Rhonda is the head of Blake Dawson’s Singapore Practice and is based in the Singapore office. She has acknowledged experience in the acquisition, disposal, financing and development of hotels and related tourism assets, negotiation and drafting of management and operating agreements relating to hotels and other tourist assets and venues.  Her experience in drafting and negotiating hotel management agreements and joint venture agreements spans the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.  Rhonda also practises in the area of commercial property, including all aspects of general commercial, industrial and retail property matters.  Rhonda has been involved in real estate matters in various jurisdictions in Asia – including China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and the Middle East.  Rhonda works with local counsel on the ground in order to ensure the smooth completion of these transactions.

Blake Dawson

Blake Dawson is a leading Australasian law firm which has been established for over 160 years.  With more than 170 partners and over 800 lawyers worldwide, Blake Dawson pools its extensive legal, administrative and other resources – regardless of location – to assemble teams that combine the relevant specialist legal skills, extensive commercial experience and industry knowledge to complete the transaction.  Blake Dawson has a network of offices across Australia in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and Adelaide.  Internationally we have offices in:

- Singapore – Shanghai, China – Tokyo, Japan – Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Jakarta, Indonesia – operating in association with Oenteng Suria & Partners

Our international experience, particularly in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, has involved us assisting our domestic and international clients with highly complex projects across multiple jurisdictions.  Our experience extends to on-the-ground negotiations to close deals quickly and effectively.  We are especially adept at negotiating across different cultural, legal and economic systems.

Outside of our network of offices we have extensive relationships with well known and credentialed law firms across the world.  These relationships allow us to work closely and seamlessly with local counsel on cross-border transactions. We can also work with your existing local advisors.  We coordinate local legal and financial advisers to ensure that the proposed structure, transaction and documentation delivers the desired outcome.