Mr Javier Yeo > Drew & Napier LLC > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Drew & Napier LLC Offices
10 COLLYER QUAY
#10-01 OCEAN FINANCIAL CENTRE
SINGAPORE 049315
Singapore
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Mr Javier Yeo
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Work Department
Intellectual Property; Dispute Resolution
Position
Director, Intellectual Property & Dispute Resolution
Career
Javier specialises in intellectual property dispute resolution. He has acted for many clients across different industries such as the pharmaceutical, chemical and mechanical engineering as well as semiconductor industries in trademark and patent matters.
Javier is ranked a “Rising Star” for Intellectual Property for three consecutive years since 2022 by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. He was also named the regional Rising Star of the Year at the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023.
Apart from his intellectual property practice, Javier has also practised in a wide array of commercial matters including company law, contract law, defamation and employment law, for both international and local clients.
Counsels that have worked with him have described him as a “superb lawyer whose work in this complex case has been nothing short of amazing” and was also commended for “acquir[ing] an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the very challenging technical aspects of the disputes and of the volumes of evidence”.
Clients have described Javier as “very smart, quick and efficient” and that his “work rate is simply outstanding”.
Languages
English, Chinese
Memberships
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
- Member and Convenor of the Sports Committee, Law Society of Singapore
Education
- LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore
- Admitted to the Singapore Bar in August 2016
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Intellectual property: Local firms
(Rising stars)Praised as ‘one of the biggest and best IP practices in Singapore’, Drew & Napier LLC is a regional leader in trade marks, patents and design filings, advising on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious IP matters, with demonstrable experience in IP litigation, copyright issues, licensing, franchising, related transactions, and IP monetisation. ‘A seasoned IP litigator’, Tony Yeo leads the department alongside directors Yvonne Tang, a trade marks and copyright infringement specialist, Siau Wen Lim, who advises on IP-related transactions and regulatory mandates, and IP litigator Meryl Koh. Other key contacts in the group include Javier Yeo and Teo Xuan Lang.
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