Gerald Singham

Overview

Gerald Singham is the Global Vice-Chair & ASEAN CEO at Dentons, where he chairs the Global Board Talent & Governance Committee. He led the process to appoint the Global CEO, enlisting Chicago-based executive search consultancy Spencer Stuart and overseeing a search that involved internal and external candidates across all geographies.

Singham is a senior partner in Dentons' Corporate practice group and Co-Head of the Competition & Antitrust practice. He has extensive experience advising domestic and multi-national clients on competition law matters, including merger clearance/notifications, cartel investigations, and leniency applications.

Career History

• Global Vice-Chair & ASEAN CEO, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, 2021 – Present
• Managing Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, 2021
• Deputy Managing Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP (formerly Rodyk & Davidson LLP), 1989 – 2020

Singham has spent his entire professional career with Dentons Rodyk, having been Deputy Managing Partner since 2011.

Education & Recognition

Singham holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of London (1985) and a Master of Laws from the University of London (1987). He was admitted as a Barrister at Lincoln's Inn in 1986 and as an Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore in 1989. He has received 32 Best Lawyers awards and is named in Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Global Competition Review, Who's Who Legal, IFLR1000, and Asialaw Leading Lawyers. He sits on the Boards of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Republic Polytechnic, and the National Heritage Board, and serves as Chairman of the National Crime Prevention Council.

Notable Transactions & Achievements

Singham has advised on major cross-border transactions, including acting as Singapore counsel to Flipkart Private Limited in the US$16 billion acquisition involving competition law merger control clearance in India, leading to Walmart becoming Flipkart's largest shareholder. He represented Panasonic Corporation in investigations by CCCS for price fixing and in the sale of three subsidiaries to UTAC Manufacturing Services Limited. He sits on the competition law roundtable of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS).

What Singham Could Bring to Global Board Talent and Governance Committee Chair:

Singham's global executive experience, deep leadership experience at one of the world's largest law firms, demonstrated ability to manage complex talent searches across multiple geographies, and extensive board-level responsibilities position him well to guide Dentons' talent acquisition strategy and governance matters. His background in competition law and cross-border M&A transactions provides valuable perspective on regulatory and strategic considerations affecting global leadership appointments. His public service background and board memberships at multiple organizations demonstrate his commitment to governance and institutional leadership.