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Announcing the 2022 Best Lawyers in Singapore

The 2022 edition highlights Singapore’s leading lawyers across 46 practice areas, including 30 "Lawyer of the Year" honorees.

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Written by Best Lawyers

Published: April 14, 2021

Every year for 40 years we highlight the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession; completely unbiased legal referrals from the best attorneys in the world.

The Best Lawyers™ in Singapore for 2022 recognizes the professional excellence of more than 550 lawyers in 46 practice areas, including 30 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinguishment.

Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Our awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.

Publication Statistics

Here are highlights from the 2022 13th Edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Singapore:

  • 575 Lawyers Recognized
  • 132 Firms with Listed Lawyers
  • 46 Number of Practice Areas
  • 1 Metropolitan Area

Top 10 practice areas (by number of listed lawyers):

Top 10 most searched practice areas in Singapore in 2020 on bestlawyers.com:

Interested in seeing Best Lawyers honorees in Singapore? Search our best lawyers in Singapore page by location and specialty. You can also use our Find a Lawyer page to search for lawyers in other countries and practice areas.

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Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio

Mary McWilliams Dengler
Mary McWilliams Dengler
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Insurance
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Recognized since 2021 by
Mary McWilliams Dengler
Mary McWilliams Dengler

Mary McWilliams Dengler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants and Railroad Law. Mary McWilliams, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mary McWilliams is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic ...

Mary McWilliams Dengler
Mary McWilliams Dengler
Joseph A. Nigh
Joseph A. Nigh
The Nigh Law Group LLC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Family Law
Recognized since 2020 by
Joseph A. Nigh
Joseph A. Nigh

Joseph A. Nigh is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Joseph A., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joseph A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Joseph A. Nigh
Joseph A. Nigh
Jeffrey J. Patter
Jeffrey J. Patter
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law - Individuals
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Recognized since 2020 by
Jeffrey J. Patter
Jeffrey J. Patter

Jeffrey J. Patter is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Individuals and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jeffrey J., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeffrey J. Patter
Jeffrey J. Patter
Eric B. Kjellander
Eric B. Kjellander
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Construction Law
Recognized since 2024 by
Eric B. Kjellander
Eric B. Kjellander

Eric B. Kjellander is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Eric B., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eric B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Eric B. Kjellander
Eric B. Kjellander
David H. Thomas
David H. Thomas
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Recognized since 2011 by
David H. Thomas
David H. Thomas

Dave Thomas is a partner in Taft’s Compliance, Investigations, and White Collar Defense practice. He advises and represents companies, executives, public officials, health care providers, and other professionals who are the subject of state and federal investigations and prosecutions involving the United States Department of Justice and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, as well as county prosecutors throughout the state. He has defended clients in complex matters involving feder...

David H. Thomas
David H. Thomas
Lawyer of the Year Badge
David P. Meyer
David P. Meyer
Meyer Wilson Werning
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Litigation - Securities
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Specific Focus
Class Actions
Recognized since 2011 by
David P. Meyer
David P. Meyer

David P. Meyer is the founder and managing principal of the Meyer Wilson Werning law firm. David is a financial fraud attorney with more than twenty-five years’ of experience in federal and state trial courts and arbitration cases, representing clients from all over the world. David has the honor of winning a record-breaking $261 million class action jury verdict against Prudential Securities on behalf of 200 retirees. David filed the class action lawsuit back in 1999 when he was 29 yea...

David P. Meyer
David P. Meyer
Daniel Bryant
Daniel Bryant
Bryant Legal LLC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Recognized since 2024 by
Daniel Bryant
Daniel Bryant

Daniel Bryant is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Daniel, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Daniel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Daniel Bryant
Daniel Bryant
Lawyer of the Year Badge
Peter W. Hahn
Peter W. Hahn
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Recognized since 2017 by
Peter W. Hahn
Peter W. Hahn

Peter W. Hahn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law and Litigation - Construction. Peter W., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Peter W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Peter W. Hahn
Peter W. Hahn
Heather B. Sobel
Heather B. Sobel
Wolinetz, Horvath & Brown LLC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Family Law
Recognized since 2026 by
Heather B. Sobel
Heather B. Sobel

Heather B. Sobel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Heather B., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Heather B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Heather B. Sobel
Heather B. Sobel
Lawyer of the Year Badge
Marc J. Kessler
Marc J. Kessler
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Franchise Law
Litigation - Health Care
Specific Focus
Sports
Recognized since 2012 by
Marc J. Kessler
Marc J. Kessler

Marc J. Kessler is an experienced trial lawyer who is widely regarded as one of the nation’s preeminent business litigators. He has extensive experience with large scale, “bet-the-company” matters and is widely recognized for his ability to handle the most complex and critical litigation issues . Marc’s expertise includes complex commercial transactions, procurement, healthcare, trade secrets and non-competition, product liability, business torts, real estate, intellec...

Marc J. Kessler
Marc J. Kessler

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