Drew & Napier LLC

Est. 1889 ·500+ lawyers ·3 offices ·SG Practice

Managing Partner: Cavinder Bull, SC (Chief Executive Officer)

Drew & Napier LLC appears in 171 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026), most often before the SGHC.

Reported cases: 171
Courts: SGHC, SGHC(I), SGHC(A), SGCA, SGCA(I), SGHCR, SGHCF, SGFC, SGMC, SGDC
Period: January 2023 to June 2026

Source: derived from 171 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision 30 June 2026.

Drew & Napier LLC — Reported Cases & Litigation History

Drew & Napier LLC's reported litigation history spans 171 Singapore court cases (2023–2026). The record below sets out who Drew & Napier LLC has acted for and against, the courts, and what each court decided.

In Drew & Napier LLC's reported cases, it appeared as counsel for the defendant in 36 cases, counsel for the respondent in 34 cases, counsel for the appellant in 25 cases. These cases were heard most often in the SGHC between 2023 and 2026. Among the 47 cases with a recorded disposition, the court's outcomes include Appeal dismissed (19), Appeal allowed (14), Application dismissed (7).

How Drew & Napier LLC appeared

Counsel Defendant: 36 cases
Counsel Respondent: 34 cases
Counsel Appellant: 25 cases
Counsel Plaintiff: 23 cases
Counsel Applicant: 16 cases
Counsel Claimant: 13 cases
Counsel Third Party: 9 cases
Counsel Independent Counsel: 2 cases
Counsel Non-Party: 2 cases
Counsel Accused: 2 cases
Counsel Second Defendant: 2 cases
Counsel First Non-Party: 1 case
Counsel Sixth And Seventh Respondents: 1 case
Counsel Young Independent Counsel: 1 case
Counsel Law Society Of Singapore: 1 case
Counsel Amicus Curiae: 1 case
Counsel Non Party: 1 case
Counsel Amicus Curiae: 1 case

Recorded outcomes

Appeal dismissed: 19
Appeal allowed: 14
Application dismissed: 7
Application allowed: 2
Convicted: 2
Application granted: 1
Claim dismissed: 1
Sentence imposed: 1

Disposition recorded in 47 of 171 cases.

What the courts decided

[2026] SGHCR 22 Application granted

I granted the Application to the extent that the confidentiality club be formed on agreed terms: (a) With the proposed two-tier confidentiality regime, ie, access to RCD should be limited to EEO only and access to GCD should be limited to EEO and either Salutica’s Mr Joel Lim or Mr Joshua Lim; and(b) Without the proposed prosecution bar.

Salutica Allied Solutions Sdn Bhd v Apple South Asia Pte. Ltd. · SGHCR · 30 June 2026 · Counsel Defendant

[2026] SGHC 135 Appeal allowed

I therefore allowed the appeal and overturned the order restraining the Appellant from accepting LOAs in breach of the 2% Proxy Rule.

MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE NO. 3564 v EDMUND MOTOR PTE. LTD. · SGHC · 22 June 2026 · Counsel Respondent

[2026] SGCA 27 Appeal allowed

we allow the appeal.

Wong Mei Lee, Millie v Jake Ngor Shing Rong · SGCA · 20 May 2026 · Counsel Appellant

[2026] SGCA(I) 2 Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal on this point.

KBP BIOSCIENCES PTE. LTD. & Anor v NOVO NORDISK A/S · SGCA(I) · 14 May 2026 · Counsel Appellant

[2026] SGHC(A) 15 Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

TAN HUAT CHAN v WU LEE CHOO · SGHC(A) · 13 May 2026 · Counsel Appellant

[2026] SGHC(A) 9 Appeal dismissed

we dismissed the Appeal with costs.

LEE YIH KANG v HSU SHIH HSUN · SGHC(A) · 1 April 2026 · Counsel Appellant

Parties in these cases

DyStar Global Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd 6 Terraform Labs Pte Ltd 5 Bera Ivanishvili 4 Gvantsa Ivanishvili 4 Tsotne Ivanishvili 4 Ekaterine Khvedelidze 4 Bidzina Ivanishvili 4 Credit Suisse Trust Limited 4

About Drew & Napier LLC

Drew & Napier LLC appears in 171 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026). These were heard before SGHC (93), SGHC(I) (23) and SGHC(A) (17).

