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Taylor Wessing set to expand in south east Asia
Taylor Wessing looks set to expand in south east Asia through the development of a regional network centred on its Singapore firm.
Singh & Associates opens up in Singapore
Indian law firm Singh & Associates has been given clearance to open an office in Singapore.
ACC goes Asian
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has opened its first Asian chapter in Singapore.
Mofo boosts Asia-Pacific compliance offering
San Francisco-based law firm Morrison & Foerster has deployed leading litigation partner Daniel Levison to its Singapore office to enhance its ability to assist businesses expand into the region.
Singapore targets Mumbai for arbitration
Singapore is looking at expanding its arbitration service internationally as it opens its first overseas office in Mumbai.
Drew & Napier snap up former Singapore deputy prime minister
Leading Singapore firm Drew & Napier has recruited the city-state's former deputy prime minister Shunmugam Jayakumar following his retirement from a long poltical career.
WongPartnership appoints joint managing partners
Major Singapore law firm WongPartnership has shaken up its management structure with the appointment of two joint managing partners.
US trio join Linklaters in winning Singapore licences
London law firm Linklaters has been joined by three US heavyweights in gaining Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences in Singapore.
Top Asia firm jumps into Burma and Cambodia
One of Asia's biggest local law firms expanded even further with yesterday's announcement that Rajah & Tann is to open in Burma and Cambodia.
Lawyers bicker as negligence trial looms
Three law firms have been caught in a legal firestorm filed by a Swiss bank alleging professional negligence, leading to a potentially acrimonious and complex courtroom battle.
Aussie lawyers leap into expanding Singapore market
Gadens Lawyers has launched an office in Singapore, with the Australian law firm scooping up a former Clifford Chance counsel to manage the office.
Clifford Chance signs Singapore joint venture deal
Global law firm giant Clifford Chance has bumped up its Singapore offering by cutting a formal alliance deal with a local litigation niche practice, the two firms announced today.
Human rights concerns as firms rush to East Asia
English and US global law firms may be tripping over each other in a bid to exploit recently liberalised legal markets in East Asia, but the path to commercial success could be littered with human rights potholes, campaigners warned last week.
Free services requirement proposed to Singapore lawyers
An influential committee in Singapore has proposed that lawyers in the city-state should be required to fulfil a minimum of 16 hours of free legal services, as part of a scheme to provide legal aid to disadvantaged Singaporeans.
Reed Smith opens Singapore office
Pittsburgh-based international law firm Reed Smith has opened its fourth Asian office, adding Singapore to its already existing presence in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai.
Singapore regulator pressed over fitness-to-practise row
More than 500 lawyers packed a Singapore Law Society extraordinary general meeting earlier this week to resolve a long running dispute between the organisation's president and one of its members.
Singapore law society forced to call meeting to resolve row
Leaders of Singapore's legal profession are embroiled in a row with a lawyer who claims they have maliciously conspired against him, forcing an extraordinary meeting of the island state's law society in a bid to resolve the dispute.
Freshfields returns to Singapore amidst expanding legal industry
London-based magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to reopen its doors in Singapore five years after bailing out of the country.
Firms scramble for place in Singapore's legal market
Global law firms DLA Piper and Jones Day are among 23 foreign firms reported to have bid for licenses in Singapore, as the city-state continues to open up its legal market.
Sydney firm launches Singapore office
Sydney-based law firm Ryan Lawyers is the latest overseas player to hit the Singapore legal scene, opening an office in the city-state and recruiting former Marriott senior counsel Tien Gui Koh as practice director.