Through the new FLA with Resource Law, Reed Smith will now be equipped to practice local law, having first made a foray into the Singaporean market in 2012. Resource Lawyer’s nine-strong team will lift Reed Smith’s total headcount in Singapore to 30 lawyers and expand the firm’s multi-jurisdictional capabilities, with lawyers advising across English, US, Australian, Hong Kong and Singaporean law.

Finding the right fit

‘An alliance has been on the agenda since day one, but it’s about finding the right people’ commented Reed Smith managing partner Barry Stimpson, adding that the process had ‘gained momentum’ over the last 18 months. Resource Law boss Mohan Subbaraman, a local law heavyweight, reportedly switched from the helm of Ince & Co alliance firm Incisive Law to Resource Law last year in preparation for an alliance with Reed Smith.

Sources: Reed Smith; The Lawyer