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WongPartnership is a Singaporean law firm. It is regarded as one of the Big Four law firms in Singapore, alongside Allen & Gledhill, Rajah & Tann, and Drew & Napier. [1] [2] In 2021, it was ranked as the second-largest law firm in Singapore by size, with 111 partners and 223 associates. [3]
In July 2009, there were 95 foreign firms with offices in Singapore, and 840 foreign lawyers, up from 576 in 2000. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Six international firms were given a licence to practice local corporate law for the first time in December 2008.
Allen & Gledhill LLP is a Singaporean law firm with a regional network of associate firms and offices. [1] As the largest of Big Four law firms in Singapore, [2] the firm is a regional market leader in many practices, [3] particularly banking and finance, capital markets, corporate law, M&A law, and other transactional and advisory matters. [4]
In 1964, Shook Lin opened an office in Singapore, [4] [5] and by the 1980s, it was considered one of the four local leading law firms of the time. [6] [7] In 2001, it was among the first batch of joint law ventures approved by the Singaporean government to operate a partnership with Allen & Overy. The partnership dissolved in 2009. [8]
Drew & Napier LLC is a Singaporean law firm. Founded in 1889, the firm has more than 500 employees. It is regarded as one of the Big Four law firms in Singapore. [1]In Singapore, Drew & Napier is particularly known for their litigation, ADR and transactional work.
After passing the bar, Lee Kuan Yew worked at the Singaporean law firm Laycock and Ong. His frequent representation of activists and trade unions, pro bono, led to disagreements with the firm's management. In 1955, he formed Lee & Lee with his brother and wife. [1] At the beginning, Lee did a variety of low-value cases to support the firm.
The firm is registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, on and from April 2007. In 2016, the firm integrated with global law firm Dentons and was renamed Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP. The tie-up, billed by the local media as "the biggest legal news in Singapore history by proponents" would create a combined entity that would have ...
Rank Firm Revenue (US$) Lawyers Revenue per lawyer (US$) Profit per partner (US$) [2] Country with the most lawyers; 1: Kirkland & Ellis: $6,042,000,000 3,025