Davinder Singh (lawyer)

Davinder Singh Sachdev s/o Amar Singh SC (born 1 August 1957), more commonly known simply as Davinder Singh, is a Singaporean lawyer and former politician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Toa Payoh division of Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 1988 and 1991 and the Toa Payoh East division of Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC between 1997 and 2006.

Singh has worked at the law firm Drew & Napier for 37 years, spending 17 years as its chief executive officer, and the last two as executive chairman. In 2019, Singh left Drew & Napier to start his own law firm, Davinder Singh Chambers. Singh is widely regarded as Singapore's top litigator, he is best known for representing Singapore prime ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Lee Hsien Loong in civil lawsuits, as well as acting for Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) in the National Kidney Foundation scandal. More recent cases Singh has been involved in, include the Iswaran corruption court proceedings, the trial involving the founder of Hin Leong Lim Oon Kuin and the ongoing criminal trial involving Hyflux founder Olivia Lum, and the ongoing defamation suits against Terry Xu by Ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng.

In 1997, Singh was appointed to the first batch of Senior Counsels (SCs) in Singapore. He is the Chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

Singh has been widely acknowledged as Singapore's top litigator and being without peer. Amongst the many honours and accolades he has received include winning the ALB South East Asia "Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year" award twice and being the first lawyer from the Asia-Pacific region to be inducted into the Benchmark Litigation Hall of Fame. Some others have called him "legendary" and "the best cross-examiner in Singapore".

In 2025, Singh was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Singapore Government.

Singh has two sons, who work in his Chambers.