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Clifford Chance and Cavenagh Law to end 14-year Singapore formal law alliance
Clifford Chance and Singapore disputes firm Cavenagh Law will end the formal law alliance formed in 2012 to give Clifford Chance clients access to Singapore litigation advice, a mutual decision the firms confirmed October 13, 2026, the Global Legal Post and Legal Business reported. The alliance is expected to wind down in four to five months; Clifford Chance will keep operating in Singapore under its Qualifying Foreign Law Practice license.
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Key points
- Global litigation head Robert Houck said separate paths would best support each firm's strategic priorities and growth ambitions.The Global Legal Post
- Cavenagh Law will then be led by Nish Shetty and Paul Sandosham, who will no longer be concurrent Clifford Chance partners.The Global Legal Post
- A Clifford Chance spokesperson said there would be no redundancies and all Cavenagh employees had been invited to stay with that firm.The Global Legal Post
- The firm said the decision was not driven by Singapore's Ministry of Law review, which proposes a single general partnership license.The Global Legal Post
- Clifford Chance, which lists more than 120 Singapore lawyers, is not exploring another alliance there; Cavenagh lists 16 lawyers.The Global Legal Post