Drew & Napier is Once Again Top Dispute Resolution Firm
Drew & Napier is once again recognised as the leader in dispute resolution, as it clinched the Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year for the 7th consecutive year at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) SE Asia Law Awards 2011. The firm is the only one to win this title since the inception of the awards. More details available here.
Asia Pacific Legal 500 2010/2011 ranked Drew & Napier’s Dispute Resolution department as a stand-alone top-tier practice in Singapore for the 5th year running, with the most number of leading individuals.
Chambers Asia 2011 ranked Drew & Napier as the stand-alone Band 1 Dispute Resolution firm in Singapore for the 5th consecutive year.
|
A premier
litigation practice - whose clients include Fortune 500 and blue chip
companies as well as high profile individuals - Drew & Napier LLC is consistently ranked in
the top tier of litigation legal practices in Singapore by international
publications. Drew has 6 Senior Counsel - the largest number of Senior Counsel in any Singapore law practice. We are proud of the fact that all our Senior Counsel were groomed within the firm.
We handle the full range of civil and commercial claims,
with specialist teams dealing with specific areas. The highlights of our
litigation practice are captured below.
Banking and Finance Litigation
We
act for numerous local and foreign banks, and finance companies in connection
with loan and credit recovery, and enforcement of securities. These include
actions on banking facilities, financial instruments, syndicated loans,
guarantees, documentary credits, performance bonds, bills of exchange,
promissory notes, letters of hypothecation and enforcement of debentures,
and mortgages. Our work covers banking fraud cases, and we also assist
clients in investigations as well as handle legal proceedings.
Building
and Construction Litigation
Drew
& Napier LLC has one of the largest legal teams in Singapore handling
building and construction litigation, arbitration and mediation. For further
details, see Building and Construction.
Civil
and Commercial Litigation
Civil
and commercial litigation forms a major part of our litigation practice.
We handle the entire spectrum of contractual and tortious claims, and
quasi-contractual and restitutionary claims, including agency/principal
disputes, litigation on assignments, bills of exchange, carriage by air,
land and sea, confidential information claims, hire-purchase claims, misrepresentation,
unlawful interference with trade, negligence, partnership, sale of goods
and supply of services claims.
Corporate
Litigation
Reputed
for our corporate litigation work, we have extensive experience in handling
shareholder disputes, oppression actions, misfeasance actions, Companies
Act applications and corporate receiverships.
Constitutional
Law
We
also handle constitutional law issues. We have the rare distinction of
having been appointed to represent the President of the Republic of Singapore
in a Reference before the Constitutional Tribunal, the first and only
case of its kind in Singapore.
Debt Recovery
The
litigation team is very familiar with the entire range of debt recovery
work, as well as the follow-up execution process, including Writs of Execution,
Writs of Seizure and Sale, and garnishee proceedings.
Defamation
Drew
& Napier LLC has an extensive practice in defamation and has been involved
in many landmark defamation cases in Singapore, having acted for high
profile individuals in such actions. We are also breaking new ground with
Internet and electronic mail defamation cases.
Employment
and Immigration
We
handle all types of employer-employee disputes and immigration litigation.
See Employment and Immigration
for more.
Environmental
Law
Drew
& Napier LLC has a growing practice in environmental law. We advise on
regulatory and compliance issues, as well as act for clients in relation
to environmental summonses.
Family
and Matrimonial Disputes
We
handle the full range of matrimonial work. See Family
and Matrimonial.
Fraud
and White-Collar Crime
With
a wealth of experience behind them, the firm's lawyers - who work closely
with accountants, investigators and other professionals - deal with all
types of fraud cases, including investigative work for clients and preparation
of reports, as well as prosecuting civil actions for the recovery of moneys.
Drew & Napier LLC's criminal law practice focuses on white-collar crime.
This includes insider trading, Securities Act and Companies Act offences.
Insolvency
Drew
& Napier LLC is one of the leading legal practices in insolvency litigation.
See Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring.
Insurance
Litigation
We have an
active insurance practice, and advise on and litigate various aspects
of insurance claims. See Insurance
and Reinsurance.
Intellectual
Property and Telecommunications, Media & Technology
Drew & Napier
LLC is at the forefront of intellectual property and info-communications
technology litigation. See Intellectual Property and
Telecommunications, Media & Technology.
International
and Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation
With
the advance of technology and the growth of international finance, banking
and trade, litigation is no longer a single jurisdiction matter. Our practice
is not limited to the domestic market but includes multi-jurisdictional
litigation. We work with many foreign law firms to pursue claims and remedies
in other jurisdictions and conversely, assist foreign clients to pursue
their claims in Singapore and the region. See Transnational
and Cross Border Work.
Real Estate
Litigation
We
handle all aspects of real estate litigation, including disputes in connection
with the development of commercial and residential properties, vendor-purchaser
claims, landlord and tenant claims, trespass and nuisance claims, easements,
landlord and tenant's fixtures and land licences.
Trust
Claims
Drew
& Napier LLC is well known for litigation in trust matters, including
breach of trust and constructive trust claims.
Alternative
Dispute Resolution
Our
lawyers are proficient in alternative dispute resolution and represent
highly sophisticated commercial entities in arbitral and mediation panels
both in Singapore and internationally. Lawyers of Drew & Napier LLC have
been appointed as accredited arbitrators for the Singapore International
Arbitration Centre. See International Arbitration
For further
information on our Dispute Resolution business group, please
contact:
Davinder Singh, SC
Jimmy Yim, SC
Indranee Rajah, SC
Hri Kumar, SC
Cavinder Bull, SC
Kelvin Tan
Randolph Khoo
Tan Liam Beng
Tony Yeo
Cheryl Tan
Adrian Tan
| 
