Annual Black-Tie 2023

The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association Limited (“SCCA”) is the pioneer national not-for-profit organisation representing the interests of in-house lawyers working for companies and other entities based in Singapore. It prides in building reputable regional training programs, leadership and industry conversations, legal counsel career toolkits, competency frameworks encompassing technical knowledge, skills, and the right attitude and character for corporate lawyers.

DLA Piper is a global law firm capable of taking care of the most important legal needs of clients wherever they do business. With offices throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice disciplines than virtually any other law firm in the world. Our lawyers have wide experience in arbitration, banking, competition and trade, as well as corporate crime and corporate finance. We have strong practices in employment, energy, hospitality and leisure, insurance, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions and have developed key teams in pensions, private equity, real estate, tax, and technology.

iManage has earned its place as the industry standard technology provider for knowledge workers globally. Anywhere work is happening, iManage is providing meaningful context while upholding security and governance for the data under your care. As a company, our aim is to open limitless possibilities to advance the cause of making knowledge work for the benefit of people, business, and society. Along with our platform, we are democratizing innovation in this space by building a vibrant ecosystem of customers, partners, and integrations specifically focused on knowledge work — the nuanced, divergent thinking that creates value. Our unique artificial intelligence and governance approaches provide the confidence needed to imagine a bold future. Free the knowledge workers in your organization to transcend the mundane, creating time and energy to make a difference in work and in our communities.

Founded in 1993, Fangda Partners is a full-service law firm advising on PRC and Hong Kong laws. We have approximately 700 lawyers in our five offices in major Chinese cities: Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. We operate as a single, integrated partnership, not as an alliance of lawyers in different locations. Our lawyers collaborate seamlessly across practice groups and locations to provide our clients with exceptional service, sophisticated advice and practical solutions founded on our legal expertise, sound knowledge of market practice, deep understanding of the industry landscape and proven ability to assist our clients achieve their business objectives.

Kim & Chang is Korea’s premier law firm. Since our founding in 1973, our proven track record of providing the highest quality legal services to our clients and delivering first-of-their-kind solutions to complex legal challenges has set us apart. We are the market leader in all practice areas. Today, more than 1,800 professionals – both attorneys and industry/subject matter experts – work seamlessly together to pursue excellence and to craft innovative solutions for our clients around the world.

At Providence Law Asia, what defines us is our decisive leadership and fearless advocacy. We are singularly focused on international disputes. We are often Singapore counsel of choice in complex and challenging cases, as we offer our clients domain expertise and specialist skills, tempered with practical wisdom and moral conviction. We answer to a higher calling. It is deeply important to us that our law practice serves the greater public good. This is what drives us every day.

Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in Toronto and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs approximately 45,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.

Established in 1902, Allen & Gledhill has grown from a colonial partnership of two in Singapore to become one of the largest and leading law firms in South-east Asia, with a notable and increasing presence in the region. By combining our time-honoured traditions of delivering excellent service to clients and a bold and dynamic vision for the future of legal practice, we provide our clients with the value-added and practical solutions suited to the modern economy and an inter-connected world.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (cam) is India’s leading law firm with global reputation of being trusted advisors to its clients. Tracing its professional lineage to 1917, cam was founded to continue the legacy of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. – whose pre-eminence, expertise and reputation of almost a century was unparalleled in the Indian Legal Fraternity. The Firm advises a large and diverse set of clients, including domestic and foreign commercial enterprises, financial institutions, private equity funds, venture capital funds, start-ups, government, and regulatory bodies. With 1000 lawyers and over 160 Partners, the Firm is the largest full-service law firm in India having offices in key business centres at Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, GIFT City, and also in Singapore.

Harneys is a global offshore law firm with entrepreneurial thinking built around professionalism, personal service and rapid response. Open, progressive and personable, we provide advice on British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Bermuda and Anguilla law to an international client base which includes the world’s top law firms, financial institutions, investment funds and private individuals. Our network is the largest among offshore law firms with more than 12 locations in major financial centres across Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Caribbean, allowing us to provide reliable and timely service of the highest quality to clients in their own languages and time zones.

Lex Mundi is the world’s leading network of independent law firms with in-depth experience in 125+ countries. Lex Mundi member firms offer clients preferred access to more than 22,000 lawyers worldwide — a global resource of unmatched breadth and depth. Each member firm is selected on the basis of its leadership in — and continued commitment to — its local market. The Lex Mundi principle is one independent firm for each jurisdiction. Firms must maintain their level of excellence to retain membership within Lex Mundi. Through Lex Mundi Equisphere, our member firms are connected via lean processes and adaptive technology to deliver consistently high-quality solutions across borders, industries, and markets.

Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions. The global law firm has more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across more than 50 locations worldwide, including London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg, covering Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. With its global business principles of quality, unity and integrity, Norton Rose Fulbright is recognized for its client service in key industries, including financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; technology; transport; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets.

Rajah & Tann Asia (“RTA”) is one of the largest regional networks that brings together leading law firms and 870 fee earners across Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam; with each offering the highest standards of service to locally based clients while collectively having the capability to handle the most complex regional and cross border transactions, we are able to provide excellent legal counsel seamlessly across the region. RTA's geographical reach also includes Singapore-based regional desks focusing on Brunei, Japan, and South Asia.

Headquartered in Singapore, WongPartnership is a market leader and one of the largest law firms in the country. We offer our clients access to our offices in China and Myanmar, and in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines, through the member firms of WPG, a regional law network. Together, WPG offers the expertise of over 400 professionals to meet the needs of our clients throughout the region. Our expertise spans the full suite of legal services to include both advisory and transactional work where we have been involved in landmark corporate transactions, as well as complex and high-profile litigation and arbitration matters. WongPartnership is also a member of the globally renowned World Law Group, one of the oldest and largest networks of leading law firms. We are a signatory member of the United Nations Global Compact ("UNGC"). As a member of the UNGC, we support the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. At WongPartnership, we recognise that our clients want to work with the best. As a partnership of exceptional individuals, we are committed in every way to make that happen.

Asia Business Law Journal is a market-leading bi-monthly magazine that clarifies the legal and regulatory environment in key Asian jurisdictions and arms its readers with the tools to seize opportunity, manage risk, implement effective legal solutions, and identify the most capable legal advisers across Asia.

Law.asia is the digital home of Asia Business Law Journal, China Business Law Journal, and India Business Law Journal and a wealth of other resources for Asia-focused in-house counsel and lawyers in private practice. It is produced by Vantage Asia Publishing Limited, an independent media company based in Hong Kong.

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