Dentons Rodyk is described as being ‘very strong in the blockchain space’, with the team possessing expertise in areas such as capital raisings, privacy and data protection, regulatory compliance and tax. Kenneth Oh and Li Chuan Hsu co-lead the practice with the latter winning plaudits for his work alongside senior partner Jacqueline Loke in Ripple’s successful application for a major payment institution licence. S Sivanesan is highly skilled at handling cross-border and regional transactional work.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is very strong in the blockchain space. We seek their advice regularly on all facets of Singapore legal matters including litigation, transactional and regulatory work. They are responsive and produce good work.’

  • ‘Li Chuan Hsu is easy to work with and practical.’

Key clients

  • UNOAsia
  • Validus Investment Holdings Pte Ltd
  • Ripple Markets APAC Pte. Ltd.
  • GuavaPay Pte Ltd
  • Digital Treasures Center (DTC)
  • Sofi Singapore Pte Ltd
  • XFlow Payments Pte Ltd

Work highlights

  • Advised on Ripple Markets APAC Pte. Ltd.’s successful application for a major payment institution licence under the Payment Services Act of Singapore.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kenneth Oh, Li Chuan Hsu

Other key lawyers

Jacqueline Loke, S Sivanesan