Southeast Asia - Singapore

Drew & Napier LLC

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Drew & Napier LLC fields a 'competent, responsive, personable and collaborative' real estate team, which is well-known for handling a range of complex transactional work in the space. The group regularly handles high-value M&As, sales, and divestments for major domestic and international developers, REITs, and investment companies. Lau Sok Hiang has an impressive track record in advising on transactional matters concerning residential, commercial and industrial developments; she co-heads the practice with Ho Soo Lih, who focuses on corporate real estate work. April Mak is experienced in handling sales and purchases, leases, and development work.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very knowledgeable team and meticulous in their assessment of the deal.’

  • ‘Drew & Napier LLC has a team of very robust and competent lawyers to handle conveyancing matters. They are thorough and meticulous in their work.'

  • ‘Lau Sok Hiang is very meticulous and careful.'

  • ‘Professional, clear and quick turnaround time.'

  • ‘Extremely dedicated, and practical, willing to go the extra mile. ’

  • ‘Ho Soo Lih and his team are experienced and caring. They are willing to go extra mile to help their clients.'

  • ‘The team is very responsive to all queries, big or small. they respond quickly and efficiently to emails and phone calls. The service is top notch.’

  • ‘Competent, responsive, personable and collaborative.’

Key clients

  • CA Indosuez (Switzerland) SA, Singapore Branch
  • Citibank N.A.
  • Citibank Singapore Limited
  • CPF Board
  • dormakaba Production GmbH & Co. KG.
  • Far East Organisation
  • GuocoLand Limited
  • KOP Group Limited
  • Lucrum Capital Group
  • Markham Agro (19 HK) Pte. Ltd.
  • OCBC
  • Reignwood Group
  • Riway (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
  • Soilbuild Business Space REIT
  • Soilbuild Construction Group of Companies
  • UOB
  • UOL Group Limited
  • VP Bank Ltd
  • UBS Singapore

Work highlights

  • Advising a client on the acquisition of a Singaporean national monument, the House of Tan Yeok Nee.
  • Acting for a developer in the sale of units in the residential development project known as AMO Residence.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ho Soo Lih, Lau Sok Hiang

Other key lawyers

April Mak