SINGAPORE Law and Practice Contributed by: Benedict Teo, Kelvin Tan, Kong Man Er and Shumin Lin, Drew & Napier LLC
Drew & Napier LLC has been providing exceptional legal service since 1889 and is one of the largest full- service law firms in Singapore. It is pre-eminent in dis- pute resolution, international arbitration, competition and antitrust, corporate insolvency and restructuring, IP (patents and trade marks), tax, and telecommu- nications, media and technology, and has market- leading practices in M&A, banking and finance, and capital markets. Drew & Napier has represented Sin- gapore’s leaders, top government agencies and for-
eign governments in landmark, high-profile cases. It is also appointed by Fortune 500 companies, mul- tinational corporations and local organisations. The firm is experienced in international disputes before the Singapore International Commercial Court and covers the full range of commercial litigation matters, including building and construction, constitutional law, debt recovery, defamation, fraud and white-col- lar crime.
Authors
Benedict Teo is a partner at Drew & Napier who has a practice covering a wide range of commercial and criminal litigation, investigations, as well as complex arbitration matters. He is regularly sought to advise and
Kong Man Er handles complex disputes and has successfully represented clients in both litigation and international arbitration proceedings covering a wide range of commercial disputes. Clients say
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act in multimillion-dollar corporate disputes, with a particular focus on contentious banking and real estate matters. His clients include major local and international financial institutions, leading property developers and investors, funds and fund managers, family offices and prominent individuals. Benedict is actively involved in all levels of trial and appellate advocacy before the Singapore courts.
she is “intelligent, sharp, efficient and effective”. Before joining Drew & Napier in 2010, she was a Justices’ Law Clerk and an Assistant Registrar at the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Shumin Lin is a partner at Drew & Napier who has an active disputes practice and is experienced in complex contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, company law issues and tortious actions. She also
Kelvin Tan is a partner at Drew & Napier whose career traverses a wide range of complex commercial disputes, in the Singapore courts and in international arbitration. He is sought for his extensive experience in
has particular experience with freezing injunctions and has handled judicial reviews, competition investigations and dawn raids. Shumin has acted for a wide range of clients from various industries before the Singapore courts and in international arbitrations. This includes acting for companies in the Web3, retail, hospitality and shipping industries, as well as venture capitalists and high net worth individuals.
corporate disputes, employment, fraud and investigations, insurance, intellectual property and trust disputes. Clients say Kelvin “has the qualities that in-house legal teams look for in external counsel: technical proficiency, thoroughness and a keen appreciation of commercial sensitivities. He delivers sound and carefully considered advice, which demonstrates a deft balance of legal technicalities and commercial strategy.
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