Drew & Napier maintains top-tier rankings in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024 10 May 2024 We are delighted to announce that Drew & Napier continues to attain top-tier rankings in the latest edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific. The firm is recognised in nine practice areas, with Tier 1 rankings in Commercial & Transactions, Family & Matrimonial, Insolvency, Intellectual Property and International Arbitration – Domestic Firms. Additionally, we are ranked Tier 2 in Construction and Labour & Employment, and ‘Highly Recommended’ for Private Client and White-Collar Crime. We are also proud of our exceptional team of legal talents, who have been acknowledged as eminent practitioners in their respective fields. This year, 12 of our lawyers are named Litigation Stars and 12 are identified as Future Stars. Litigation Stars Jimmy Yim, SC (Commercial & Transactions, International Arbitration) Cavinder Bull, SC (Commercial & Transactions, International Arbitration) Siraj Omar, SC (Commercial & Transactions) Sushil Nair (Insolvency) Randolph Khoo (Commercial & Transactions, Private Client) Tony Yeo (Intellectual Property) Kelvin Tan (Labour & Employment) Blossom Hing (Insolvency) Wendell Wong (White Collar Crime) Gary Low (Commercial & Transactions, White Collar Crime) Christopher Chong (Construction) Chia Voon Jiet (White Collar Crime) Future Stars Benedict Teo (Commercial & Transactions) Yuet Min Foo (International Arbitration) Gerui Lim (Commercial & Transactions) Woo Shu Yan (Commercial & Transactions) Mahesh Rai (Construction) Rakesh Kirpalani (Commercial & Transactions) Meryl Koh (Intellectual Property) See Chern Yang (Commercial & Transactions) Kelvin Teo (Construction) Mohan Gopalan (Insolvency) Shu Mei Hoon (Family & Matrimonial) Daniel Cai (Commercial & Transactions) Clients interviewed by Benchmark Litigation spoke highly of our performance. Drew was lauded as “the go-to firm in Singapore for contentious work”, and clients also praised our lawyers as “excellent people who are at the top of the legal field” and “very professional, highly competent and knowledgeable, commercial and responsive to its clients’ needs”. They further commended the team for our exceptional client service that is backed up by top-tier work products. In addition, Director Blossom Hing is distinguished as one of the Top 100 Women in Litigation – Asia-Pacific for the fifth consecutive year. This title is given to highly regarded female litigators who are working on some of the most impactful litigation matters in recent history. Blossom has been identified as a leading female litigator under this ranking since its inauguration in 2020. We are also pleased to share that our Drew Network Asia (DNA) firms have achieved strong results in the guide. Indonesian firm Makarim & Taira S. is ranked in three practice areas, with two of their lawyers recognised as Litigation Stars and two as Future Stars. In Malaysia, Shearn Delamore & Co. has been ranked in eight practices, with nine lawyers named Litigation Stars. The newest addition to our DNA family, Tilleke & Gibbins, is ranked in six practice areas in Thailand, with six lawyers identified as Litigation Stars and four as Future Stars. In Vietnam, Tilleke & Gibbins has received seven practice rankings. One of their lawyers is recognised as Litigation Star and one is named Future Star in the jurisdiction. We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the following female lawyers for being distinguished as Top 100 Women in Litigation – Asia-Pacific: Lia Alizia, Partner, Makarim & Taira S., Jeyanthini Kannaperan, Partner, Shearn Delamore & Co K. Shanti Mogan, Partner, Shearn Delamore & Co Tiziana Sucharitkul, Managing Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific is a guide to the region’s leading dispute resolution firms and lawyers. Research is conducted through extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and clients to identify the leading litigators and firms as well as examining recent casework handled by law firms and lawyers.