Dentons Rodyk is pleased to announce that former Judicial Commissioner Edmund Leow has joined the Firm as part of its Tax practice.

Edmund brings with him 29 years of legal experience, advising multinational organisations on cross-border tax planning, transfer pricing and tax disputes. He also advises on international trade issues such as customs, WTO and free-trade agreements. In addition, Edmund also advises high net worth individuals, private banks and trust companies in personal tax, as well as in trust and estate planning matters.

Of Edmund’s wealth of experience, Philip Jeyaretnam S.C., Global Vice Chair and CEO of Dentons Rodyk said, “The ability to provide complex tax advice to our clients completes the full service nature of our legal services. Our clients are now rest assured they can rely on Dentons Rodyk to provide seasoned tax advice with a top ranked lawyer like Edmund.”

Edmund, who played a key role in growing the Tax practice at Baker & McKenzie. Wong & Leow, looks forward to working with the team at Dentons Rodyk. Edmund says, “With my extensive experience in the practice, I am confident of leading the team at Dentons Rodyk and ensuring that we provide our clients with the support necessary in helping them succeed in their projects. Whether it involves local or cross border matters, the team and I will provide first-rate tax advice to our clients, many of whom are multinational organisations, large local companies and government agencies who have requirements for legal advice in the area of tax.”

Edmund was recognised as a Tier 1 lawyer for Tax in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2012, and has also been listed by Euromoney Guide as one of the world’s leading tax advisers. He is a co-founder of the Singapore Trustees Association (STA) and served as President from 2004 to 2008, then as Vice-President from 2008 – 2013.

This follows the hire of John Dick in December 2016. John joined the firm as part of its Energy Practice and its South East Asia Regional Practice. John will build on Dentons Rodyk’s achievements in the energy and infrastructure areas in the region. In addition, he would be able to draw on the strong capabilities of the highly ranked global Dentons Energy Practice to support clients as they venture across borders.

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