Desmond Chng

Desmond Chng is a Director in the Dispute Resolution practice group at Drew & Napier, focusing on commercial and corporate dispute resolution. He represents clients in international and domestic arbitration, litigation, and mediation, handling a broad range of matters including commercial contracts, employment, insurance, landlord and tenant, sale of goods, and shareholder disputes.

He advises multinational corporations, government-linked entities, financial institutions, senior executives, and high-profile individuals across sectors including insurance, banking and finance, real estate, manufacturing, FMCG, technology and e-commerce, sports, entertainment and hospitality, aviation, energy, healthcare, and media. Notable matters include acting as counsel before the Singapore High Court to strike out a wrongful dismissal claim and obtaining the first reported extended civil restraint order in Singapore (Joseph Clement Louis Arokiasamy v Singapore Airlines Ltd); representing an electronics manufacturer in an SIAC arbitration in a dispute arising from the design, development and manufacturing of a smartphone; and representing a leading international insurer in an SIAC arbitration in a dispute arising from the termination of a long-term bancassurance distribution agreement.

Desmond holds an LL.B (Hons) from the National University of Singapore and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2016.

He volunteers with the Ministry of Law Legal Aid Bureau and the Law Society Pro Bono Services.