Asia/Singapore

London edges ahead of Singapore as top go-to jurisdictions for international arbitration, study finds

White & Case survey shows seats continue to be favoured for their reliability, legal infrastructure and recent reforms

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McDermott shutters Singapore office ending Asia presence

Closure leaves US firm with eight overseas offices, all in in Europe

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BCLP to close in Hong Kong and Singapore as it plans Asia ‘wind-down’

Firm says it will continue to service its clients’ Asia needs through associate firm network

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Female-founded ArbBoutique hires independent arbitrator in Singapore

Ex-Skadden counsel Chiann Bao joins the firm as a partner

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Singapore Law Society vice-president resigns following social media posts about rape case

Chia Boon Teck’s comments drew widespread criticism from the legal community, including Singapore Minister of Law K. Shanmugam

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Singapore’s Providence Law Asia hires Duxton Hill advocate as international litigation head

Colin Liew joins leading Asian disputes boutique after nearly four years at Duxton Hill Chambers

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Senior Drew & Napier disputes partner departs with team to found own firm

Siraj Omar launches eponymous firm in Singapore focused on commercial disputes

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Gearing leaves Fountain Court to build on Singapore connections

Former co-head of arbitration to go solo in London but continue at Singapore’s Duxton Hill Chambers

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SICC marks 10th anniversary with transnational dispute resolution conference

Speakers included Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon

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MoFo recruits senior private equity M&A partner in Singapore from Gibson Dunn

Scott Jalowayski replenishes MoFo’s Asia corporate bench following defections to CMS and Baker McKenzie

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Singapore International Commercial Court appoints trio of UK, Australian judges

International jurists include UK Justice Lady Mary Arden, who join the court’s ranks next month

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Blackstone Chambers takes on Singapore-based silk to expand Asia offering

Former Clyde & Co partner Sapna Jhangiani KC joins London commercial set in Singapore

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One Essex Court adds Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s former Asia arbitration head

Paul Tan joins the set to expand its footprint in Singapore and the wider Asia region

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K&L Gates hires former Gibson Dunn oil and gas co-head in Singapore

Partner Brad Roach joins with a senior associate

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UK disputes firm Seladore Legal recruits ex-HSF lawyer for Singapore debut

Liang-Ying Tan is seventh partner to join Seladore, all of whom previously worked at HSF

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O’Melveny expands in Singapore with M&A partner duo from Hogan Lovells

Stephanie Keen and Sylvia Taslim bring significant pan-Asia transactions experience

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Skadden adds Asia disputes head from Sidley

Friven Yeoh joins having co-led Sidley’s global arbitration, trade and advocacy group

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Morrison Foerster loses four Asia partners to Baker McKenzie, Jingtian & Gongcheng

Movers include MoFo’s Singapore managing partner Shirin Tang

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Singapore Convention Week stresses ‘dialogue and innovation’

Singapore’s law minister praises multilateralism and warns of ‘much more challenging outlook for businesses and lawyers’

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