The Managing Partner of Ince & Co's Singapore office and the co-director of its alliance firm in the country have both quit the firm, and are taking an unconfirmed number of staff with them (unconfirmed but rumoured in the case of the alliance firm to be, errr, all of them).
Sources have told RollOnFriday that Singapore managing partner Richard Lovell and the chief of alliance firm Incisive Law are both moving to Reed Smith. The sources say that all of the local firm's staff are leaving with them. A spokesman for Ince confirmed the two senior exits, but declined to comment on the scale of the exodus from Incisive Law. He said that Ince is "in discussions" with its local ally "to explore all options available to us". Without licensed staff, the firm would be unable to advise on Singaporean law or provide representation in the local courts, so those options would appear to be re-branding as a photocopying company or coffee bar.
Ince's spokesman said that the firm had an "ongoing commitment" to Singapore and was promoting John Simpson, one of the remaining partners, to managing partner. The firm will also relocate its 'Asia Head of Admirality', Harry Hirst, to the island to ensure "that our Admiralty capability in Singapore remains as strong as ever". As well as being resplendent in blue frock coat and gold laced buttons, he's pretty hot at photocopying and making coffee.
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Sources have told RollOnFriday that Singapore managing partner Richard Lovell and the chief of alliance firm Incisive Law are both moving to Reed Smith. The sources say that all of the local firm's staff are leaving with them. A spokesman for Ince confirmed the two senior exits, but declined to comment on the scale of the exodus from Incisive Law. He said that Ince is "in discussions" with its local ally "to explore all options available to us". Without licensed staff, the firm would be unable to advise on Singaporean law or provide representation in the local courts, so those options would appear to be re-branding as a photocopying company or coffee bar.
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Ince's spokesman said that the firm had an "ongoing commitment" to Singapore and was promoting John Simpson, one of the remaining partners, to managing partner. The firm will also relocate its 'Asia Head of Admirality', Harry Hirst, to the island to ensure "that our Admiralty capability in Singapore remains as strong as ever". As well as being resplendent in blue frock coat and gold laced buttons, he's pretty hot at photocopying and making coffee.
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