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China Practice




"...[Rodyk] offers expertise on a range of corporate matters, both local and regional... the firm draws particular respect for its "strong capabilities when it comes to China, Indonesia and India.""
- Chambers Asia, 2008

Rodyk's China Practice, one of largest amongst Singapore law firms, represents clients in all aspects of their investments and businesses into and out of China. Our team operates seamlessly from our offices in Singapore and Shanghai.

Rodyk's Shanghai office was the first to be established by a Singapore law firm in 1996 by HelenYeo & Partners, which subsequently merged with Rodyk & Davidson. The operation of Rodyk's Shanghai office for more than a decade demonstrates the firm's enduring commitment to our clients in this region. Our China Practice has grown substantially over the years as Rodyk continues to serve as trusted legal and business advisor to businesses in China.

Our experience spans many industry sectors, including oil & gas, petrochemicals, power, telecommunications & technology, mining, airports, utilities, water, rail, paper & real estate. We have strong corporate finance capability and transactional experience in acquisitions into China, outbound investments from China, and listings on the Singapore Exchange of Chinese owned businesses.

Rodyk provides comprehensive legal solutions, covering a wide array of issues, from structuring and inception of a project through to commercial operations. Our expertise covers legal advice, establishment of companies, transactional structuring, re-structuring of foreign investments in China, merger and acquisition involving Chinese entities, joint ventures, on-site due diligence of Chinese companies and their assets, equity and debt capital market financing, as well as financing work (procuring financing and refinancing), drafting and negotiating financing, security and project documentation, managing performance risks and using credit enhancements to improve structural credit and to shift counterparty risks.

We have a large bilingual team of lawyers, executives, Chinese qualified legal practitioners and certified legal translators in Singapore and Shanghai who can advise, negotiate and draft legal documents in English and Chinese. With our working knowledge and experience acquired over a decade in China, our team has excellent collaborative relationship and connection with Chinese law firms, government officials and other professionals & service providers.

Our lawyers regularly advise on multi-jurisdictional intellectual property issues, cross border dispute resolution & management, including litigation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution methods. We have acted in high value arbitrations involving Chinese investment disputes.

Our expertise includes:

  • Company secretarial services
  • Corporate compliance and governance
  • Cross border dispute resolution & alternative dispute resolution
  • Divestitures & restructuring
  • Equity & debt capital markets financing
  • Initial public offerings & listings (primary, dual and secondary)
  • Investments and joint ventures
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Project finance
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Takeovers and reverse takeovers
  • Trade and commodity finance