S Sivanesan is a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk's Corporate practice group. Sivanesan's primary areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, venture capital, venture technology, investment funds and general corporate commercial matters. He has advised fund managers, venture capital funds, founders, start-ups and companies on investment deals.

Sivanesan's international work includes cross-border and regional transactions, mergers and acquisitions, VC/PE investment deals in South East Asia, India, China, Japan, Europe, Australia and USA. He has worked with clients in establishing businesses in Singapore and the region, transactional matters, foreign direct investment, liaising with regional counsel and establishing effective corporate structures for global operations. He is widely regarded as an authority on corporate governance and venture capital.

Sivanesan has been ranked in legal guides and directories including the Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000, Asialaw Profiles and Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal). He was listed in the India Business Law Journal’s (IBLJ) International A-List – Top 100 India-Focused Legal Experts Outside the Country (2020 – 2023) and Asia Business Law Journal’s (ABLJ) A-List – Singapore’s Top 100 Lawyers (2023 – 2025), and awarded the Cross Border Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Legal Era Global Achievers Awards 2023 and 2024.