Mr Zhihui Chen > Drew & Napier LLC > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Drew & Napier LLC Offices
10 COLLYER QUAY
#10-01 OCEAN FINANCIAL CENTRE
SINGAPORE 049315
Singapore
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Mr Zhihui Chen
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Director, Dispute Resolution
Career
Zhihui’s practice covers domestic and international commercial disputes, with a particular focus on those arising from construction, infrastructure, energy, offshore and marine projects. He is experienced in litigation, arbitration, and adjudication, as well as alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation.
Besides contentious matters, Zhihui also regularly advises clients on a range of transactional and advisory matters, including drafting and advising on contracts, employment matters, corporate restructuring, and general corporate and legal advisory work.
Zhihui is recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for International Arbitration (2023) and Construction (2025), where he is described as “a very solid construction disputes lawyer” and “always a phone call away to provide professional and sound advice”. He is also ranked as a Future Star in Construction by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific (2025).
Zhihui read law at the University of Southampton, graduating with First Class Honours. He was also the top student in his first and second year and the joint runner-up in the final year, and received several academic prizes, including for best dissertation, top student in contract law, and top student in equity and trusts. In addition to his legal expertise, he is also familiar with business, finance and accounting, having obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
He is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese.
Languages
English and Mandarin
Memberships
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
Education
- BBA, National University of Singapore (2012)
- LL.B (Hons), University of Southampton (2015)
- Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2017)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: local firms
- Data protection and cyber security: Local firms
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property: Local firms
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Private wealth and family law – local firms
- Projects and energy: local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: local firms
- Tax: local firms
- TMT: local firms
- White-collar crime - Local firms