Dentons Rodyk & Davidson is one of Singapore’s largest full-service firms, stacked with notable partners who are experts in their fields. The firm has stellar banking, construction, disputes, competition and technology and telecommunications practices. This year its shipping , capital markets and restructuring and insolvency practices move up one tier in the rankings. The firm’s combination with Dentons, the largest law firm in the world, provides clients with an extensive network of global experts from over 200 offices around the world in more than 80 countries.
Partners to note include banking specialist Doreen Sim, M&A partner Eng Leng Ng, IP specialists Ai Ming Lee and I-An Lim, insurance director Edric Pan, projects expert Joo Thye Tan, disputes specialist Lawrence The, and senior counsel Edmund Leow.
Work highlights
Represented Westpac Banking Corporation on an update of its $70 billion programme for the issuance of debt instruments and $40 billion global covered bond programme.
Key clients
Boustead Projects, Digo Corporation, HSBC Institutional Trust Services, Prime Partners Corporate Finance, Prometheus, RBC Investor Services, Validus Capital, Vertex Venture Holdings
Work highlights
Advised Straits Developments Private on its new investment products which relate to fractionalised properties.
Key clients
Boulevard Development, DBS Bank, Jurong Port Tank Terminals, Lakeside Residential, OCBC
Work highlights
Acted for the state of Sri Lanka in the Singapore courts in an action against six defendants who are the owning interests of a Singapore-registered vessel known as the X-Press Pearl.
Key clients
Bulk Trident Shipping, INEOS Styrolution Korea, WEM-3
Work highlights
Advised Union Investment Real Estate in the sale of VisonCrest Commercial, a grade-A office building. This was the largest office deal in 2023.
Key clients
City Developments, Evermega Investment Holdings, Mezzo Development, Sim Lian Group, Smartisan Development, UOL Property Investments, Wingcrown Investment
