| Indranee Rajah | |
|---|---|
| Indranee Rajah | |
| Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2001 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Majority | People's Action Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1963 |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Religion | Christian (Catholic) |
Indranee Thurai Rajah (Chinese: 英兰妮,Tamil: இந்திராணி இராஜா; born 12 April 1963) is a deputy speaker of the Parliament of Singapore. She represents the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency as a Member of the Parliament. She is affiliated with the People's Action Party.
Rajah is a director with the Singapore-based law firm Drew & Napier. She graduated from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law in 1986.
Rajah began her legal career in 1987 with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She joined Drew & Napier in 1988 and became the director in 2001. 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 by the Chief Justice of Singapore in January 2003.
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.