DREW & NAPIER WINS CLIENT CHOICE AWARD


3 October 2008 – Drew & Napier LLC (“Drew & Napier”) is this year’s Client Choice Award winner. The award is presented by International Law Office (“ILO”) a leading London-based online legal update services for major companies worldwide.

Only one winner is selected in each of the 48 countries surveyed by ILO. Winners are chosen from more than 1,500 individual assessments received from corporate counsel worldwide, many of whom are from major multinational corporations. These awards are unique in that ILO only approaches in-house counsel for nominations.

Fittingly, Drew & Napier was also named this year’s Employer of Choice by Asian Legal Business, a leading regional legal publication.

Director, Manoj Sandrasegara, attributes the honour to the firm’s clients, “It is an immense privilege to receive such recognition from clients. It is a testament to the trust they have placed in us. Our deepest appreciation goes out to them and also to our lawyers and staff who excel in their work while building close and meaningful relationships with our clients.”


About the Award

The ILO Client Choice Awards were established in 2005 to recognize those law firms around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for the awards focus on law firms’ ability to add real value to their clients’ business above and beyond the other players in the market. Firms were assessed on the following: Quality of legal service, Value for money, Commercial awareness, Effective communication, Billing transparency, Tailored fee structures, Depth of team, Response time, Sharing of expertise and Use of technology.

For more details about the awards, please visit http://www.clientchoiceawards.com/2008/


About Drew & Napier LLC

Established in 1889, Drew & Napier LLC is one of Singapore's leading and largest law firms, with over 250 lawyers and fee-earners. Consistently rated top tier in dispute resolution over the years by international ranking organisations such as Asia Pacific Legal 500, Chambers Global, Practical Law Company and Asia Law Profiles, to name but a few, the firm has 7 Senior Counsel, the largest number of any law firm in Singapore. The firm is headed by chief executive officer, Davinder Singh, Senior Counsel. Drew & Napier LLC is also rated top tier in Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property (Patents and Trademarks) Competition & Antitrust, Telecommunications, Media & Technology and Tax, with market leading practices in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, and Admiralty & Shipping. For more information, please visit www.drewnapier.com.


For more information please contact:


Verona Huang
Corporate Affairs Manager
Drew & Napier LLC
Tel: +65 6531 2482
Email: verona.huang@drewnapier.com

Lisa Lim
Corporate Affairs Executive
Drew & Napier LLC
Tel: +65 6531 2218
Email: lisa.lim@drewnapier.com