DWF partners with Singapore and South African firms

Sir Nigel Knowles

Listed Manchester law firm DWF has entered  two exclusive association agreements with firms in Singapore and South Africa.

The firm has announced it has agreed to enter an association with South African law firm Thomson Wilks and Singaporean outfit Eldan Law.

The move comes less than a year after DWF shut its Singapore base as part of a global restructure.

Sir Nigel Knowles, Group CEO at DWF Group, said: “This is an important step forward for us in developing our ability to support our clients wherever they need us.

“Eldan Law and Thomson Wilks are highly regarded firms in Singapore and South Africa and we have a strong alignment in terms of expertise and sector focus. Like all of our association relationships, this agreement will provide all parties the opportunity to better serve existing and new clients, whilst ensuring consistency, familiarity and quality across the board.

“In Singapore, Eldan is a perfect fit for us in terms of the areas we would like to focus on and provides a platform for our core offerings such as insurance, litigation, corporate finance, as well as our Mindcrest and Connected Services businesses.

“With Thomson Wilks, we have a highly complementary offering in the natural resources and energy sectors with our Paris team already very active supporting clients across Africa.

“We will continue to build our presence globally through acquisitions, associations and lateral hires and we are delighted to be working with these two excellent businesses.”

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Daniel Koh, joint managing partner at Eldan Law, said: “This association with an excellent progressive provider of integrated legal and business services, which has an extensive global reach, is in line with supporting our clients’ increasing needs for legal services beyond our shores.”

Stephen Thomson, director at Thomson Wilks, added: “Thomson Wilks has enjoyed a long-standing working relationship first with Heenan Paris and thereafter DWF. The natural progression to a formal association with DWF is an exciting and welcome development.”

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