Dispute Resolution

Director, Dispute Resolution

Wendell is a highly respected civil and criminal lawyer. His civil-commercial practice includes contracts and commercial disputes, shareholder and director disputes, asset recovery work, medical negligence, product liability, and arbitration work. His criminal practice focuses on commercial and business crime, fraud, securities, corruption, corporate governance related offences and investigation work.

Wendell also regularly engages in regulatory and compliance advisory work, including anti-fraud and anti-bribery investigations work for multinational companies. He is on the panel of lawyers representing various embassies in Singapore, including those of the United States of America and Qatar.

Wendell is an experienced arbitration counsel who has acted as lead counsel in numerous disputes and international arbitrations under the rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

Wendell is a strong advocate of pro bono work and was one of the pioneer trainers for International Bridges to Justice, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Criminal Justice Training for ASEAN Countries in Singapore and Laos in 2011 and involving Myanmar in 2013. He is also a mentor with the Criminal Legal Aid Fellowship, Law Society of Singapore.

Wendell joined Drew & Napier in 2000, having spent three years as Deputy Public Prosecutor/ State Counsel with the Attorney General's Chambers.

Practice Areas:

Administrative & Public Law Arbitration Asset Recovery Commercial Litigation Competition Law & Regulatory Practice Corporate Litigation Crime Defamation Employment Family & International Personal Relationships International Arbitration International Trade Investigations Projects, Energy & Infrastructure Wills, Probate and Estate Administration

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Member of Penal Code Review Committee 2018, Ministry of Law Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore  Solicitor, England & Wales; Member of the Law Society of England & Wales Chairman, Criminal Practice Committee, Law Society of Singapore Immediate past Co-chairman, Legal Affairs Committee, American Chamber of Commerce, Singapore Panel member of US Embassy, Singapore’s list of attorneys Panel member of list of lawyers for Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Singapore Panel member of list of lawyers for Embassy of Sweden, Singapore List of lawyers for Embassy for the Republic of Indonesia, Singapore Panel Member, Lead Counsel, Supreme Court’s Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences Panel of Counsel for Disciplinary Matters, Law Society of Singapore  Member, International Bar Association Member, Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, Law Society of Singapore Mentor, Criminal Legal Aid Fellowship, Law Society of Singapore Panel Member, Investigation and Disciplinary Panel, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants Member, ASEAN Law Association Member, Business China, Singapore Member, Law Society of Singapore Member, Singapore Academy of Law Member, Selection Panel, School of Law, SIM University Member, Singapore Institute of International Affairs Member, Singapore Institute of Directors Immediate Past Advisor, Singapore Nightlife Business Association 

LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore (1997)  Gazetted as Deputy Public Prosecutor/ State Counsel Attorney-General’s Chambers, Singapore, 1997-2000 Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore Solicitor, England & Wales, 2002