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"I
have never worked for any firm other than Allen & Gledhill
and have enjoyed my time here. I would like to focus on my real
interest, which is in arbitration and senior counsel work.
Naturally, being in a large firm would lead to inevitable
conflicts of interests".
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Senior Counsel Michael Hwang |
One
of Singapore's best known lawyers, senior counsel Michael Hwang,
59, has retired from the country's largest law practice, Allen
& Gledhill, to become a lawyer's lawyer.
Unlike
recent splits in some law firms, Mr Hwang, who spent 34 years
with A&G, is not leaving on a bitter note, but is setting up
his own firm here to specialise in arbitration matters and
service other law firms.
He
told Streats: "I have never worked for any firm other than
Allen & Gledhill and have enjoyed my time here. I would like
to focus on my real interest, which is in arbitration and senior
counsel work. Naturally, being in a large firm would lead to
inevitable conflicts of interests".
He
will also revive his connections with the English Bar and
practise as a barrister from the London Chambers of Essex Court
Chambers in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
A
partner with A&G since 1972, he was a judicial commissioner
in the Singapore High Court in 1991-92.
He
is known for his broad range of expertise, having handled
matters from banking to family law, with high-profile cases such
as the Jumabhoy family dispute and the suit by three Cabinet
ministers against the International Herald Tribune.
He
serves on a number of international arbitration institutions and
is an accredited arbitrator in 11 countries. |
