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Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP is a Singaporean law firm with affiliate offices in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.Founded in 1976, the firm is regarded as one of the Big Four law firms in Singapore.
In 1953, Rajah was called to the Singapore Bar. [3] In 1973, Rajah was suspended from practice for two years after handling private summons for several political prisoners which resulted in disclipinary actions by the Law Society. [13] In 1976, Rajah founded the legal firm, Tann Wee Tiong & T. T. Rajah, (now known as Rajah & Tann) with Tann Wee ...
The Big Four law firms in Singapore are generally regarded to be Allen & Gledhill, Rajah & Tann, WongPartnership and Drew & Napier. [9] In addition, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson has in recent years been described as a "Big Five" law firm.
Rajah was born in Singapore on 14 January 1957. His father was Thampore Thamby Rajah, better known as T. T. Rajah, a leader of Barisan Sosialis, [2] and founder of one of the "Big Four" law firms in Singapore, Rajah & Tann. [3] Rajah graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1982.
He is an equity partner with Rajah & Tann where he also heads the technology, media and telecommunications practice. [2] [3] He specializes in matters relating to telecommunications, electronic commerce, IT contracts, digital forensics and digital media.
Lim joined Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP on 2 January 1998 and became its Head of the Admiralty & Shipping department in 2000. In 2007, Lim was promoted to equity partnership in Rajah and Tann. [citation needed] Concurrently in 2007, Lim took a sabbatical from the legal practice to explore the business world.
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]
Steven Chong Horng Siong SC (born 22 September 1957) is a Singaporean jurist who has been serving as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Singapore since 2017. He had previously served as the seventh attorney-general of Singapore between 2012 and 2014, and a judge of the High Court of Singapore between 2010 and 2012, and again between 2014 and 2017.