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Gerald Singham is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson LLP's Corporate Practice Group.

Gerald's principal areas of practice are commercial and corporate law. Well versed in mergers and acquisitions, advisory and transaction work, Gerald has seen a broad range of domestic and offshore transactions, management style buy-outs, share and business acquisitions and divestitures, corporate rescues and restructures.

Gerald has extensive experience in advising foreign business and corporations aiming to invest in Singapore and works closely with the Singapore Economic Development Board ("EDB") - a Singapore government statutory board established to facilitate foreign investments in Singapore.

Gerald leads Rodyk's India Practice and advises clients on Indian investment law, and on the benefits of the Singapore-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement. He has advised on the establishment of wholly or partially foreign owned entities in India, joint ventures, acquisitions and divestments in India.

He is actively involved in community work including serving as a member of the National Crime Prevention Council and a member of the Casino Regulatory Authority, both appointments made by the Minister for Home Affairs. He was awarded the Public Service Medal (Pingkat Bakti Masyarakat) in 2006 and the Public Service Star (Bingtang Bakti Masyarakat) in 2009 by the President of Singapore in acknowledgement of his community work. He is Vice Chairman of OnePeople.sg which is a committee tasked to promote racial harmony in Singapore. He is appointed by the Minister for Law as a Master Mediator under the Community Meditation Centres Act. Gerald is also a member of the Promoting Singapore Law Committee under the auspices of the Singapore Academy of Law. Gerald was presented with the "Minister for Law Appreciation Award" in acknowledgment of his more than 10 years of service to the Ministry in service to the public.

Gerald holds the senior rank of Lieutenant Colonel in his National Service military duties and has been appointed to the Military Court of Appeal. For 2007, Gerald was awarded SAF NSman of the Year.

Gerald is a past president of the World Law Group, an international alliance comprising 12,000 lawyers from 48 law firms in over 40 commercial cities globally. He also serves as a director on the board of several companies.

Asialaw has recognised Gerald as a Leading Lawyer in 2006 to 2010 in the field of General Corporate Practice as well as a Leading Lawyer in 2009 for Mergers & Acquisitions.