Ms Meryl Koh > Drew & Napier LLC > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Drew & Napier LLC
10 COLLYER QUAY
#10-01 OCEAN FINANCIAL CENTRE
SINGAPORE 049315
Singapore

Work Department

Intellectual Property; Dispute Resolution

Position

Director, Intellectual Property;
Director, Dispute Resolution

Career

Meryl is a litigator and a Director in both the Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property departments.

Meryl graduated with a double degree, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) (Distinction) from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia in 2007.

Meryl was admitted as an Australian Lawyer in 2008. She joined Drew & Napier in 2008 as an International Lawyer and was called to the Singapore Bar in January 2011.

Meryl’s principal areas of practice are general civil and commercial litigation, and intellectual property litigation. She has assisted in many complex matters including numerous patent infringement cases as well as civil and commercial cases involving contractual disputes, defamation, breach of director’s duties and employment law.

Practice Areas:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Litigation
  • Defamation
  • Employment
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Intellectual Property

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Member of the Law Society of Singapore
  • Member of the Academy of Law

Education

  • LL.B / B.Com (Accounting) (Distinction), University of New South Wales, Australia (2007)
  • Admitted as an Australian Lawyer in the Supreme Court of New South Wales (2008)
  • Admitted to the Singapore Bar in (2011)

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Intellectual property: Local firms

(Next Generation Partners)

Meryl KohDrew & Napier LLC

Drew & Napier LLC showcases a range of expertise across contentious and non-contentious IP matters, demonstrating proficiency in handling a project across the full life cycle, including conducting searches to advising on the eligibility of a mark to be registered to advising on the optimal monetisation strategy, drafting and filing a mark to be registered to the final point of potential litigation proceedings. Showcasing multi-jurisdictional capabilities, the team’s contentious work portfolio spans, passing off actions,  opposition proceedings, and actions for breach of distribution, licensing, and franchise agreements. Given the sizeable offering of the firm, the team is led by four partners – Tony Yeo with extensive experience in IP litigation and enforcement, Yvonne Tang who has a varied practice encompassing both contentious and non-contentious matters, notably, copyright infringement and passing off. Also sporting a varied practice, Lim Siau Wen handles contentious and non-contentious IP matters with a particular focus on portfolio management and regulatory advice, while Meryl Koh specialises in IP litigation.