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 insurance offering debuts in our table with a strong showing. The 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. One recent update is Dentons’ alliance with Filipino law firm, PJS Law. 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 Teh and senior counsel Edmund Leow.
Work highlights
Representing H Lundbeck in a patent infringement dispute against Zyfas to restrain the registration of its product.
Key clients
Merck Sharp & Dohme, Towa Corporation, Swinkels Family Brewers.
Work highlights
Successfully represented PNG Sustainable Development Program by having the plaintiff’s claim struck out in relation to payment of its long-term fund for control over the client’s assets of $1.65 billion.
Key clients
Enemalta, Engine Holdings Asia, PNG Sustainable Development Program, QBE Insurance, UniCredit Bank.
Work highlights
Advising Perpetual Asia, the trustee for the holders of the Perpetual Securities in the restructuring of Hyflux.
Key clients
Grant Thornton Singapore, JK Medora & Co, Kovan Treasure, L&M Foundation Specialist, Pacific Radiance, Sky Smart Ventures, UHP Holdings.
Work highlights
Acted for OCBC on its voluntary conditional cash offer for all the issued and paid-up ordinary shares in the share capital of Hwa Hong Corporation, valued at around $200 million.
Key clients
Element Materials Technology, Genera Group Holdings, Hyphens Pharma International, Mobile TeleSystems, OPIS, PerkinElmer, SK Global Entertainment.
Work highlights
Represented HSBC Institutional Trust Services on the issue of green fixed-rate notes due 2029 under the S$7 billion ($5.2 billion) Euro medium term securities programme established by the issuer.
Key clients
Boustead Projects, Digo Corporation, Onstar Express, Validus Capital, Vertex Venture Holdings.
Work highlights
Advised Denka Chemical Holdings Asia on competition laws, in particular on its vertical relationships with its distributors, on preparing an internal competition compliance manual, and conducting a competition compliance training session.
Key clients
Gojek Singapore, Singapore Poultry Hub, Tech Data Corporation, Tolaram Group.
Work highlights
Advised the lender in the grant of a more than $1 billion bridge loan facility to SATS to finance its acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services, the world’s largest cargo handler.
Key clients
CIMB, Citibank, DBS, HSBC, ING Bank, Maybank, OCBC.
Work highlights
Defending Jurong Primewide in a suit filed by the plaintiff, Crescendas Bionics, which is claiming loss and damages against the client arising from delays to the construction of the project at Biopolis, as well as disputed various contractual provisions.
Key clients
Comfort Management, Kovan Treasure, Luxury Green Development, Singapore Island Country Club
Work highlights
Acted for Pacific Radiance in its consensual debt restructuring with the E-Nav Offshore Mexico S de RL de CV, which involved inter alia the disposal of 33 vessels to E-Nav in exchange for consensual discharge of $200 million secured indebtedness.
Key clients
Bulk Trident Shipping, Enemalta, Hong Leong Finance, Pavilion Energy.
Work highlights
Acted for Ronny Chin Architects, a well-known architectural firm in Singapore, in a High Court suit concerning alleged water leakage defects that required consideration of technical expert evidence pertaining to the design of penthouses in Singapore.
Key clients
AIG, AXA, Chubb, Lockton, MS First Capital Insurance, QBE Insurance.
