The joint law venture JLV announced last week by Lovells and Lee Lee in Singapore, is the latest in a string on international and local tie ups that have come about since the Singapore government announced the liberalization of the local legal market.
Lovells Lee Lee - as the JLV is called - will handle most of the work that the existing two firms do in Singapore with the exception of conveyancing and litigation. The Senior Partner of Lovells, Paul Supramanian, describes the new structure as the best conduit for the lawyers from each firm to channel their energies through.
The structure will allow the firm to combine onshore and offshore legal services...
