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Ms Melanie Lim

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Work Department

LLP's Real Estate Practice Group, Real Estate Finance, Conveyancing (Private Banking), Project Development & Sales.

Position

Melanie Lim is a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Real Estate practice group. She is Co-Head of the Corporate Real Estate and Project Development practices.

She has almost 30 years of experience in corporate real estate work and she acts for institutional investors, funds, property stakeholders, developers and family offices in the following areas:

  • the purchase and sale of entire buildings (retail malls, commercial and industrial buildings);
  • the acquisition of land sites for development or redevelopment, whether through the government land sales programs or collective sales under the Land Titles (Strata) Act; and
  • the sale and purchase of strata units, both completed and under construction; and
  • leases, especially for corporate tenants who set up offices or operating premises in Singapore.

Her work encompasses all sectors of the property market, be it mixed use, commercial, industrial (including land held under a Jurong Town Corporation lease), residential and hospitality.

Career

Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk (formerly Rodyk & Davidson LLP) (2006 – present)
Rodyk & Davidson (2000 – 2005)
Allen & Gledhill (1993 – 2000)

Languages

English, Mandarin

Education

LLB (Hons) National University of Singapore, 1992

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Real estate: local firms

The team at Dentons Rodyk is praised for its ability to deliver advice with ‘effective use of technology, commercial insight, and practical solutions’. The team excels in commercial, retail, residential, shipping, industrial, and logistics sectors, adeptly managing both contentious and non-contentious issues, with a focus on large-scale acquisitions, cross-border transactions, financings, and development projects. At the helm sits Pat Lynn Leong, who handles acquisition and disposal of investment portfolios, sale and purchase of development sites. Melanie Lim is praised for her ‘deep understanding of the industry and can be trusted to provide timely and relevant advice at any time’. Liat Yeang Lee is a key port of call for various real estate developer, investors and private clients.

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