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Mr Melvin See

Work Department
Commercial Litigation, Construction, Family Office and High Net Worth, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Securities and Shareholder Litigation
Position
Melvin See is a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group. He is Co-Head of the Brunei desk and the Singapore-China relationship partner.
Melvin has a broad range of experience, including employment, insurance, medical malpractice defence, corporate and shareholder, insolvency, building and construction disputes. He acts for multinational companies, state owned entities, small and medium enterprises, insolvency office holders, and private individuals. He has appeared before courts of all levels (State Courts, High Court and Court of Appeal), statutory tribunals (Strata Titles Boards, Singapore Medical Council Disciplinary Tribunal), and arbitral tribunals (constituted under rules of the Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore International Arbitration Centre and International Chamber of Commerce).
Melvin has also been appointed as a mediator by parties or the Singapore Mediation Centre to help resolve disputes amicably. He is a Senior Mediator on the Law Society Mediation Scheme Panel of Mediators and is accredited by both the Singapore Mediation Centre and Singapore International Mediation Institute.
He is a member of the Inquiry Panel of the Law Society of Singapore that reviews and enquires into complaints against lawyers and also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Professional Conduct Council that gives advice to lawyers on ethical issues. Melvin also regularly volunteers at legal clinics as part of his commitment to pro bono work.
Melvin is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Career
Senior Partner – Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP (formerly Rodyk & Davidson LLP) (2007 – present)
Wong Partnership (2002 – 2007)
Languages
English, Mandarin
Memberships
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Senior Mediator, The Law Society Mediation Scheme Panel of Mediators
Certified Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Institute
Associate Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
Member, Advisory Committee, Professional Conduct Council
Assistant Secretary, Mountbatten Citizens’ Consultative Committee, People’s Association
Education
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2020, Asia Pacific Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration
National University of Singapore, 2001, LLB (Hons)
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Dispute resolution
Housing a ‘top-notch team’ that is ‘famous for big wins’, Dentons Rodyk’s dispute resolution practice offers expertise on a wide range of matters, including clinical negligence defence, construction disputes, shipping, trade and commodities cases, as well as commercial litigation and arbitration. The team regularly acts on critical and high-profile disputes a plethora of local, regional and multinational clients. Practice co-head Siang Pheng Lek is a leading medical defence advocate, regularly advising doctors and hospitals. Fellow co-head Melvin See is a key port of call for state-owned entities, multinational companies and private individuals seeking advice on insurance, shareholder and construction disputes. Paul Wong takes on construction disputes, both in arbitration and litigation, with a specific emphasis on engineering related issues.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Dispute resolution
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Insurance: local firms
- Intellectual property: Local firms
- Investment funds: local firms
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Private wealth and family law – local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: local firms
- Shipping: local firms
- Tax: local firms
- TMT: local firms
- Capital markets: equity and debt: local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- International arbitration
- Projects: foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A: foreign firms