning practices here: https://bit.ly/4fKXrfJ 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀: 1. Arbitration & Dispute Resolution 2. Banking & Finance 3. Corporate & Commercial 4. Conveyancing 5. Criminal Law 6. Employment 7. Family 8. Inheritance & Succession, Private Wealth Management 9. Insolvency & Restructuring 10. Intellectual Property 11. Investment Funds 12. Mergers & Acquisitions 13. Real Estate (Commercial Property, Construction, Funds) 14. Technology, Media, Telecommunication (TMT) 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 15. Advice to Charities & Not-for-Profit Organisations 16. Offering Pro Bono Services

In 3𝘋 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘗𝘵𝘦 𝘓𝘵𝘥 𝘷 𝘝𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘨, the Court awarded an employer substantial damages to be paid by a former senior employee and the competitor that the employee joined, despite finding that the post-termination restrictive covenants were unenforceable. In light of this case and other current developments relating to non-competition clauses, we discuss various other ways which employers may consider to protect their businesses against dangers posed by departing employees. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3UpeN9G #drewupdates #employmentlaw #singapore

Our Deputy CEO Sushil Nair was quoted in a Law.com article detailing how political polarisation and global crises have led to the retreat of Big Law players in Asia, prompting regional Asian firms to seek international exposure. Sushil highlighted Drew’s efforts to enhance our regional presence through the launch of Drew Network Asia (DNA) in 2020. Sushil shared, “It isn't just about the spread, DNA’s edge lies in the fact that its members are ‘best in class’...These are firms that clients would have gone to anyway. But now we're able to offer [them] a one-stop shop, cover the entire ASEAN region with just one entity.” Subscribers of Law.com may click here to access the full article. https://bit.ly/3AbKEDS #drewinsights

We are very proud to share that directors Man Er Kong and Javier Yeo have been recognised in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia 40 Under 40, 2024 list. Drew also has the most number of listed lawyers, among other regional law firms, in this year’s edition. This latest accolade sits among Man Er’s and Javier’s growing list of recognitions in recent years. Man Er was listed in ALB’s ‘Singapore Rising Stars 2024’ list and was identified, in 2023, as one of ‘Singapore’s 30 most influential lawyers under the age of 40’ by Singapore Business Review. Javier was recently named ‘Regional Rising Star of the Year (intellectual property)’ at the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023 and has been ranked as a ‘Rising Star (intellectual property)’ for three consecutive years by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Please join us in congratulating Man Er and Javier! You may view the full ALB article here: https://bit.ly/40mYduJ , and learn more about Man Er’s expertise here: https://bit.ly/3YFJw4B and Javier’s expertise here: https://bit.ly/3AksWOv

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