Drew & Napier LLC is a Singaporean law firm established in 1889, recognised as one of the Big Four law firms in Singapore. A full-service firm with over 500 employees, it is particularly noted for dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, restructuring, and transactional work, with market-leading practices across M&A, TMT, data protection, competition law, and corporate finance.

Established in 1889 in Singapore (then part of the Straits Settlements) when Manchester barrister Walter John Napier joined English solicitor Alfred Henry Drew. Corporatised as a limited liability company in 2000. Relocated to Ocean Financial Centre at Collyer Quay in 2011. Founded Drew Network Asia (DNA) in 2020 with leading Southeast Asian firms, expanding the network to nine countries by 2023.

Drew & Napier LLC is part of Drew Network Asia (DNA) — Network of leading Southeast Asian law firms formed in 2020, comprising Drew & Napier, Shearn Delamore & Co (Malaysia), Makarim & Taira S (Indonesia), MVGS (Philippines), and Tilleke & Gibbins (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam)..

What areas of law does Drew & Napier LLC specialize in?

Drew & Napier LLC appeared most frequently in Civil Procedure (44 cases), Arbitration (25 cases), and Contract (24 cases) between January 2023 and June 2026, across 171 total case appearances in Singapore courts.

Civil Procedure 44 cases

Drew & Napier LLC appeared in 44 Civil Procedure cases between February 2023 and May 2026.

Arbitration 25 cases

Drew & Napier LLC appeared in 25 Arbitration cases between January 2023 and June 2026.

Contract 24 cases

Drew & Napier LLC appeared in 24 Contract cases between January 2023 and January 2026.

Insolvency Law 20 Companies 16 Trusts 16 Tort 13 Criminal Law 12

Other Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Competition Law & Regulatory Practice Construction & Engineering Corporate/M&A Corporate Restructuring & Workouts Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Employment Real Estate Telecommunications, Media & Technology Corporate Finance Artificial Intelligence and Digital Trust Asset Recovery Banking & Finance Blockchain & Digital Assets Capital Markets Corporate Litigation Crime Defamation Environmental, Social & Governance Financial Services Regulation Insurance Intellectual Property International Arbitration International Trade Investigations Investment Funds Mediation Private Clients – Family Offices, Trusts and Immigration Projects, Energy & Infrastructure Public International Law Shipping SICC Expertise Tax Wills, Probate and Estate Administration

How many cases has Drew & Napier LLC been involved in?

Drew & Napier LLC appears in 171 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026).

Which courts does Drew & Napier LLC appear in?

Drew & Napier LLC appears before SGHC (93), SGHC(I) (23) and SGHC(A) (17).

Team & Leadership (216)

Leadership

Jimmy Yim, SC Chairman

Cavinder Bull, SC Chief Executive Officer

Ong Sim Ho Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Blossom Hing, SC Senior Counsel, Director

