Rodyk & Davidson
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| Headquarters | Polycentric - Singapore Office: Dentons Rodyk |
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| No. of offices | Over 200 |
| No. of attorneys | Over 200 |
| No. of employees | 450 |
| Major practice areas | Corporate, Finance, Intellectual Property & Technology, Litigation & Arbitration, and Real Estate |
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| Date founded | 1861 |
| Founder | Robert Carr Woods; James Guthrie Davidson |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | http://www.dentons.rodyk.com |
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP is one of Singapore's largest law firms, with around 200 lawyers who are qualified in various jurisdictions such as those of Singapore, Australia, England and Wales and India, and with offices in Singapore and Myanmar.
The firm is Singapore's first and oldest law practice and celebrated its 160th year as one of Singapore's largest full service law firms in 2021.[1] It traces its beginnings to the partnership of Woods & Davidson, founded by Robert Carr Woods and James Guthrie Davidson in 1861. After the death of Woods, Bernard Rodyk joined Davidson in 1877. The firm was renamed Rodyk & Davidson. The firm was the first foreign law office to be granted a license for Shanghai and established its Shanghai office in 1996.
They practice in corporate law, finance law, intellectual property & technology, litigation & arbitration, and real estate with a specialist practice in competition.
The firm is the sole Singapore member of the World Law Group[2] and the Pacific Rim Advisory Council,[3] both global legal networks.
History
[edit]The firm is registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, on and from April 2007.
In 2016, the firm integrated with global law firm Dentons and was renamed Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP. The tie-up, billed by the local media as "the biggest legal news in Singapore history by proponents" would create a combined entity that would have over 7,000 lawyers internationally.
Main Practice Groups
[edit]The firm specialises in the following areas:
- Corporate
- Finance
- Intellectual Property & Technology
- Litigation & Arbitration
- Real Estate
Notable lawyers and alumni
[edit]- Quentin Loh, SC, former Judge of the Appellate Division of the High Court of the Supreme Court of Singapore[4]
- Philip Jeyaretnam, SC, Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
- Edmund Leow, SC, Senior Partner and former Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
- Lok Vi Ming, SC, former Senior Partner.
- Robert Carr Woods, founding partner and first editor of the Straits Times.
- Howard Cashin, former Partner who was known as Singapore's top criminal lawyer at the time.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rodyk & Davidson LLP: Lawyers, Advocates & Solicitors". Rodyk.com. 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Pacific Rim Advisory Council". Prac.org. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "Quentin Loh Sze On SC". Duxton Hill Chambers (Singapore Group Practice). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Oral History: Development of Singapore's Legal System (Practitioners)". www.sal.org.sg. Retrieved 2024-08-15.