Singapore | Drew shines with 11 Tier-1 practice areas and 108 lawyer recommendations in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025

Drew & Napier upholds our legacy of excellence in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, earning 108 lawyer recommendations and securing 11 Tier-1 practice area rankings.

This year, we have been highlighted as one of the eight best performing law firms in the Singapore jurisdiction, based on aggregated rankings across all practice areas. We are also one of two Singapore firms who are honoured with the Client Satisfaction accolade, a new award that recognises exceptional service and client satisfaction in the legal industry.

Our top-ranked practices include Dispute Resolution (26 consecutive years), Intellectual Property (26 consecutive years), Restructuring and Insolvency (14 consecutive years), Labour and Employment (10 consecutive years), Antitrust and Competition (9 consecutive years), Private Wealth and Family Law (9 consecutive years), Tax (5 consecutive years), Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) (2 consecutive years), Projects and Energy (2 consecutive years), White-Collar Crime (2 consecutive years), and Data Protection and Cyber Security.

We lead the field with the most ranked lawyers in Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, Labour & Employment and Private Wealth and Family Law, respectively. We are also highly ranked in 20 practice areas overall, including Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Construction, Corporate and M&A, Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory, International Arbitration, Investment Funds, Real Estate, and Indonesia.

Six distinguished Drew lawyers are honoured in the Hall of Fame, a recognition reserved for those considered at the pinnacle of the legal profession and consistently ranked as Leading Individuals by The Legal 500 over the years. They are: 
 
Cavinder Bull, SC for Dispute Resolution; and International Arbitration
Sushil Nair and Blossom Hing, SC for Restructuring and Insolvency
Tony Yeo for Intellectual Property
Lim Chong Kin for Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT)
Ong Ken Loon for Tax 

We are also proud to announce that 20 Drew lawyers have been recognised in the rankings across various practice areas for the first time this year, among whom are three Senior Associates. 

In addition, 14 lawyers are named Leading Individuals for their longstanding reputations and outstanding leadership in their fields. Eight emerging leaders are highlighted Next Generation Partners, with their clients and peers commending their contributions to a variety of significant matters. 

The following lawyers are ranked as Recommended individuals.

 
Drew Network Asia (DNA)

We are also pleased to share that Drew Network Asia (DNA) partner firms, Makarim & Taira S. from Indonesia, Shearn Delamore & Co. from Malaysia, Martinez Vergara & Gonzalez Sociedad (MVGS) from the Philippines, and Tilleke & Gibbins, with offices in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam are excellently profiled in the latest Legal 500 Asia Pacific results.

Makarim & Taira S. is ranked in 10 practice areas, with Labour and Employment, and Projects and Energy in Tier 1. The firm has 15 recognised lawyers, with three Hall of Fame and two Leading Individuals rankings. 

Shearn Delamore & Co. is ranked Tier 1 in nine out of 12 practice areas. These are Antitrust and Competition, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Labour and Employment, Intellectual Property, Real Estate and Construction, Shipping, and Tax. Thirty-five lawyers are ranked, with 12 partners recognised in the Hall of Fame and nine partners ranked as Leading Individuals.

MVGS has 10 ranked practices, with six standing out in Tier 1. They are Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Labour and Employment, Projects and Energy, and Real Estate and Construction. Of the 14 recognised lawyers, one is in the Hall of Fame and six are Leading Individuals.

Across the five jurisdictions Tilleke & Gibbins is represented in, the firm is ranked Tier 1 in 10 practice areas. These are Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, and TMT for Thailand, Data Protection, Intellection Property, TMT, and Labour and Employment for Vietnam, and Corporate and M&A for Myanmar. Tilleke & Gibbins is also ranked as a leading firm in Laos. Seventy-seven of the firm’s lawyers are ranked, including three Hall of Fame and nine Leading Individual recognitions.

About Legal 500 

The Legal 500 is one of the largest-circulating and most reputable legal ranking publications in the world. Their team of researchers conduct thousands of interviews with lawyers and their clients worldwide and analyse editorial submissions to identify the world’s best lawyers and legal practices.