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Singapore

Singapore lawyers can soon gain specialised skills to serve growing family office sector

Ashok Kumar, Partner, Bird & Bird ATMD
Singapore

Veteran lawyer Ashok Kumar sees fresh wave of restructuring deals as sliding interest rates lure investors

The sector's Industry Transformation Map (ITM) also aims to equip workers with skills in high-growth areas such as data science, analytics and artificial intelligence.
Singapore

Will AI kill media, law, accounting jobs in Singapore? The fears may be overblown

BlackOak's Ashok Kumar (left) and Darius Tay (right) will bring with them a team of lawyers from the boutique firm.
Singapore

Singapore restructuring and insolvency firm BlackOak to join global law outfit Bird & Bird

Disputes lawyer Chou Sean Yu (right) succeeds M&A lawyer Ng Wai King (left) as managing partner.
Singapore

Building up young talent a priority for WongPartnership’s new managing partner Chou Sean Yu

The top insolvency lawyer leaves behind his wife and three daughters .
Singapore
OBITUARY

Top lawyer and former Rajah & Tann managing partner Patrick Ang dies at 61

A post-call survey found that 60 per cent of newly-minted lawyers were likely to move out of legal practice within the next five years.
Opinion & Features

Beyond training, Singapore’s legal industry needs a culture shift to curb attrition

The JLP will bring structure to what was previously left to chance, said Singapore Academy of Law CEO Yeong Zee Kin.
Singapore

New training programme launched for young lawyers to stay ahead of AI curve, strengthen basic advocacy and drafting skills

A significant number of legal professionals have stepped forward as candidates in the coming General Election, across party lines.
Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE

Legal minds at the ballot box: What lawyers bring to Singapore’s political landscape

PwC report predicts the sustainability legal services market to reach a value of up to S$500 million by 2033, from the estimated S$140 million to S$180 million in 2023.
Sustainable Finance

Singapore’s sustainability legal services market to treble to at least S$450 million by 2033: PwC study

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