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Drew & Napier LLC Offices

Drew & Napier LLC
10 COLLYER QUAY
#10-01 OCEAN FINANCIAL CENTRE
SINGAPORE 049315
Singapore
Visit website 65 6535 0733

Mr Wendell Wong

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+65 6531 2496 wendell.wong@drewnapier.com View profile

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Director, Dispute Resolution

Career

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

Languages

English

Memberships

  • 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 

Education

  • 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

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms

(Leading individuals)

Wendell Wong  – Drew & Napier LLC

Drew & Napier LLC’s workload includes cross-border investigatory matters, covering bribery, fraud, anti-money laundering, whistle-blower complaints and financial services offences and regulations. The ‘highly skilled and collaborative’ practice represents a number of leading financial institutions, listed companies, multinational corporations, boards of directors, and high-profile individuals, frequently advising on defence and prosecution cases. The team is also noted for its work in cross-border FCPA investigations involving US authorities, alongside cases involving dawn raids undertaken by public authorities. Wendell Wong, a highly reputable civil and criminal lawyer with former public prosecution experience, co-heads the team alongside Chia Voon Jiet, a specialist in competition and regulatory investigations. Cavinder Bull is noted for his expertise in sensitive corporate investigations, while Jimmy Yim and Mahesh Rai bring standout experience in disputes. Gary Low advises on criminal defence and investigatory matters, and Adam Maniam is another key contact in the group.

Singapore > Dispute resolution: local firms

Drew & Napier LLC, as a Big Four Singapore law firm, is widely recognised as a dispute resolution powerhouse, having an unrivalled depth of bench and more leading practitioners than any other firm in the jurisdiction. It devotes considerable resources to dispute resolution pursuits and is frequently selected to represent parties in the biggest and most complex cases. Over the 12-month research period, the firm handled litigation matters with a total value exceeding $16bn. It has seen its director (partner equivalent) ranks grow by 10%, continues to expand both its presence in regional disputes and its international client base, and continues to grow its arbitration-related practice. Among a multitude of headline and seminal cases, the firm acted for Hin Leong’s judicial managers in the largest reported fraudulent trading case in Singapore, seeking recovery of over $3.5bn from the directors of the company. CEO Cavinder Bull SC, who is ‘simply superb as a legal adviser, advocate and person’, is at the pinnacle of the profession, having been one of few senior counsels to be appointed before the age of 40, back in 2008. Siraj Omar SC and Randolph Khoo are also outstanding practitioners, along with seasoned practitioner and firm chairman Jimmy Yim SC, also elevated to senior counsel before turning 40 in 1998. Mahesh Rai, Kelvin Tan, Blossom Hing, Wendell Wong and Gary Low act for private clients as well as companies in the advertising, tech, transport and financial industries. Kevin Lee has joined Twenty Essex in Singapore.

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