The Singapore’s Best Law Firms 2025 lists are based on recommendations made by lawyers (peer-to-peer survey), in-house lawyers (corporate legal departments) and clients in 18 different fields of law. In addition to that, participants could recommend law firms in the categories “Advice to Charities & Not-for-Profit Organisations” and “Offering Pro Bono Services”. For the first time, this edition features a list of the most recommended lawyers.

       The sample of lawyers was collected via research conducted by Statista on company websites and further publicly available sources. The Association of Corporate Counsel Asia Pacific also invited its members to take part in the survey. Invitations were sent by e-mail with a personalised link that could be used only once. In addition, lawyers and clients could participate in the survey via an open link that was announced and made available online on The Straits Times’ website. Participants had to provide a personalised company e-mail address for validation purposes before their answers were included in the evaluation.

       The survey was conducted online between May 21 and July 15, 2024, and a total of 5,966 professionals (clients and colleagues) took part. Statista recorded more than 12,000 recommendations for law firms in all fields of law. Self-recommendations (recommendations from one’s own, associated or allied law firm) were prohibited and were therefore not included in the evaluation. The participants were also asked to answer some optional editorial questions that were specifically aimed at giving better insight into Singapore’s legal world. These questions varied between lawyers and in-house lawyers/clients.

       For every field of law, all recommendations were analysed. From the results the country’s 100 best law firms were identified and ranked according to their number of recommendations within the different fields of law. The survey looked into the firms’ areas of expertise, and their websites were provided as references. In total, 100 law firms received 292 awards. The top lists of law firms in each of these categories were derived after a detailed and elaborate process. However, while due diligence has been undertaken, this survey does not claim to be exhaustive in terms of criteria used and scope.

       The lists of Singapore’s Best Law Firms 2025 can be accessed here.