Lawyers

Melvin See

Melvin See

Dentons Rodyk, Singapore

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)