TSMP Law Corporation

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The TSMP Law Corporation is a law firm in Singapore. [1] [2]

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History

TSMP was founded in 1998 as Thio Su Mien & Partners. The founding partners included Thio Su Mien and Tan Bee Lian. [3] In 2001, the partnership was dissolved, and a new law corporation was formed by Thio and her son, Thio Shen Yi, named TSMP Law Corporation. [4] [5] [6] It later entered into a joint law venture with Allens Arthur Robinson, an Australian law firm, in 2007, which allowed Allens to practice Singapore law through TSMP. [7] The venture was eventually dissolved. In 2019, the partners of the firm formed a compliance consulting company, Integrium Private Limited. [8]

As of 2018, it had over 60 lawyers. [9] As of 2015, it paid its newly-qualified associates a $7,000 monthly salary. [10]

Pro-bono work

During the pandemic, TSMP delivered gift packs to frontline workers at the Singapore General Hospital. [11] In 2020, it was noted as a Champion for Good by the National Volunteer And Philanthropy Centre. [12] In 2023, TSMP began offering pro-bono legal services to victims of sexual harassment. [13]

Notable employees

Former employees

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References

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  2. "TSMP Law expands team, sets up compliance consulting firm". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. "TSMP Law Corp hires for expansion, new China desk". The Straits Times. 17 January 2019. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. "Home". TSMP Law Corporation. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. "Notices". v1.lawgazette.com.sg. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. "About". TSMP Law Corporation. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  7. Krishnan, Jayanth K., "The Joint Law Venture: A Pilot Study" (2010). Articles by Maurer Faculty. 228.https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/facpub/228
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  9. "[ALB Insights] 'We were a startup before startups were sexy': Singapore's TSMP marks 20 years | Asian Legal Business". www.legalbusinessonline.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  10. "Law graduates lower bar of expectations". AsiaOne. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  11. "TSMP to deliver personal care packs to SGH front-line staff". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  12. "Over 70 firms lauded as Champions of Good". The New Paper. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  13. "Women and girls facing online attacks, harassment can seek help from new centre | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  14. "Nadia Ahmad Samdin". TSMP Law Corporation. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  15. "Profile: Law Society President Adrian Tan's First Media Interview after Cancer Diagnosis – Dare to be your truest self". www.singaporelawwatch.sg. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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