Cavinder Bull

Born
EducationUniversity of Oxford (BA)
Harvard University (LLM)
OccupationLawyer
Years active1993–present
Known forCEO of Drew & Napier

Cavinder Bull SC is a Singaporean lawyer and the chief executive officer of the law firm Drew & Napier. He has served in this position since August 2017.[1] He has an active practice in complex litigation and international arbitration.[2]

Career

Bull graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (first class honours) in Jurisprudence from Trinity College, Oxford University in 1992, and was called to the Bar of England and Wales the next year.[3][4] He was ranked fourth in the Bar Exams; when he returned to Singapore, he topped the local Bar Exam.[3] He served as a Justices' Law Clerk to former Chief Justice Yong Pung How before joining Drew & Napier in 1994,[5] and left for Harvard Law School in 1995 on a Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship to pursue a Master of Laws.[3][4] He then passed the New York Bar Exams and joined Sullivan & Cromwell as a litigation associate.[3][6]

Bull re-joined Drew & Napier in late 1997 and was made a partner in 1998. He is involved in commercial litigation and is cited by Chambers Global and Asia Pacific Legal 500 as one of Singapore's top lawyers.[3][7] In 2008, he was appointed Senior Counsel, an accolade rarely accorded to those under 40 years of age.[8] Bull is also occasionally involved in academic writings, having written on subjects such as civil procedure.[9] He has sat on various review committees, such as one chaired by the Attorney-General in 2006 regarding the supply of foreign lawyers in Singapore.[10]

Bull sits on numerous professional bodies, including as Co-Chairman of the Singapore Exchange Disciplinary Committee, Vice-President of the SIAC Court of Arbitration, a member of the Governing Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration, and Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group.[11] Bull was also appointed to the Disciplinary Tribunal of the International Association of Athletics Federations[12] and also a member of the NUS Law Advisory Council.[13]

Other Appointments

Directorships

Personal life

Bull and his two elder sisters were raised single-handedly by his mother after his father died when he was 15 months old.[14] He studied at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.[15][16]

References

  1. hermes (7 August 2017). "On The Move". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. "Drew & Napier's Directors: Cavinder Bull, SC". www.drewnapier.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Cavinder Bull Archived 9 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, www.drewandnapier.com, accessed 7 January 2008.
  4. 1 2 THE SPECIAL ACADEMIC AWARDS 1995 PRESENTATION CEREMONY Archived 19 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, www.moe.gov.sg, 12 August 1995, accessed 7 January 2008.
  5. Wong, Karen, "Young Seniors", The New Paper, 6 January 2008.
  6. Candidates Who Passed The July 1996 NYS Bar Exam Archived 24 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, www.nylawyer.com, accessed 7 January 2008.
  7. Chambers Commentary — Dispute Resolution Archived 9 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine, www.chambersandpartners.com.
  8. Loh, Dominique, "Six appointed Senior Counsel at opening of Legal Year 2008", www.channelnewsasia.com, 5 January 2008, accessed 7 January 2008.
  9. Civil Procedure Archived 22 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, www.singaporelaw.sg, accessed 7 January 2008.
  10. Government Accepts Key Recommendations of the Third Committee on the Supply of Lawyers Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine, www.wwlegal.com, 17 August 2006, accessed 7 January 2008.
  11. "Cavinder Bull SIAC Profile" (PDF). Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
  12. "Members of the Joint Experts Team" (PDF).
  13. "NUS Law Advisory Council". law.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  14. Wong, Karen (6 January 2008). "Young Seniors - S'pore gets 6 new senior counsel" (PDF). The New Paper.
  15. "Page 4 Advertisements Column 2". Singapore Monitor. 8 August 1984. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  16. "Teachers take a close look at army life". The Straits Times. 27 August 1987. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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