Jeffrey Pinsler, SC Emeritus Professor, Senior Counsel

Tony Yeo Director

Lim Chong Kin Director, Head of TMT Practice, Co-Head of Competition Law

Chua Tju Liang Director, Head of Blockchain & Digital Assets Practice

Julian Kwek Director

Jimmy Yim Wing Kuen Manoj Belani Chloe Shobhana Ajit Adam Tan Ern-Ming Bull Cavinder Kong Man Er Ling Ying Ming Daniel Fu Journe Hahn Victor David Lau Hoon Shu Mei Beverly Goh Hoon Shu Mei Sumathi Hing Shan Shan Blossom Nikhil Daniel Angappan Teo Chun-wei Benedict Tham Feei Sy Lim Siyang Lucas Ho Wei Wen Timothy Lim Mingguan Lu En Hui, Sarah Desiree Chong Ci En See Chern Yang Claudia Anne Binny Teo Wei Xian Kelvin Zhao Junning Chua Calen Craig Goh Wei Sien Alex Wang Shang Yew Mahesh Rai s/o Vedprakash Rai Yong Wei Jun Jonathan Samuel Soo Kuok Heng Tammie Khor Loh Renn Lee Daniel Mahesh Rai Daniel Loh Cavinder Bull Tan Yuan Kheng (Chen Yuanqing) Gerald Paul Seah Yong Sing Belle Tan Ling Yi Tan Jui Yang Benedict Shumin Lin Charlotte Tang Joel Lew Wei Xiang Randolph Khoo Sharon Ki Phyllis Chin Ong Hui Wen Tang Xi-Rui, Charlotte Lim Fang-Xin Olive Lin Shumin Tan Shihao Sean Tan Jun Hao Tan Wee Kio, Terence Tong Yi Keat, Zachary Chua Xyn Yee Samuel Soo Jolene Abelarde Loh Tian Kai Nicole Tan Muzhen Jimmy Yim Wing Kuen SC Sia Tian Wa Jeremy Marc Adam Tan Chia Voon Jiet Sim Bing Wen Jerald Tan Valerie Wong Le Yee Nicholas Tham Yong Liang Kong Man Er (Jiang Man'Er) Tay Hong Zhi Gerald Melvinder Singh s/o S Ajaib Singh Jolene Aberlarde Teri Cheng Zeng Yu Claire Neoh Kai Xin Tan Ei Leen Lee Ling Xuan Yeo Jianhao Mitchell Khoo Boo Teck Randolph Kong Shin Ying Brenda Candice Li Jin Jie Wong Hin Pkin Wendell Andrew Chua Ruiming Ng Jun De Andrew Tan Teck San Kelvin Goh Qian'En Benjamin Kenneth Kwek Junjie Christopher Chong Chen Zhihui Isaac Lee Daniel Cai Sean Tan Ling Yuanrong Chew Hwee Sian Shirin Arushee Bhatnagar Chin Tian Hui Joshua Chin Dan Ting Shreya Kittur Johnson Loo Teck Lee Lew Zi Qi (Liao Ziqi) John Thomas George Melissa Ng Li Ling Lew Zi Qi Foo Yuet Min Aw Wei Jie Daryn Emmanuel Aarya P Berthier Joyce Rappa Lai Weng Han Tan Pei Han Lim Gerui Lea Woon Yee Kenneth Sean Teo Hao Jin Woo Shu Yan Tan Yuan Kheng Kelly Tseng Ai Lin Gerald Paul Seah Liang Fang Ling Elizabeth Yap En Li Tay Eu-Yen Lee Pei Hua Rachel Hsu Bi-Wei Timothy Homer Soon Ser Jia Clarissa Siraj Omar Allister Brendan Tan Yu Kuan Joelle Tan Gary Leonard Low Joshua Quek Wen Chieh Samuel Wittberger Mok Hin Kyong Jonathan (Mo Xianqiang) Foo Hsien Li Tan Yi Fan Tan Sih Si Teo Jue Luo Melinna Joshua Quek Clarie Ong Bee Sim Loo Chuan Shen Don Meryl Koh Junning Justin Lai Wen-Jin Shahera Safrin Daniel Wong Sheng Jie Hsu Bi-Wei Timothy Homer Chua Ying Ying Erin Estad Amber Joy Sanjana Jayaraman Jonathan Mok Nikhil Dutt Sundaraj Wendell Wong Faith Hwang Jacinth Teo Ying En Foo Zhi Wei Cheng Si Yuan Shaun Song Yihang Chin Wan Tong Phyllis Blossom Hing Shan Shan Joshua Chin Tian Hui Victor David Lau Dek Kai Chloe Sobhana Ajit Joel Leow Wei Xiang Dierdre Grace Morgan Chan Ejia Sabrina Chole Shobhana Ajit Andrew Chua Victoria Chin Lim Mengguan Lau Wen Jin Gerui Lim Tony Yeo Soo Mong Javier Yeo Loo Fang Hui Chan Jin Yi Wesley Liu Enning Lee Soong Yan Kevin Eunice Lau Guan Ting Lim Joe Jee Yip Ting Yuan Darren Charlene Wong Su-Yi Grace Lim Rui Si Chan Yun Wen Charmaine Hendroff Fitzgerald L Derrick Ng Hing Shan Shan Blosson Koh Will Sheng Wilson Kirpalani Rakesh Gopal Oen Weng Yew Timothy Lin Jian En Shawn Fiona Chew Yan Bei Liang Fang Ling Elisabeth Audie Wong Cheng Siew Teng Po Yew Lee Zhe Xu Sam Yi Ting Nikhil Angappan Melinna Teo Jue Luo Sushil Nair Clarie Ong Nicholas Chng Koh Boon Hao Samuel Grace Lim Si Rui Tay Jia Yi Pesdy Yap Keong Wee Brandon Tan Shih Rong Robbie Yang Xinyan Cheng Hiu Lam Larisa Dorothy Grace Tan Jun Wen Faith Hwang Zi Xin Shawn Lin Danica Gan Fang Ling Teo Wei Xian Kelvin (Zhang Weixian Kelvin) Shreya Vijay Kittur Amber Estad Premalatha Silwaraju Mohan Gopalan Melinna Teo Jimmy Yim Kevin Lee Grace Morgan

