Lawyers

Andrew Chua

Andrew Chua

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Associate Director, Dispute Resolution

Career

Andrew is an experienced and respected criminal defence, civil and commercial counsel.

He has an extensive criminal defence practice, which spans a wide spectrum of matters, including commercial, financial and business crime, money laundering, fraud and corruption, drug offences, physical and violent crimes and other miscellaneous offences.

His civil and commercial litigation practice includes advising and representing individuals in contractual and commercial disputes, asset recovery, negligence, cyber security and technology-related disputes.

With his experience in both criminal and civil litigation, Andrew also regularly advises and represents individuals and corporations in relation to investigations and regulatory matters.

Andrew graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2017. As an undergraduate, he participated in actively in local and international mooting competitions. Most notably, he was part of the team that reached the Quarterfinals of the prestigious Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in 2017, where he won Honourable Mentions in every category of award available.

In 2018, Andrew passed the Singapore Bar Examinations as joint-4th out of 658 candidates. He received two distinctions and was awarded Best Student in Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

Andrew has been with Drew & Napier since 2018, when he joined the firm as a trainee.

Languages

English, Chinese

Memberships

Council Member, Law Society of Singapore Council Representative, Regulatory Department (Law Society of Singapore) Council Representative, Mediation Committee (Law Society of Singapore) Council Representative, Foreign Lawyers Advisory Panel (Law Society of Singapore) Committee Member, Criminal Law Practice Committee (Law Society of Singapore) Former Counsel Representative / Present Committee Member, Young Lawyers Committee (Law Society of Singapore) Committee Member, Criminal Legal Aid Scheme Committee (Pro Bono SG) Member, Civil Legal Aid Means Test Panel (Ministry of Law) Member, Criminal Defence Aid Means Test Panel (Ministry of Law) Volunteer Counsel, Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS) Volunteer Counsel, Supreme Court’s Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences (LASCO) Member, Law Society of Singapore Member, Singapore Academy of Law

Education

LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore (2017) Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2018)