Drew & Napier LLC is best known for project financing, acquisition financing, and real estate and construction financing. It has continued to advise on a number of headline acquisition and project financings, along with syndicated loans, green financings and sustainability-linked loans, and substantial real estate financings. The firm has a major presence in debt restructurings and represents a range of local and international banks, multilateral development banks, national agencies, and local and multinational corporates. Pauline Chong is a leader in the practice with an established record in syndicated and bilateral loans, and project financings. Renu Menon is also noted for bilateral and syndicated loans, acquisition financings and debt restructurings. May Ng and Eleanor Pang are also senior members of the department.

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  • ‘The team is commercial and trained to think from first principles ,which makes them effectively innovative in addressing and understanding client needs.’

  • ‘Renu Menon is technically sound and extremely commercial.’

  • ‘Drew Napier has been an excellent help, a wonderful source of guidance and legal advice.'

  • ‘Both Renu Menon and Benjamin Gaw are professional, insightful and patient in their consult and advice.’

  • ‘Sound technical knowledge with easy-to-understand legal advice always provided.’

  • ‘Astute is the one word to describe Pauline Chong. Pauline is intelligent and commercially minded when attending to a query.'

  • ‘Benjamin Gaw is a knowledgeable lawyer and good communicator. Able to break down complex legal issues into smaller, bite-sized problems and explain it in plain language to non-legal persons.'

  • ‘The team is always responsive and proactive and able to liaise effective with various stakeholders to achieve an optimal outcome. In our dealing with the team, we are able to see the team's creativity and innovative solutions that makes the practice unique and differentiated from other practices.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Pauline Chong, Renu Menon

Other key lawyers

May Ng, Eleanor Pang, Benjamin Gaw