The Legal 500

Within Local firms, Rodyk & Davidson LLP is a third tier firm,

At Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Doreen Sim’s ‘quick, attentive and thorough’ practice focuses on real estate finance, advising Asia Square Tower 2 Pte on the grant of $830m facilities by a syndicate of banks.

Within Local firms, Rodyk & Davidson LLP is a third tier firm,

Clients appreciate Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s ‘ability to guide discussion between parties’. S Sivanesan represented McAfee in its acquisition of TenCube. Gerald Singham and Sarah Choong represented Norwegian Apply and its subsidiary Apply Leirvik, in its $85.7m acquisition of the Aluminium Offshore group of companies.

Within Local firms, Rodyk & Davidson LLP is a third tier firm,

Rodyk & Davidson LLP wins praise for its ‘responsiveness and strong technical knowledge’. Herman Jeremiah is representing RBS against a collateral management provider. Lawrence Teh specialises in shipping cases. Lok Vi Ming SC and Low Chai Chong are representing Sands Spa against Marina Bay Sands in a multimillion-dollar High Court claim. The ‘professional, polished, calm and astute’ managing partner Philip Jeyaretnam SC is respected by peers and clients.

Within Local firms, Rodyk & Davidson LLP is a second tier firm,

Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s ‘attentive, prompt, knowledgeable and capable’ team advises on portfolio management, patent and trade mark registration and licensing. Practice head Lee Ai Ming defended Asahi Glass Company in a patent infringement action. Low Chai Chong is defending Reed Business and Street Directory against a copyright claim by Global Yellow Pages.

Within International arbitration, tier 5

Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s managing partner and chair of Maxwell Chambers, Philip Jeyaretnam SC, successfully represented an Indonesian mining and metals business in the fastest arbitration in the history of SIAC. He successfully represented PTG in the Court of Appeal regarding the decision to set aside an arbitration award. Herman Jeremiah and Lawrence Teh are recommended.

Within Legal market overview,

The local market is dominated by four preeminent law firms: Allen & Gledhill LLP, WongPartnership LLP, Drew & Napier LLC and Rajah & Tann LLP. While the latter two are particularly strong in litigation, strong transactional firms, notably Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Stamford Law Corporation and Rodyk & Davidson LLP lead the chasing pack. Specialist boutiques are increasingly involved in some of the biggest deals. Loo & Partners LLP is one such example. Asia Practice LLP and RHT Law LLP, the latter recently established an alliance with Taylor Wessing LLP, are breakway boutiques launched by high-profile partners from large local firms.

Within Local firms, Rodyk & Davidson LLP is a second tier firm,

Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s Herman Jeremiah and his team acted for ABN AMRO in the judicial management of Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of China Enersave Ltd (CEL), and the re-structuring of CEL.

Within Local firms, Rodyk & Davidson LLP is a second tier firm,

Rodyk & Davidson LLP represents developers and landowners in collective sale agreements, with Lee Liat Yeang representing the owners in the S$214m collective sale of Paramount Hotel & Shopping Centre. The ‘efficient, responsive and well-connected’ Norman Ho handles corporate real estate work. Lee Chau Hwei joined from Allen & Gledhill LLP.

Within Local firms, Rodyk & Davidson LLP is a second tier firm,

Rodyk & Davidson LLP represents international and local banks in transactional and contentious matters. Rodney Keong represented the provisional liquidators of China Sun Bio-Chem Techology Group in the High Court. Lawrence Teh successfully applied to the courts on behalf of Fortescue Metals Group to reverse the process of winding up its subsidiary FMG International Pte. Practice co-head Herman Jeremiah is ‘responsive and provides sound advice’.

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, Rodyk & Davidson LLP is a second tier firm,

Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s practice, co-headed by ‘highly qualified and responsive’ SIAC arbitrator Lawrence Teh and Janice Ngeow, handles ship finance work, cross-border corporate transactions and maritime disputes. Teh is advising Asiatic Shipping in a breach of charterparty claim against IRISL (Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines.

Within Local firms, Rodyk & Davidson LLP is a second tier firm,

Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s Gilbert Leong and his team advised MOH Holdings on the National Electronic Health Record system. Clients include Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC), the authority for the registration of .sg domain names.