Tag: Singapore Legal Market
Regional Law Firm Management Forum set for Singapore, November 29, 2016
The Regional Law Firm Management Forum is set to take place at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore, November 29, 2016. Conducted jointly by The Australasian Legal Practice Management Association and the Law Council […]
Why the future looks bright for online legal services in Asia
“Legal services utilising the internet and online technologies are here to stay”, according to a recent article by Peter Frankl in Legal Practice Intelligence. Frankl explains how categories referred to as “Online Legal Services, Online […]
SingaporeLegalAdvice.com: A one-stop platform for lawyers and legal consumers
The Asia-Pacific region has seen much legal innovation in recent years. And Singapore has been among the leading jurisdictions providing a venue for this innovation. One of those legal entrepreneurs is Yuk Lun Chan, Founder […]
Asia Private Equity-Venture Capital Summit: Singapore, Sept 30, 2016
Leaders in Asia’s corporate, private equity and venture capital communities will gather for the Asia Private Equity-Venture Capital Summit 2016 at the Marina Mandarin in Singapore on Friday, September, 30th — for an exclusive ideas exchange and […]
3 ways Singapore law firms can secure more US clients
The United States is Singapore’s largest foreign direct investor As Kirk Wagar, United States Ambassador to Singapore and Ashok Mirpuri, the Singapore Ambassador to the United States have outlined in the Straits Times, “with over […]
How can law help facilitate more efficient flow of Asia-Pacific trade? An interview with Prakash Pillai
The Singapore Academy of Law is organizing an international conference on January 21 and 22, 2016 in Singapore with a focus on the increasing homogenization of cross-border trade practices and regulatory mechanisms amid rising economic […]
For foreign law firms expanding in Asia – Hong Kong or Singapore?
For foreign law firms eyeing the possibility of expansion into the Asia-Pacific region, a fundamental question is often: Should we open in Singapore or Hong? The two cities are key financial centers in the region […]
For international law firms, China alone does not make an Asia Strategy
On February 8, Asia Law Portal’s Twitter feed (@AsiaLawPortal) (managed by this author) – tweeted an announcement from international law firm Norton Rose (@NLegal_Global), that they’d added an Asia section to their Financial Services Regulation […]
Where are Asia’s Legal Startups?
The question posed by the title to this post came from a blogpost of last January by Jeffrey Ling (@lingdecklee), a Taipei-based Lawyer and Startup Evengelist. In that post, Ling outlined: “Ever since I embarked on my […]
How change is transforming Singapore’s legal market
Key changes transforming Singapore’s legal market are one highlight of a new book by this author which provides “A Comprehensive Guide to the Asia-Pacific Legal Markets“. Integral to the the book was the participation of […]
Mayer Brown launches Asia trade consulting arm in Singapore
International law firm Mayer Brown, the world’s 22nd largest law firm, has launched an Asia trade consulting arm in Singapore, according to a media release issued by the firm last week. Richard Smith (RWS_01), Australian […]
Foreign law firms “flying into” Singapore
Singapore’s central location in the high-growth ASEAN region, it’s status as a safe financial hub and the increasing ease by which foreign firms can access the country, has led to a recent increase in the […]
