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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

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