Rely on our Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice's extensive experience and benefit from a team of practitioners who are able to act quickly and decisively to achieve the best legal and commercial solutions for creditors (banks and corporate lenders), insolvent companies, insolvency practitioners and professionals, administrators, managers and liquidators managing financial crisis and default.

You will be supported in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious insolvencies—from advice on the obligations and liabilities of management of insolvent companies and law of unfair preferences to voluntary and compulsory winding up cases, judicial managements, debt restructurings, schemes of arrangement as well as individual voluntary arrangements and bankruptcies.

We understand your business inside and out—with targeted capabilities for companies listed on the Singapore Exchange and industry know-how in areas such as construction, energy, project finance, intellectual property and technology, transportation, and cross border investments. Your team will include experienced lawyers who have acted in several high profile insolvencies, including the recent Alpine Bau GmbH insolvency, which saw a complex interaction of insolvency and construction, and in cases arising from the Barings debacle, the Asia Pulp and Paper default, the distribution of Lehman Brothers Minibond notes and the voluntary liquidation of MF Global Singapore. We also acted for the financial institution that appointed receivers and managers over the Singapore Flyer, the creditor banks who applied to place SGX-listed Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp. Ltd. and its operating subsidiary into judicial management, as well as the creditor banks interested in the restructuring of SGX-listed TT International.

Key service areas:

• Asset tracing and fraud
• Bankruptcies
• Corporate workouts
• Creditor and debtor rights in insolvency
• Enforcement of securities (set-offs, priority of claims, unfair preference, clawback provisions)
• Liquidations
• Rescheduling and debt restructurings
• Receiverships and judicial management
• Schemes of arrangement and voluntary arrangements (section 210 schemes)

Our strong regional presence combined with our global prowess in more than 50 countries around the world enable us to act swiftly when urgent cross-border assistance or remedies are required.

Recognition

Dentons Rodyk named one of Singapore's best law firms for fifth year running

November 1, 2024

Dentons Rodyk has once again been named one of Singapore’s best law firms by national broadsheet The Straits Times and global data research portal Statista.

Asialaw Profiles 2024: Dentons Rodyk remains highly ranked with 22 lawyers and 20 practice areas recognised

September 13, 2024

Dentons Rodyk has once again been recognised as one of the region’s leading law firms in the latest edition of Asialaw Profiles. 

Dentons Rodyk recognised in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024

January 18, 2024

Dentons Rodyk is pleased to announce that 14 of the firm’s lawyers and 25 practice areas have been ranked in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. 

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Insights

Bridge over troubled water – SGX’s proposed enhancements to the corporate restructuring and trading resumption framework

March 18, 2024

Singapore: The listing rules were not drafted with the IRDA in mind. As such it is important that changes are made to the rules to complement the IRDA and to support the restructuring of listed companies as well as Singapore’s efforts to be a restructuring hub. To this end, the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has recently issued its consultation paper to seek market feedback for its proposals to enhance the corporate restructuring and trading resumption framework under the SGX-ST Listing Manual. This article examines the key amendments and provides some practical insights.

Court slashes Receiver and Manager’s fees of over S$1,350,000 by close to 47%; orders refund of over S$633,000 to our client

February 19, 2024

Singapore: Dentons Rodyk acted for the Applicant in Hang Huo Investment Pte Ltd v Wong Pheng Cheong Martin [2024] SGHC 32 where the High Court sets out for the first time the interpretation of sections 78(2)(c) and 78(3) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, including the requirement of “special circumstances” under section 78(3).

By a winning majority

October 2, 2023

Singapore: Re XDC is the first reported decision in Singapore where the Singapore High Court had to interpret Section 91(3)(d) of the IRDA in the context of a contested judicial management application. His Honourable Justice Goh Yihan agreed with the applicant’s interpretation of Section 91(3)(d) of the IRDA, that unless the creditors opposing a company’s nomination of the judicial manager constitute a majority in number and value of the creditors, the Court need not take heed to the opposing creditors opposition to XDC’s nomination of the judicial manager. Dentons Rodyk successfully acted for the applicant.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Who’s Who Legal recognises 11 Dentons Rodyk lawyers in the latest edition of the Southeast Asia National Guide

July 19, 2024

11 Dentons Rodyk lawyers have been named as National Leaders in the 2024 edition of Who’s Who Legal’s Southeast Asia National Guide in their respective practice areas.< /p>

Singapore’s Global Law Firm Dentons Rodyk unveils new leadership appointments

January 3, 2024

Singapore’s Global Law Firm Dentons Rodyk announces new leadership appointments for 2024.

Dentons Rodyk continues to be highly ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2023

December 16, 2022

With 17 practice areas and 26 lawyers ranked, Dentons Rodyk remains highly ranked by renowned legal publication Chambers and Partners in its 2023 Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide. These rankings are a testament to our firm’s strong and dynamic capabilities and demonstrate our commitment to delivering exceptional quality and value to clients around the world.

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