Drew garners 52 practice and lawyer rankings in latest Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 rankings
15 Dec 2022
Drew & Napier continues to receive first-rate recognition as one of Singapore’s top law firms in the latest Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 rankings. We garnered 52 practice and lawyer rankings, with the highest number of lawyers ranked in the areas of Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Intellectual Property: Domestic: Litigation once again.
We are ranked the best of the best in the following practice areas.
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation (17 consecutive years)
- Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): Domestic (16 consecutive years)
- Restructuring/Insolvency: Domestic (16 consecutive years)
- Intellectual Property: Domestic (16 consecutive years)
- Tax
Through market research and client feedback, Chambers identified our following lawyers as top ranked practitioners.
Various teams in Drew & Napier are also highly ranked as market-leading practices. These include:
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The Elite
- Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption: Domestic
- Competition/Antitrust
- Construction: Domestic
- Employment: Domestic
- Banking & Finance: Domestic
- Corporate/M&A: Domestic
- Real Estate
- Investment Funds: Domestic
Many of our lawyers have also been highly recommended for their expertise by Chambers. By alphabetical order of practice areas -
Three of our lawyers also entered the rankings for the first time in a total of four different areas. They are:
- Banking & Finance (International Firms): Indonesia, Expertise based abroad in Singapore – Julian Kwek
- Construction: Domestic – Mahesh Rai
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation – Mahesh Rai
- Investment Funds: Domestic – Ron Cheng
Regional Recognition
The firm also received recognition in Chambers’ regional rankings. We are highly regarded for Arbitration (International) in the Asia-Pacific Region category, Dispute Resolution (International Firms) for our India-related work, and Corporate & Finance (International Firms) for our Indonesia-related work.
Drew Network Asia Pillar Firms
We are also delighted to share that our Drew Network Asia (DNA) pillar firms, Makarim & Taira S. (Makarim) from Indonesia, Shearn Delamore & Co. (Shearn) from Malaysia and Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad (MVGS) from the Philippines, are also well-placed in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 rankings. Makarim stood out in Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Projects & Energy, and Real Estate. Four of their partners have been ranked for their outstanding work.
Shearn is highly placed for Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment & Industrial Relations, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Shipping, Tax, and Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT). 22 of their partners have been ranked for their expertise in their respective fields. MVGS is well-ranked for Banking & Finance, and Corporate/M&A.
About Chambers Asia-Pacific
Chambers Asia-Pacific is one of the world’s largest circulating and most reputable legal ranking publications. Its team of researchers conduct thousands of interviews with clients and lawyers worldwide, and analyse matters and deals to rank the world’s best lawyers and practices.