The firm was established since 6th November 1874, making it one of the oldest law partnerships in Singapore. On 3rd January 2014, DONALDSON & BURKINSHAW converted to a limited liability partnership and embarked on its 140th year in business as DONALDSON & BURKINSHAW LLP.
The Firm practises as advocates and solicitors, notaries public, commissioners for oaths and agents for trade marks, patents and designs.
The Firm’s mission is to provide a full range of high quality legal services to commercial, corporate, financial, industrial and public sector clients in accordance with international best practices. Its core values are excellence in the law; promptness, efficiency and professionalism; constant upgrading of specialist knowledge and core competencies, friendly and personable service, and the provision of practical, beneficial and holistic legal solutions.
Over the past two centuries, the Firm has earned a sterling reputation for integrity, industry and astuteness in advancing and protecting its clients’ best interests by looking beyond narrow legal issues towards realising our clients’ total business goals.
The Firm’s main office is in Raffles Place, Singapore’s Central Business District. The Firm also operates Donaldson & Burkinshaw (I.P.) Sdn. Bhd. in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.