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20-670: A working group, co-chaired by Edwin Glasgow CBE QC and George Lim SC, was set up in April 2013 by the Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon and the Ministry of Law to assess and make recommendations on how to develop Singapore as a centre for international commercial mediation. In its report, the working group recognised the need for enhanced and sophisticated dispute resolution services for cross-border disputes to support

40-591: A firm of 75 attorneys with international offices in New York City , Paris , London , and Washington, D.C. In the following years, the firm expanded to Hong Kong , Brussels , Tokyo , Taipei , and Frankfurt . As of 2018, Jones Day was the fifth largest law firm in the U.S. and the 13th highest grossing law firm in the world. It is currently headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm compensates each associate (after their first year) uniquely, based on

60-667: A panel of technical experts to assist in mediations involving specialised issues. In July 2018, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law concluded the Singapore Convention on Mediation , a treaty that makes it easier for businesses to enforce mediated settlement agreements across international borders. Formally known as the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation ,

80-635: Is one of the largest law firms in the United States, with 2,302 attorneys, and among the highest-grossing in the world with revenues of $ 2.5 billion. It was originally headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio . The firm has represented over half of the companies in the Fortune 500 , including Goldman Sachs , General Motors , McDonald's , and Bridgestone . Jones Day has also represented the campaign of former president Donald Trump . Many attorneys from

100-696: Is to allow settlements reached at mediation to be recorded as enforceable consent awards. Parties can avail themselves of the protocol by incorporating a model clause into their contracts. SIMC maintains a panel of around 70 international mediators from 14 jurisdictions. They are certified by the Singapore International Mediation Institute, which acts as the professional standards body for mediation in Singapore. SIMC's panel of mediators include Singapore's Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh and William Ury . SIMC also maintains

120-520: The National University of Singapore in 1986 with a Bachelor of Laws degree with first-class honours. He subsequently completed a Master of Laws degree at Harvard Law School in 1991. Menon started his career at Shook Lin & Bok as a legal assistant in 1987, and became a partner in 1990. In 1992, together with Wong Meng Meng and Alvin Yeo , Menon co-founded WongPartnership, one of

140-518: The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC); these three entities are designed to provide a full suite of dispute resolution options for parties involved in cross-border disputes. For instance, SIMC and SIAC administer the "Arb-Med-Arb" protocol, which allows a party to begin arbitration under SIAC before proceeding to mediation under SIMC. The aim

160-719: The Singapore International Arbitration Centre , a member of the Senate of the Singapore Academy of Law , and Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Singapore Management University School of Law . As a Judicial Commissioner, Judge of Appeal, and Chief Justice, Menon has delivered the following notable judgments: Jones Day Jones Day is an American multinational law firm based in Washington, D.C. As of 2023, it

180-512: The United States Supreme Court . Some of the firm's notable clients and cases include: BTI has ranked Jones Day as the only firm to earn "Most Recommended Law Firm" for 20 consecutive years and also ranked it as "Fearsome Foursome" nine times since 2011. Law360 named Jones Day a "Ceiling Smasher" in 2022 as one of the top 10 firms having the highest representation of women in equity partnership and as M&A Group of

200-506: The Singapore Convention was adopted on 20 December 2018 and opened for signature on 7 August 2019. It was signed by 46 countries on that day, the highest number of "first day" signatories for an UNCITRAL Convention. Sundaresh Menon Sundaresh Menon (born 26 February 1962) is a Singaporean lawyer who has been serving as Chief Justice of Singapore since 2012. Prior to his appointment as Chief Justice, Menon

220-495: The firm adopted the name Tolles, Hogsett & Ginn. In its early years, the firm was known for representing major industries in the Cleveland area, including Standard Oil and several railroad and utility companies. In November 1938, then managing partner Thomas Jones led the merger of Tolles, Hogsett & Ginn with litigation-focused firm Day, Young, Veach & LeFever to create Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis. The merger

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240-534: The firm have served as federal officials or judges, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia , former White House Counsel Don McGahn , former U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco , and U.S. courts of appeals judges Jeffrey Sutton , Gregory G. Katsas , Timothy B. Dyk , Chad Readler , and Eric E. Murphy . Jones Day was founded in Cleveland in 1893 as Blandin & Rice by two partners, Edwin J. Blandin and William Lowe Rice. Frank Ginn joined

260-458: The firm in 1899, and it changed its name to Blandin, Rice & Ginn. Rice was murdered in August 1910. In 1912, Thomas H. Hogsett joined the firm as partner, and it became Blandin, Hogsett & Ginn that year, and Tolles, Hogsett, Ginn & Morley a year later after the retirement of Judge Blandin and the addition of partners Sheldon H. Tolles and John C. Morley. After Morley retired, in 1928,

280-494: The largest law firms in Singapore, and remained a partner in the law firm until 1995. He then joined Rajah & Tann as a partner and served as its Head of Projects & Infrastructure Group until 2003, and thereafter joined Jones Day as a partner until 2006. Menon served a one-year term as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court between 2006 and 2007. Returning to legal practice with Rajah & Tann after, he

300-414: The quality of their work and jurisdiction. Unlike many peer firms, Jones Day does not pay a year-end or mid-year bonus, compensating associates entirely with salary. Its attorneys' salaries are not public and are not determined solely by class year. The firm has long said that its "black box" compensation system breeds collegiality, and that its associates—even though they are not paid a bonus—generally earn

320-614: The rise in trade and investment in Asia. The working group made various recommendations, including the establishment of an international mediation service provider offering a panel of international mediators and experts as well as user-centric products and services. This resulted in the establishment of SIMC, which was officially launched in November 2014 by the Chief Justice of Singapore and the Minister of Law, K Shanmugam . SIMC complements

340-411: The same as, or more than, associates at other major firms. New associates have a starting salary of US$ 225,000. Some associates have said that they are under-compensated compared to their peers at other firms, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars, and that their compensation is much lower than what they were promised when they interviewed. The firm's attorneys have argued more than 40 cases before

360-516: Was a Judicial Commissioner between 2006 and 2007, Attorney-General between 2010 and 2012, and a Justice of the Court of Appeal. Menon studied law at the National University of Singapore and Harvard Law School . He was a founding partner of law firm WongPartnership, and was also a partner at Shook Lin & Bok , Rajah & Tann, and Jones Day . He was appointed as Chief Justice of Singapore by former president Tony Tan . Menon graduated from

380-531: Was appointed Senior Counsel on 5 January 2008, and became its managing partner in August 2009. Menon was appointed Attorney-General on 1 October 2010, where he served until 25 June 2012. He was subsequently appointed a Justice of the Court of Appeal on 1 August 2012. On 6 November 2012, he was appointed as the fourth Chief Justice of Singapore by then-president Tony Tan. He is the first Chief Justice to be born in Singapore. He has served as Deputy Chairman of

400-441: Was effective January 1, 1939. The firm's Washington, D.C. , office was opened in 1946, becoming the firm's first office outside Ohio. In 1967, the firm merged with D.C. firm Pogue & Neal to become Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue. Jones Day has a reputation for representing companies against labor unions. The international expansion of Jones Day began in 1986 when the firm merged with boutique law firm Surrey & Morse,

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