Daniel Cai

Daniel Cai is a Director in the Dispute Resolution practice at Drew & Napier, focusing on complex civil litigation and international arbitration. He handles a wide range of disputes, including those arising from construction, banking and finance, infrastructure projects, and corporate and commercial matters.

He has acted for multinational corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals at all levels of the Singapore Courts and in international arbitrations. Notable matters include acting for a homeowner in a claim against a property developer for serious defects in a Sentosa Cove bungalow, with the decision reported at [2019] SGHC 175; acting in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning a multi-jurisdiction distribution agreement involving a major apparel company; and acting as lead counsel in a S$1.6 billion claim against the former editor of The Straits Times concerning breach of contract, oppression and conspiracy.

Daniel holds an LL.B (Hons) from the National University of Singapore (2009) and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2010. He has been appointed by the Honourable the Chief Justice as a member of the Inquiry Panel under the Legal Profession Act and is an author of Singapore Civil Procedure, published by Sweet & Maxwell.