Drew & Napier LLC

Tax & Private Client Services

Director, Tax & Private Client Services

Keith has wide-ranging experience in tax dispute resolution as well as tax transactional advisory matters spanning income tax, stamp duty and goods and services tax.

He has acted for clients at all levels of the tax dispute resolution process in Singapore, including the first-instance tribunals such as the Income Tax Board of Review and Valuation Review Board. He has also had the privilege of appearing before the High Court the Court of Appeal in several appeals.

Keith’s other key practice is advising on the tax implications of all manner of corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions; group restructuring exercises; capital reorganization and other finance exercises; and company re-domiciliation. The transactions Keith handles frequently have significant cross-border elements involving the consideration and application of Avoidance of Double Taxation Treaties. A particular area of Keith’s expertise is in the conduct of deep-dive group-wide tax due diligence as a preparatory step in a wide range of corporate exercises.

Keith also has experience in tax audit and investigation matters, and has assisted in the resolution of several such matters without criminal prosecution.

English

Member, Law Society of Singapore Member, Singapore Academy of Law

LL.B (Hons) National University of Singapore (2013) Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2014)