Allen & Gledhill

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Allen & Gledhill LLP
Allen&Gledhill Logo.jpg
HeadquartersSingapore
No. of offices6
OfficesSingapore, Myanmar, Vietnam, China, Malaysia (Rahmat Lim & Partners), Indonesia (AGI Legal)
No. of lawyersAllen & Gledhill network known as A&G Asia has over 650 lawyers, making it one of the largest law firm networks in the region
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key people
  • Christina Ong (Chairman & Senior Partner)
  • Jerry Koh (Managing Partner)
Date founded1902;122 years ago (1902)
FounderRowland Allen
Joseph Gledhill
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website www.allenandgledhill.com

Allen & Gledhill LLP is a Singaporean law firm with a regional network of associate firms and offices. [1] As the largest of Big Four law firms in Singapore, [2] the firm is a regional market leader in many practices, [3] particularly banking and finance, capital markets, corporate law, M&A law, and other transactional and advisory matters. [4] The firm provides legal services to local companies and MNCs, financial institutions, and individual clients.

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History

Allen & Gledhill is one of Singapore's oldest law firms, founded by Rowland Allen and Joseph Gledhill in 1902. [5] In 1959, it set up an office in Malaysia, which became independent in 1972. The Malaysian firm later merged with the firm Lee Hishammuddin to form Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill. [6]

In November 2011, UK international law firm Allen & Overy indicated that it was exploring the possibility of a merger with the firm. [7] The merger talks ended in March 2012. [8]

Allen & Gledhill was reported by Asian Legal Business in 2021 [9] to be the largest law firm in Singapore by headcount and the 44th largest domestic law firm in Asia.

Accolades

Over the years, the firm has received numerous awards, including:

The firm was ranked as a leading law firm by Chambers & Partners in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 [14] for

  1. Singapore in the areas of
    • Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Competition/Antitrust, Construction, Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption, Corporate/M&A, Employment, Intellectual Property, Investment Funds, Projects & Energy, Real Estate, Restructuring/Insolvency, Shipping, Startups & Emerging Companies, Tax and Technology, Media, Telecoms.
  2. Myanmar in the area of
    • General Business Law
  3. Indonesia in the area of
    • Corporate & Finance (International Firms)

Notable alumni

Allen & Gledhill is home to three Senior Counsels. Several Singapore politicians have worked there, including K. Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law, and Edwin Tong, Minister for Community, Culture, and Youth.

Former managing partner, Lee Kim Shin, was appointed Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court in 2013. Former partner, Ang Cheng Hock, was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court in 2018. Former chairman and senior partner Lucien Wong, who was the only Singaporean lawyer to be named as one of Asia’s top 25 M&A lawyers by Asian Legal Business in 2009, [15] was appointed Attorney-General of Singapore in December 2016. [16] Former partner, Lai Siu Chiu was the first woman to be appointed judge in Singapore. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Allen & Gledhill. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  2. ↑ Asia's Top 50 Largest Law Firms, Asian Legal Business, 1 November 2021.
  3. ↑ The Legal 500 rankings, The Legal 500 > Allen & Gledhill > Singapore > What we say.
  4. ↑ Allen & Gledhill Law Firm Overview Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine , Asialaw Profiles.
  5. ↑ Allen & Gledhill - About us Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine , Allen & Gledhill LLP.
  6. ↑ "Firm - Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill - Law Firm Malaysia". Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  7. ↑ A&O looks to usurp Linklaters in Singapore joint venture, The Lawyer, 3 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Allen & Overy and Allen & Gledhill call time on tie-up talks, The Lawyer, 26 March 2012.
  9. ↑ Asia's Top 50 Largest Law Firms, Asian Legal Business, 1 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2022: winners announced". International Financial Law Review. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  11. ↑ "Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 Awards | Chambers Events". chambers.com. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  12. ↑ "The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 20/21 – Events". www.legal500.com. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  13. ↑ "ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2024 | Asian Legal Business".
  14. ↑ "Allen & Gledhill LLP, Asia-Pacific | Chambers Profiles". chambers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  15. ↑ Lucien Wong on top 25 Asian M&A lawyers' list, The Business Times, October 14, 2009.
  16. ↑ "Lucien Wong, Chairman and Senior Partner, Allen & Gledhill to be appointed next Attorney-General of Singapore; Christina Ong and Penny Goh to be appointed Co-Chairmen and Senior Partners of Allen & Gledhill".
  17. ↑ Baker, Jalelah Abu (30 October 2013). "Trailblazing Female Judge Retires Today". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2017– via LexisNexis.
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