Norton Rose’s Sean Twomey gives a perspective on the challenges of winning business in the fiercely competitive and hugely varied economies of the Asia-Pacific region
I couldn’t have predicted that my legal career would bring me to Singapore all those years ago when I was just starting out as wet-nosed trainee. I completed my training contract on Station Road, Watford in a specialist civil litigation practice. I was desperate to be taken on as a newly qualified solicitor. I owe a great debt to Des Collins, the senior partner, because he did keep me on. Des saw something I was good at and that was business development. He gave me the freedom to win new work for his business.
