Drew & Napier LLC

Dispute Resolution

Director, Dispute Resolution;
Co-Head, Investigations

Voon Jiet has over two decades of experience representing multinational corporations, financial institutions, statutory boards and individuals at all levels of the Singapore Court, including as lead counsel in the High Court, International Commercial Court and Court of Appeal. He has acted as both counsel and arbitrator in international arbitrations, and is on the Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s (SIAC) and the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association’s (JCAA) panel of arbitrators.

His disputes practice is diverse and spans a broad spectrum of litigation and arbitration matters. These include civil disputes relating to banking and finance, commercial contracts, company law, insolvency, professional negligence, complex tort, and employment.

Voon Jiet also specialises in regulatory and corporate fraud investigations, and has extensive experience in these matters across various industries, including telecommunications, media, energy, transport and finance. He has advised local and overseas entities on all aspects of such investigations, such as dawn raids, leniency applications, enforcement actions, appeals and judicial review proceedings.

Asia Pacific Legal 500 recommended Voon Jiet for dispute resolution, where he is described as “very knowledgeable” and “quick and makes the effort to understand clients’ business structures and objectives.” Who’s Who Legal described Voon Jiet as “an exceptional commercial litigator”. He is also recognised by Who’s Who Legal for investigations as an “intelligent and shrewd practitioner” who “provides strong attention to detail and excellent commercial advice”, and commended for “his expert handling of corporate fraud and regulatory investigations.”

Voon Jiet graduated with First Class Honours from the National University of Singapore, and holds a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School.

He is presently a co-author for the Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review on Civil Procedure, and has contributed to a number of prominent publications and textbooks on Singapore law.

Practice areas

Administrative & Public Law Asset Recovery Banking & Finance Commercial Litigation Competition Law & Regulatory Practice Corporate Litigation International Arbitration Investigations Medical Negligence SICC Expertise

English and Chinese

Member, Law Society of Singapore Member, Singapore Academy of Law Member, SIAC Panel of Arbitrators Member, JCAA Panel of Arbitrators Member, Inquiry Panel of the Law Society of Singapore Member, Criminal Law Advisory Committee (Hearing) Assessor, Panel of Assessors for COVID-19 Temporary Relief, Ministry of Law (2020 - 2022) Member, Professional Values Chapter of the Singapore Academy of Law Professional Affairs Committee (2010 - 2012)

LL.M., Harvard Law School (2010) LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore (2002) Admitted to the Singapore Bar in May 2003