Allen & Gledhill and WongPartnership continue to dominate the Singaporean market, grabbing the lion's share of important deals and exploring avenues of growth to sustain their positions at the top. Allen & Gledhill has recruited talented capital markets veteran Lim Teong Sit from Malaysian firm Shearn Delamore & Co, while WongPartnership has begun to seize valuable assignments in the Middle East after establishing an office in Qatar this year. Smaller players such as TSMP Law Corporation have broadened the depth of their practices too. The recent joint venture, for example, between TSMP and accomplished Australian firm Allens Arthur Robinson could be promising for the Singaporean firm. The venture not only offers the potential for increased appointments, the added ability to offer both local and foreign legal advice may enable TSMP to climb the ranks in the next few years.
December 01 2007