No. of lawyers 200 Founded 1861 | No. of offices 2 Date founded 1861 | |
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Major practice areas Corporate, Finance, Intellectual Property & Technology, Litigation & Arbitration, and Real Estate Founders James Guthrie Davidson, Robert Carr Woods | ||
Rodyk & Davidson LLP is Singapore's fourth largest law firm by headcount, with 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 Shanghai. 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.
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The firm enjoys the distinction of being Singapore's first and oldest law practice and celebrated its 150th year as one of Singapore's largest full service law firms in 2011.
The firm was the first foreign law office to be granted a license for Shanghai and established its Shanghai office in 1996.
The practice is strong in corporate, finance, intellectual property & technology, litigation & arbitration, and real estate with specialist practices in competition and maritime law.
The firm is the sole Singapore member of the World Law Group and the Pacific Rim Advisory Council, both global legal networks.
History
The firm is registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, on and from April 2007.
Main Practice Groups
The firm specialises in the following areas: