Ong Sim Ho

Deputy CEO, Drew & Napier LLC;
Director, Tax & Private Client Services

Sim Ho is the Deputy CEO and a Director in the Tax & Private Client Services practice. Sim Ho began his tax law career with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore where he advised the Authority principally on Corporate Income Tax, Goods and Services Tax, and tax treaty negotiations.

Sim Ho is dual-qualified as a lawyer and Chartered Accountant. He is a barrister of England and Wales, called by Lincoln’s Inn, and an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant in Singapore, member of the Singapore Institute of Directors, an Accredited Tax Advisor for Income Tax and GST of the Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals, an Alumni Advisory Board member at the Nanyang Business School, NTU, and a member of the Valuation Review Board. Sim Ho also sits on the boards of AIA Singapore Pte Ltd.

Sim Ho’s forte lies in the truly multi-disciplinary approach that he brings to his cases. His approach incorporates legal, finance, risk governance, and accounting perspectives. Sim Ho is also well recognised by clients and peers for his critical and rigorous legal analysis and conceptual thinking towards problem solving. During the past 20 years, he has built a substantive practice-focus in tax litigation and dispute resolution. He also has expertise in oil and gas matters. Clients appreciate his willingness to make judgment calls when it comes to grey areas, as well as his extensive industry experience and commercial perspective.

• Member, Law Society of Singapore
• Member, Singapore Academy of Law
• Member, Singapore Institute of Directors
• Member, Alumni Advisory Board at the Nanyang Business School, NTU
• Member, Valuation Review Board
• Fellow Chartered Accountant, Singapore
• Principal Examiner, Taxation, Foreign Practitioners Examination, Singapore Institute of Legal Studies
• Member, Board of Directors of AIA Singapore Pte Ltd

• LL.B. (Hons) (London) (1993)
• B.Acc (Hons), Nanyang Technological University of Singapore (1993)
• Barrister-at-law, Lincoln's Inn
• Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore
• Accredited Tax Advisor for Income Tax and GST of the Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals
• Fellow Chartered Accountant, Singapore