Philip Jeyaretnam
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Philip Antony Jeyaretnam SC |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Parents |
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (deceased); Margaret Jeyaretnam (deceased) |
| Relatives | Kenneth Jeyaretnam; Harold Walker (former chairman AFC Bournemouth) |
| Education |
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; Charterhouse School; United World College of South East Asia; Raeburn Park School |
| Occupation | Singapore CEO and global vice-chair at Dentons, Lawyer (Senior Counsel), Writer |
| Known for | Young Artist Award (1993) South-East Asian Write Award (2003) |
| Religion | Anglican |
Philip Antony Jeyaretnam, SC (born 1964) is the Singapore chief executive officer and global vice-chair at Dentons. He is a Senior Counsel and a former President of the Law Society of Singapore. He is also a Singaporean lawyer and novelist. He is the son of Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, who was a prominent opposition politician in Singapore. His brother, Kenneth Jeyaretnam, is the secretary-general of the opposition Reform Party.
Philip received his early education at Raeburn Park School and the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore, and at the Charterhouse School in Surrey, England. He then went on to Corpus Christi College at Cambridge University, where he read Law and graduated with First Class Honours in 1986. He was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1987, and was conferred the title of Senior Counsel in 2003, when he was only 38, one of the youngest lawyers to be appointed senior counsel. On 1 January 2011, he was appointed as managing partner of Rodyk & Davidson LLP, one of Singapore's leading law firms. In 2016, he led the firm's combination with Dentons, forming Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP. He holds the positions of Singapore chief executive officer and global vice-chair at Dentons.
Philip is recognised as an expert in arbitration, construction law and litigation in major legal publications. Described by Legal500 as a ‘star’ and ‘master tactician’ in 2014, Philip’s recent and significant cases include representing The Wall Street Journal on issues arising from its coverage of the 1MDB affair and defending the Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Programme against a suit by the Government of Papua New Guinea.
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