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Scraping by with AI

AI scraping for information is forcing publishing companies to rethink strategies for protecting their intellectual property

Tariff triage

Facing unpredictable tariffs, compliance crackdowns and rising trade tensions, companies in Asia are rethinking contracts, manufacturing and supply chains

Danantara dream

Bono Adji has taken on the challenge of building the legal foundations of Danantara, Indonesia’s newest sovereign wealth fund

Riding the undercurrents

Riding the undercurrents shaping Asia's insurance landscape

New focus on global IP leadership

2025 INTA president Elisabeth Stewart Bradley shares why it is important to view IP issues through different perspectives.

Trouble ahead

From Trump’s global tariff war to jurisdictional legal hurdles, uncertainty abounds for Asia in 2025.

2024: Keep up!

2024 reshaped Asia’s corporate landscape with ESG, tech innovation, and stricter regulations

Risky business

Geopolitical tensions in Asia are driving lawyers to adopt new risk management strategies

A capital idea

Where do Indonesia’s law firms stand on a future move to their unfinished new capital city?

Turning the tide

Why this year’s Indonesian election was different

Appetite for M&A

Despite headwinds that caused an M&A downturn in Asia, experts say things are taking a turn for the better

INTA’s APAC factor

INTA's Asia-Pacific chief discusses his top regional IP issues ahead of the association's annual meeting

Under attack

GCs face increasingly sophisticated cyber-threats while navigating more complex disclosure regulations

2023 – The legal year in review

From AI and geopolitics to energy transitions and global taxation, law firms and in-house counsel had plenty to keep them busy in 2023

Strength in Numbers

Why are the region's corporate counsel associations scrambling to form alliances?

Legal AI’d

Unleashing potential of generative AI across the legal profession

Who’s next?

The recent collapse of regional financial institutions in the US has rocked global banking, including in Asia, prompting a range of legal ramifications that could last for years

Time for a rethink?

Lawyers across Asia are changing their career paths

Keymasters

Riding out the storm

How can businesses mitigate the damage from global economic headwinds?

Maintaining momentum

What will the new government in Philippines mean for businesses?

New horizons

By George W Russell
As Asia-Pacific companies increasingly look abroad for fresh opportunities, law firms are expanding their footprints in response.

War of attrition

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, the international legal community has condemned not just with words, but by boycotting Russian business and transactions

Earth v law

Do lawyers have a heightened responsibility to help avert a climate catastrophe?

SPAC super league

SPACs have climbed into the big league of capital markets, so we crunched the stats on Asia-related SPAC listings to find the highest performing legal advisers

Ruben’s rules

The OECD’s Paris-based senior competition expert, Ruben Maximiano, shares how adopting an effective competition policy helps increase investor confidence

Lawyering 2.0

Why have law firms been so sluggish to adopt technology? And where is the legal sector heading now it is on board?

Fighting fund

Litigation financing has found favour in developed markets, but Asian jurisdictions remain guarded. With Hong Kong and Singapore leading the way, will others follow?

A legal legacy

Asian Development Bank's general counsel moves on

Treading carefully

Cautious steps towards legal reform in Taiwan

An Asian mosaic

Senior women lawyers across Asia share personal stories of successes, struggles and strategies

Learning to fly

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam learn value of sound business law

Democracy blooms?

Thai Legal faces changing landscape as a military regime prepares for democratic elections

Out of time?

Is Indonesia running out of time to implement reforms for business and cast out corruption?

A new coat

Malaysia is on the cusp of fundamental legal reform following the end of six decades of rule by one political party

Trapped in tradition

Japan’s legal sector must evolve the role of in-house counsel and explore new markets to stay relevant

Elephants in the room

How South Korea’s legal sector deals with not so subtle external influences

Primed and charged

Politics generates electric atmosphere for Philippine Legal

The Asia game

Corporate counsel associations move to stay relevant at a time when the significance of borders is diminishing

The big picture

Exclusive interview with the United Nations under-secretary-general for legal affairs

NY state of mind

Exclusive from New York's Chief Judge on the rising concept of commercial courts

TM an Asian comparison

Region's IP experts head to head on trademark laws

2017… What’s ahead?

Asia's best legal minds explore the landscape in Year of the Rooster

Architect in-house

AIIB's legal architect shares his plans

The legal system in Indonesia despite economic challenges

Despite the challenges, Indonesia makes its best efforts to rebuild

Unity in Asia?

Singapore's Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon on the road to business law convergence

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The A-List Indonesia’s top lawyers 2026

The A-List: Indonesia’s top lawyers

Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers plus 41 Legal Icons

Malaysia Law Firm Awards

Malaysia Law Firm Awards

Asia Business Law Journal names Malaysia’s top law firms

Viernam Law Firm Awards 2026

Vietnam Law Firm Awards

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the country’s top law firms

CORRESPONDENTS

Preparing for ‘whistleblowing inflation’ in age of AI

By Kengo Nishigaki, GI&T Law Office
Philippine aviation fuel costs

Philippine aviation braces for Hormuz-driven fuel shocks

By Vanel Andrea Beltejar and Danielle Ibojos, Gargantiel and Associates
Essential Supply Agreement

Singapore-New Zealand ink world’s first essential supplies pact

By Peter Huang and Ahmad Noorfahmy, Helmsman

FEATURES

Japan-outbound-guide-2026

Japan outbound investment guide

Japanese corporates have been actively turning to the overseas M&A market for expanding their business and enhancing capital efficiency

The A-List Indonesia’s top lawyers 2026

The A-List: Indonesia’s top lawyers

Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers plus 41 Legal Icons

Foreign Shipping In Korea

Staying afloat: Foreign shipping in Korea

By Choon Won Lee and Dahee Kim, Jipyong

South Korea’s maritime hub status grows with advanced ports, shipbuilding strength, trade volumes and dispute resolution.

PRACTICE GUIDES

Wealth in transition

Wealth in transition

An unprecedented transfer of private wealth is colliding with tighter regulation and rising complexity

Japan Taiwan Green Transition Strategies

Chasing zero

A closer look at how Japan and Taiwan are charting paths toward a low-carbon future

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