A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities,and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases,business transactions,and other matters in which legal advice and other assistance are sought.
Proskauer Rose LLP is an international law firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1875 and currently employs more than 800 attorneys in twelve offices worldwide.
Chan Sek Keong is a Malayan-born Singaporean judge who served as chief justice of Singapore between 2006 and 2012.
Drew &Napier LLC is one of Singapore’s leading law firms. Founded in 1889,the firm has more than 500 employees. It is regarded as one of the “Big Four”law firms in Singapore.
Datuk Mahadev Shankar is a prominent Malaysian lawyer and former Malaysian Court of Appeal Judge.
Raja Eleena binti Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-lah is the fourth child of the Sultan of Perak,Sultan Azlan Shah.
Douglas N. Abra is a Canadian judge. He was appointed a judge of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba on July 10,2007. He replaced Alan D. MacInnes,upon his appointment to the Manitoba Court of Appeal.
The Malaysian Bar is a professional body which regulates the profession of lawyers in peninsular Malaysia. In Malaysia,there is no distinction between a barrister and a solicitor,in that,it is a fused profession. Membership into the Bar is automatic and mandatory. The bar was created under the Legal Profession Act 1976. Like other bar associations around the world,it has a wide range of functions,including,to protect the reputation of the legal profession,to uphold the cause of justice,to express its views on matters relating to legislations,and others.
The Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto is made up of several litigators,academics,arbitrators,and mediators from the Greater Toronto Area. The group promotes arbitration as an alternative method of conflict resolution over litigation,especially in commercial suits. Members include commercial litigators from Toronto law firms including some of the Seven Sisters of Bay Street. Each member has experience and interest in promoting commercial Arbitration. The group dedicates its time to encouraging this form of Dispute resolution through seminars,papers,and talks.
Steven Paul Croley is an American lawyer,Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel of Ford Motor Company and the Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor. His practice areas include law reform,legal policy,regulation,oversight,and political law,with special emphasis on energy and the environment. His academic research and writing focus on administrative law,civil procedure,good government,and regulatory policy.
Rajah &Tann Singapore LLP is a law firm headquartered in Singapore,with affiliate offices in Cambodia,China,Indonesia,Laos,Malaysia,Myanmar,Philippines,Thailand and Vietnam. Founded in 1976,it is a member firm of Rajah &Tann Asia,a network of law firms in Southeast Asia with over 970 fee earners.
Donaldson &Burkinshaw is the oldest independent law partnership in Singapore. Established on 6 November 1874,it is a heritage law firm with a history of more than 140 years. Today,the firm is a medium-sized,full-service law practice.
Crowe &Dunlevy is an American law firm headquartered in Oklahoma. Founded in 1902,it is the second largest law firm in Oklahoma with offices in Oklahoma City,Tulsa and Dallas,and is Oklahoma's second oldest law firm. According to the annual Law360 400 Report,a ranking of the 400 largest U.S. law firms by number of lawyers,in 2021 Crowe &Dunlevy was listed as the 351st largest law firm in the country. In 2019,Forbes Media named Crowe &Dunlevy to its inaugural list of America's Top Law Firms,the only Oklahoma City-based firm named to the list.
Datuk Murugesan Sinandavar is a social activist in the state of Selangor. He is an Advocate &Solicitor,High Court of Malaya by profession and has his own firm Messrs. MurugesanSinnandavar &Associates in Klang,Selangor.
Peter Annis is a justice with the Federal Court of Canada. Prior to his appointment he served as a judge on the Ontario Superior Court. Mr. Justice Annis was appointed to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in 2010. Prior to that appointment,he was a mediator and arbitrator from 2006 to 2010. He was a partner with Vincent Dagenais Gibson LLP from 2002 to 2005,an associate and partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP from 1987 to 2001,and a partner with Honeywell,Wotherspoon from 1985 to 1986. He was the founding director of the Centre for Legal Translation and Documentation at the University of Ottawa and a legal officer at the Department of Justice Canada from 1972 to 1981. His main areas of practice were civil litigation,administrative law,labour and employment law,mediation and arbitration,and Aboriginal law.
Katende Ssempebwa &Co. Advocates commonly known as KATS is a Ugandan law firm whose headquarters are in Kampala,the capital city of Uganda. It is the country's longest-standing premier league corporate commercial firm founded in 1969. It is the biggest full-service Ugandan firm in terms of numbers and a member of the LEXAfrica network.
Kennedys Law LLP is an international commercial law firm specialising in insurance,dispute resolution and advisory services. In 2019/20 it increased total global revenue by 9% to £238 million. UK turnover increased by 9.7%,and revenue growth was supported by a 7% increase in the number of fee-earners worldwide,taking global headcount to 2,500+. It has offices in Argentina,Australia,Belgium,Bermuda,Brazil,Chile,Colombia,Denmark,France,Hong Kong,Ireland,Israel,Mexico,New Zealand,Oman,Peru,Singapore,Spain,the United Arab Emirates,the United Kingdom and the United States.
Rohana binti Yusuf is the eleventh President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia (PCA). She is the first woman to have been appointed into the office since its inception in 1994.
Dato' Sri Jailani Johari is a Malaysian politician who previously served as Deputy Minister of Communication and Multimedia under the Barisan Nasional administration of then Prime Minister,Najib Razak from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO),a component party of the BN administration.
Shook Lin &Bok is a law firm with offices in Singapore and Malaysia.
