Despite initially stating the alliance would remain after the Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licence was granted last December, the firm has shifted its stance but said that its overall strategy in Singapore would remain unchanged. White & Case, unlike some of its fellow QFLP licensees, had formally registered its now six-year-old alliance, rather than undertaking it as a joint law venture (JLV).
White & Case’s Singapore managing partner, Doug Peel, told ALB earlier this year that the alliance was strong and had made the transition to becoming a QFLP firm easier. “Our alliance with Venture Law has been extremely useful and has enabled us to combine our resources with Venture Law’s vast domestic knowledge,” he said. “It has been a happy and fulfilling relationship and the granting of this licence will create opportunities for the two of us to unify.”