Awards & Rankings

Tier 1 — Dispute Resolution — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Dispute Resolution

2026

Tier 1 — International Arbitration — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

International Arbitration

2026

Tier 1 — Antitrust and Competition — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Antitrust and Competition

2026

Tier 1 — Data Protection and Cyber Security — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Data Protection and Cyber Security

2026

Tier 1 — Intellectual Property — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Intellectual Property

2026

Tier 1 — Labour and Employment — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Labour and Employment

2026

Tier 1 — Private Wealth and Family Law — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Private Wealth and Family Law

2026

Tier 1 — Restructuring and Insolvency — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Restructuring and Insolvency

2026

Tier 1 — Tax — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Tax

2026

Tier 1 — TMT — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

TMT

2026

Tier 1 — White-Collar Crime — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

White-Collar Crime

2026

32 Practice and Lawyer Recognitions — Chambers Global 2026 — Chambers Global

2026

Gold Band — IP Enforcement and Litigation (14th consecutive year) — WTR 1000

Intellectual Property — Enforcement and Litigation

2026

Gold Band — IP Prosecution and Strategy (14th consecutive year) — WTR 1000

Intellectual Property — Prosecution and Strategy

2026

A-List: Singapore's Top 100 Lawyers 2026 (6 lawyers recognised) — Asian Business Law Journal

2026

Tier 2 — Construction — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Construction

2026

Tier 2 — Investment Funds — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Investment Funds

2026

Tier 2 — Projects and Energy — Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Projects and Energy

2026

GIR 100 — Leading Investigations Practice — Global Investigations Review

Investigations

2025

Employer of Choice — Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business

Notable Alumni

David Marshall — Singapore's first Chief Minister

K Shanmugam, SC — Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law, Singapore

Lucien Wong, SC — Attorney-General of Singapore

Davinder Singh, SC — Founder of Davinder Singh Chambers LLC; Chairman, Singapore International Arbitration Centre

Indranee Rajah, SC — Cabinet Minister, Singapore

171

Cases

216

Lawyers (in cases)

171

Appearances

Practice Type

Registered Practice Areas (LSRA)

Arbitration Competition Law Criminal Law Employment Law Family Law Intellectual Property Law Tax Law Wills Probate and Administration of Estate Other (Asset Recovery Banking & Finance Blockchain & Digital Assets Business Establishment Capital Markets Commercial Litigation Competition Law & Regulatory Practice Construction & Engineering Corporate Litigation Corporate/M&A Corporate Restructuring & Workouts Crime Defamation Financial Services Regulation International Arbitration International Trade Investigations Medical Negligence Projects Energy & Infrastructure (Dispute Resolution) Public International Law Real Estate Shipping Tax & Private Client Services Sicc Expertise Competition Law Practice (Disputes) Data Protection Privacy and Cybersecurity Environmental Social & Governance Mediation Private Client Disputes.)