Indranee Rajah (born 1963 as Indranee Thurai Rajah) is one of two Deputy Speakers of the Parliament of Singapore

Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore

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. She is a Singapore

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an Member of Parliament

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, representing Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency

Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency

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. Rajah is affiliated with the People's Action Party

People's Action Party

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. She is a Director with the law firm Drew & Napier

Drew & Napier

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, having graduated from the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore

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 in 1986. She is an ethnic Chindian

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, mixed with both Chinese and Tamil ancestry.

Legal Practice

Rajah worked for Freshfields Drew & Napier between 2001 and 2007. She is a litigator and has an active court practice as advocate and a solicitor. She specialises in cross-border dispute resolution. She was appointed Senior Counsel

Senior Counsel

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 by the Chief Justice of Singapore

Chief Justice of Singapore

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in January 2003.

Recognition

Indranee specialises in cutting through Gordian Knots and helping clients achieve their objectives within the framework of the law. She has consistently been recognized by Asia Pacific Legal 500 for her Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration practice. She has been named as a Leading Individual in the field of Dispute Resolution in the 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 editions. She is noted for being well-regarded for her responsive handling of cases (2002/2003 edition) and an excellent litigator who draws praise from clients and arbitrators alike for efficiency, courtesy and knowledge (2004/2005 edition). In the field of International Arbitration, she is described as being very highly-regarded (2005/2006 edition), well-organised and very impressive in terms of analytical skills (2008/2009 edition),affable and good on her feet (2009/2010 edition) and tenacious and strategic (2010/2011 edition).

Indranee has also been named as a leading lawyer by Best Lawyers International: Singapore and 2009 Best Lawyers Annual Guide to Litigation & ADR. In Best Lawyers International: Singapore, Indranee was also named as a leading lawyer for both the Litigation and Arbitration & Mediation categories in 2008 and 2009.