Singapore | Drew & Napier’s regional excellence in Chambers Global 2026 rankings

Drew & Napier continue our momentum in securing top-tier international recognition with a total of 32 practice and lawyer recognitions in the 2026 Chambers Global rankings.

Our cross border expertise across various practices is underscored by the accolades in this guide.

The firm continues to be ranked among leading firms for International & Cross-Border Capabilities (Singapore & South East Asian Firms), marking our eighth consecutive year. Highlighting our strength, a client noted, “The team not only demonstrate strong expertise in Singapore, but they work seamlessly with local counsel in other jurisdictions to ensure everything remains well coordinated and under control.”

The firm is ranked in 11 categories in the Global guide this year.

Our regional capabilities are lauded in the following 6 categories.

1. Asia Pacific Region - Data Protection – Asia Pacific,
2. Asia Pacific Region: Arbitration (International),
3. India: Dispute Resolution,
4. Indonesia: Corporate & Finance (International Firms),
5. Banking & Finance: (Foreign Expertise: Indonesia), and
6. Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Foreign Expertise) – India.

In addition, Drew maintains our disputes prowess on the domestic front, with a Band 1 ranking for the 20^th year in Singapore: Dispute Resolution (Litigation), an Elite positioning in Singapore: Dispute Resolution (Arbitration), Singapore – Banking & Finance (Domestic), and Singapore – Corporate/M&A (Domestic).

In total, Drew garnered 21 lawyer recognitions.

• Global Market Leaders: Arbitration (International) – Cavinder Bull, SC
• China: Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) (International Firms) – Randolph Khoo
• Singapore - Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Foreign Experts) – Randolph Khoo
• India: Dispute Resolution (Desk based abroad in Singapore) – Cavinder Bull, SCand Mahesh Rai
• Singapore: Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) – Jimmy Yim, SC, Cavinder Bull, SC, and Mahesh Rai
• Singapore: Dispute Resolution (Litigation)– Jimmy Yim, SC, Cavinder Bull, SC, Randolph Khoo, Blossom Hing, SC, Mahesh Rai and Adam Maniam
• Singapore: Banking & Finance (Domestic) – Pauline Chong
• Singapore: Banking & Finance (Regulatory) – Grace Chong
• Singapore: Corporate/M&A (Domestic) – Steven Lo, Tan Teng Sen, Jon Nair and Gary Pryke
• Singapore: Dispute Resolution (Most in Demand Arbitrators) – Cavinder Bull, SC

We celebrate alongside our Drew Network Asia partner firms, as the network has also been ranked for the first time by Chambers Asia-Pacific in the Leading Law Firm Networks: Asia Pacific Region category.

Makarim & Taira S. from Indonesia is ranked in Corporate/M&A and Projects & Energy, with five lawyer recognitions while Shearn Delamore & Co. from Malaysia is ranked in Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets and Corporate/M&A, with three lawyer recognitions.

Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad (MVGS), from the Philippines are also ranked in Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Capital Markets and Corporate/M&A, while Tilleke & Gibbins is ranked in eight practice areas – General Business Law (for Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar), Corporate/M&A (for Thailand and Vietnam), Banking & Finance (Thailand) Projects & Energy (Thailand) and Myanmar: General Business Law: International Firms, with five lawyer recognitions.

These latest accolades build on our success in the recent Chambers Asia Pacific 2026 and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings, released in December 2025 and January 2026 respectively.