Drew & Napier

Drew & Napier LLC is a Singaporean law firm. Founded in 1889, the firm has more than 500 employees. It is regarded as one of the Big Four law firms in Singapore.^[1]

Drew & Napier LLC

Headquarters	Singapore
No. of offices	3
No. of employees	500+
Major practice areas	Full service firm
Key people	Jimmy Yim (Chairman; Managing Director, Dispute Resolution) Cavinder Bull (CEO) Sushil Nair (Deputy CEO) Tony Yeo (Managing Director, IP) Randolph Khoo (Managing Director, Dispute Resolution) Lim Chong Kin (Managing Director, Corporate & Finance; Head, TMT; Co-Head, Competition Law & Regulatory Practice) Ong Sim Ho (Managing Director, Corporate & Finance)
Date founded	1889; 136 years ago (1889)
Founder	Alfred Henry Drew Sir Walter John Napier
Company type	Limited liability company
Website	www.drewnapier.com

In Singapore, Drew & Napier is particularly known for their litigation, ADR and transactional work. The firm has market-leading practices in mergers and acquisitions, TMT, data protection and cybersecurity, anti-trust/competition, insolvency, corporate finance, employment, property, and construction law.^[2][3][4]

The chairman and chief executive officer of the firm are, respectively, Jimmy Yim and Cavinder Bull.^[5]

In 2020, Drew & Napier LLC initiated alliances with other law firms in Southeast Asia—Shearn Delamore & Co. from Malaysia and Makarim & Taira S. from Indonesia—to launch a regional network, Drew Network Asia.

History

The firm was founded in 1889 when Manchester barrister Walter John Napier joined English solicitor Alfred Henry Drew.^[6]

Walter John Napier

In 2000, Drew & Napier formed into a limited liability company. The firm in 2011 moved to its current location at Ocean Financial Centre, Collyer Quay, Singapore.

Notable lawyers

Government

• David Marshall – Singapore's first Chief Minister
• Hri Kumar Nair, SC – former Deputy Attorney-General
• Indranee Rajah, SC – Cabinet Minister
• Joseph Grimberg, SC - Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court; first Senior Counsel
• Judith Prakash – Judge of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Singapore
• Lucien Wong, SC – Attorney-General of Singapore
• Steven Chong – Judge of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Singapore
• S. Jayakumar - Cabinet Minister and law professor
• K Shanmugam, SC – Cabinet Minister

Legal

• Tan Cheng Han, SC – Former Dean of NUS Law; Chairman, Singapore Exchange Regulation Co
• Davinder Singh, SC – Chairman, Singapore International Arbitration Centre
• Cavinder Bull, SC - Chief Executive Officer