Drew & Napier LLC

Dispute Resolution

Director, Dispute Resolution

Yuan Kheng has an active practice in complex litigation and international arbitration involving sovereign States, multinational corporations, as well as high net-worth individuals. She regularly advises clients on a diverse range of matters relating to commercial contracts, corporate disputes, director / shareholder fights, tortious claims, competition law issues, infrastructure projects, trusts, investor-state disputes, banking and finance and regulatory actions.

Apart from maintaining an active litigation practice, Yuan Kheng has particular experience and interest in international arbitration, with many of her matters involving arbitrations under the auspices of the SIAC, ICC, ICSID and PCA. She also regularly appears before the Singapore Courts for arbitration-related Court proceedings, including the setting aside of arbitration awards as well as applications for urgent interim relief in support of arbitrations.

Yuan Kheng graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB (Hons) degree in 2013, and was placed on the Dean’s List during her time in law school. During her time on exchange, she represented Instituto de Empresa, a top graduate school located in Spain, in the prestigious 2011 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria.

She is also proficient in Mandarin Chinese.

Practice Areas

Administrative & Public Law Arbitration Banking & Finance Commercial Litigation Competition Law & Regulatory Practice Competition Law Practice (Disputes) Corporate Litigation Employment Financial Services Regulation International Arbitration Mediation Medical Negligence Public International Law Telecommunications, Media & Technology Wills, Probate and Estate Administration

English, Chinese

Member, Singapore Academy of Law Member, Law Society of Singapore Young MCIA Steering Committee (2023-2024) Tutor for the Preparatory Course leading to Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations

LL.B (Hons) National University of Singapore (2013) Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2014)