SINGAPORE Law and Practice Contributed by: Tony Yeo, Meryl Koh, Rozalynne Asmali and Javier Yeo, 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 dispute resolution, international arbitration, competi ‑ tion and antitrust, corporate insolvency and restruc ‑ turing, intellectual property (patents and trade marks), tax, and telecommunications, media and technology, and has market-leading practices in M&A, banking and finance, and capital markets. Drew & Napier has represented Singapore’s leaders, top govern ‑
ment agencies and foreign governments in landmark, high-profile cases. It is also appointed by Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, and local organisations. The firm is experienced in international disputes before the Singapore International Commer ‑ cial Court and covers the full range of commercial liti ‑ gation matters, including building and construction, constitutional law, debt recovery, defamation, fraud and white-collar crime.
Authors
Tony Yeo is the managing director of Drew & Napier’s IP practice, and a director in its dispute resolution department. He also heads the firm’s health care and life sciences practice. Tony’s expertise lies in litigation; in
Rozalynne Asmali is a director in Drew & Napier’s intellectual property and dispute resolution departments. With over 16 years of experience in the legal industry as a commercial litigator, an intellectual property
particular, IP litigation and enforcement comprising patents, trade marks and copyright. He was one of the select few IP practitioners appointed by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as an IP adjudicator to hear disputes at IPOS for a two-year term from April 2019. Tony is also the President of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) – Singapore Group.
litigator and general in-house counsel, Rozalynne specialises in representing her clients through complex and complicated legal issues in both IP litigation and general litigation. She has advised and represented a range of clients stemming from diverse industries such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, consumer electronics, cleaning technology, property, healthcare and medical devices, in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Rozalynne is a member of the Bar of England & Wales, and is admitted as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore.
Meryl Koh is a director in Drew & Napier’s dispute resolution and intellectual property departments. She is one of the leading young commercial disputes and intellectual property disputes practitioners. Her
Javier Yeo specialises in intellectual property dispute resolution at Drew & Napier. He has successfully acted for many clients across different industries such as the pharmaceutical, chemical and
distinctive competency has led her to act for household names, MNCs and listed companies in digital media, video games, sports and entertainment, F&B, agriculture as well pharmaceuticals and healthcare industries in copyright, trade marks, patent disputes as well as corporate litigation and international arbitration. She is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, admitted in Singapore and Australia and is fluent in Mandarin.
mechanical engineering as well as semiconductor industries in trade mark and patent matters. Apart from his intellectual property practice, Javier has also practised in a wide array of commercial matters including company law, contract law, defamation and employment law, for both international and local clients.
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