Big tech companies are famously fond of open-plan offices believed to show flattening hierarchy and workplace camaraderie. In recent years, law firms have also been increasingly embracing this trend to promote a more inclusive culture and enhance collaboration. Leaders of those firms share with ALB what inspires their decision to go open and what difference it makes for talent and clients.

Following in the footsteps of Stamford Law Corporation, Harry Elias Partnership (HEP) has become the latest Singapore law firm to enter into a full financial merger with a global brand, in this case Eversheds Sutherland.