White & Case, one of the six international firms granted a licence to practise Singapore law in December, has shelved plans to merge with local alliance partner Venture Law. "We have agreed with Venture Law to bring our Singapore formal law alliance with them to an end," White & Case said in a statement. "Our commitment to Singapore, and our plans for the Qualifying Foreign Law Practice licence that we were recently awarded, are unchanged."The firm declined further comment, though a source briefed on the matter confirmed that White & Case's plans no longer included a merger with the 10-lawyer Venture Law.
March 02, 2009 at 05:29 AM
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White & Case, one of the six international firms granted a licence to practise Singapore law in December, has shelved plans to merge with local alliance partner Venture Law.
“We have agreed with Venture Law to bring our Singapore formal law alliance with them to an end,” White & Case said in a statement. “Our commitment to Singapore, and our plans for the Qualifying Foreign Law Practice licence that we were recently awarded, are unchanged.”
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