Premier Law is a Singapore-registered law practice that, since 2016, has operated in a Joint Law Venture with international firm RPC, delivering an integrated legal service under the name RPC Premier Law. The firm is committed to providing commercially focused legal solutions tailored to the distinct needs of its clients.
Operating from Singapore, one of the world's leading financial centres, Premier Law's team advises and acts for companies across the Asia Pacific region and beyond, supporting clients in local and regional markets including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan and Korea, as well as Hong Kong and Mainland China.
The firm's work spans complex corporate transactions and commercial agreements, media, technology and data law and digital challenges, and dispute resolution through contentious and regulatory matters. Premier Law draws on RPC's international expertise and resources alongside its own local market knowledge, aiming to deliver innovative legal solutions with a commercial approach across the region.
The firm's commercial team works for leading corporations across retail, tech, consumer and insurance sectors, chosen for commercial acumen, market insight and a practical, real-world approach to contracts, regulatory matters, IP, transactions and litigation. Premier Law also has a specialist commercial real estate team advising on the full lifecycle of a property, from relocating and leasing to sales and leasebacks and HQ establishment.
Premier Law is a Singapore-registered law practice built around a simple aim: to deliver commercially focused legal solutions tailored to each client's distinct needs. Since 2016, the firm has operated in a Joint Law Venture with international firm RPC, combining forces under the name RPC Premier Law.
Operating out of Singapore, one of the world's leading financial centres, Premier Law's team advises and acts for companies across the Asia Pacific region and beyond. The firm supports clients in local and regional markets including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan and Korea, as well as Hong Kong and Mainland China — giving it reach across some of the region's most active business environments.
As one of the few international firms in Singapore with the capability to advise on both local and cross-border matters, Premier Law provides an integrated, seamless legal service through RPC Premier Law. The structure draws together RPC's international expertise and resources with Premier Law's local market knowledge, aiming to produce innovative legal solutions with a genuinely commercial approach.
Premier Law's work spans complex corporate transactions and commercial agreements, expert guidance on media, technology and data law and digital challenges, and dispute resolution across contentious and regulatory matters. On the commercial side, the team works for leading corporations across retail, tech, consumer and insurance sectors, chosen for its commercial acumen, market insight and practical, real-world approach to contracts, regulatory issues, IP, transactions and litigation.
The firm also runs a specialist commercial real estate practice, advising on the entire lifecycle of a property. This includes working with landlords and corporate occupiers on relocations, sales and leasebacks, HQ establishment, and property management, offering a highly personalised service whether a client is managing a single premises or a wider property portfolio.
Premier Law's Singapore team is led by Navin Joseph Lobo, Managing Partner for Asia, alongside Partners Kenneth Leong and Nick Lauw, who heads Technology and IP for Asia. Between them, the leadership team covers the firm's core practice areas, from commercial transactions and real estate to technology, IP and dispute resolution.
Clients looking to discuss commercial, real estate, technology or dispute resolution matters can reach out directly to Premier Law's Singapore-based partners, each contactable by phone or through the firm's website. As part of the RPC Premier Law venture, the firm positions itself as a genuinely integrated option for businesses navigating both Singapore's domestic market and the wider Asia Pacific region.