Corporate and Transactional
asialaw Leading Lawyers
Corporate/M&A 2018 – Market-Leading Lawyer for 2 consecutive years
“Excellent comms with the client. Was cool and composed during the negotiation process with our counterpart. Managed his team well and meeting quick turnaround time and deadlines well.”
“Benjamin was the most responsive and very helpful.”
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Who’s Who Legal
Thought Leaders Global Elite Guide: Life Sciences – Regulatory 2023
Thought Leaders Global Elite Guide: Life Sciences – Transactional 2023
Thought Leaders Guide: Life Sciences -Regulatory 2022– Global Elite Thought Leader
Thought Leaders Guide: Life Sciences - Transactional 2022 – Global Elite Thought Leader
Global Guide: Life Sciences 2022 – Leading Lawyer for 12 consecutive years
Recommended Lawyer for Patent Litigation, Product Liability, Regulatory, and Transactional
National Guide: Southeast Asia - Life Sciences 2022 – Leading Lawyer for 2 consecutive years
“Benjamin Gaw drills deep into the issues to provide comprehensive and comprehensible advice.”
“Benjamin’s substantial experience in fund-raising in the health science space leads to winning outcomes.”
“Benjamin Gaw is “professional, calm and able to effectively manage counterparties in M&A transactions”, with sources further noting his deep regulatory understanding of the life sciences sector.”
“Benjamin Gaw is a top-tier lawyer, who is sought after for his expertise in M&A, joint venture transactions and restructurings.”
Benjamin Gaw is known as “a responsive and prompt advocate who gives clear advice and brings a calm and professional approach to matters”.
“First-class practitioner who expertly advises on complex issues”
“Benjamin Gaw is a well-regarded name in Singapore for patent disputes”.
“Held in high esteem for his excellence in joint ventures and M&A transactions in the life sciences sector”
“Extremely well informed of the needs of life sciences clients”
“Benjamin Gaw is recognised for his dynamic corporate and commercial practice, where he excels at handling a wide range of complex matters for clients in the life sciences sector.”
Benjamin Gaw of Drew & Napier is “precise, knowledgeable and extremely commercial” in his approach, and is “particularly god with biotechnology and high-tech issues associated with medical devices and medical systems”. Peers call him “efficient and always a delight to work with”.
“Clients “warmly endorse” Benjamin Gaw for his excellent work in the field of patent law. He is particularly well regarded for his deep knowledge life sciences and pharmaceutical regulation.”
“Benjamin Gaw is one of the region’s foremost lawyers in pharmaceutical and healthcare regulatory matters.”
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Life Sciences: Regulatory and Transactional 2013 - Leading lawyer for 3 consecutive years
Corporate Intellectual Property & Technology
Best Lawyers International: Singapore
Information Technology Law 2023 – Endorsed individual for 3 consecutive years
Asia IP Experts 2013 – 2017
Leading individual in Pharma & Biotech
Who’s Who Legal
Telecommunications Media & Technology 2016 – Leading Lawyer
Employment
Who’s Who Legal
Global Guide: Labour & Employment 2022 – Leading Lawyer for 10 consecutive years
National Guide: Southeast Asia – Labour, Employment & Employment 2022 – Leading Lawyer for 2 consecutive years
Pensions & Benefits 2015 – Leading Lawyer
“Benjamin Gaw applies his vast experience to complex employment disputes and advisory work spanning across multiple sectors.”
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
Employment 2023 – Recommended lawyer for 9 consecutive years
Fintech and Financial Services Regulation 2023 - Recommended lawyer
“Benjamin Gaw is always available and understands the issues well.”
“Benjamin Gaw is highly rated as a non-contentious employment specialist.”
““True subject matter expert” Benjamin Gaw is “practical and efficient, able to deliver timely and accurately pitched advice”
“Benjamin Gaw handles non-contentious work such as data protection, immigration and post-acquisition matters. He is praised for his ‘quick turnaround time’.”
Chambers Asia-Pacific
Employment 2023 – Band 3 for 3 consecutive years
Employment 2020 – Recognised Practitioner
"Their advice is always led by strong sense of commercial issues. This is definitely one of their greatest strengths. They do not advise in a vacuum - they are quick to pick up on commercial direction."
Benjamin understands the issues we're trying to deal with and offers succinct advice, giving the key points.
Very helpful and extremely responsive"
“Clients report that “the firm is very good to work with,” also highlighting the team's "knowledge and appropriate advice.””
“I find them very responsive and their written work is of a very high quality.”
"Extremely professional, sound advice and very prompt in serving their clients."
"I am continually impressed by their thoroughness."
Singapore Business Review
Singapore’s 70 most influential lawyers aged 40 and under in 2016 – Listed lawyer