Drew & Napier clinches top disputes accolade in Benchmark Asia Pacific

11 Sep 2013

Drew & Napier has been ranked as a “highly recommended” Dispute Resolution firm in Singapore by Benchmark Asia Pacific. This adds yet another accolade to the numerous awards the firm’s disputes team has won.

Clients and peers interviewed by the publication praised Drew’s market-leading abilities saying, “they are very strong” and “for litigation (Drew) is by far the top.”

CEO Davinder Singh, SC, Managing Director of Dispute Resolution Jimmy Yim, SC, Hri Kumar Nair, SC and Cavinder Bull, SC were individually celebrated as ‘local disputes stars’ by the publication.

Mr Singh was acclaimed as “the pre-eminent litigator in Singapore” by a number of competitors.

Mr Bull was said to have a ‘strong reputation,’ testified to by a number of peers and clients, with one of the latter noting, ‘Cavinder is very bright, very aggressive too, but maintains civility. He manages to be both a gentleman and an aggressive litigator.’

The four senior counsel were recognised for their prowess in the following fields:

Davinder Singh, SC – Arbitration, General Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property

Jimmy Yim, SC – Arbitration, General Commercial Litigation

Hri Kumar Nair, SC – Arbitration, General Commercial Litigation

Cavinder Bull, SC – Arbitration, General Commercial Litigation, Regulatory Investigations

Benchmark Asia Pacific conducted extensive interviews with practitioners and clients to identify Singapore’s leadings lawyers and firms. Only firms that receive the most number of recommendations come “highly recommended” by the publication. Similarly, the only lawyers that are touted as ‘local disputes stars’ are those that are consistently recommended as reputable and effective practitioners by clients and peers.