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Thailand’s top 100 lawyers 2019

Thailand remains attractive to international investors for its openness to trade. The country has been a regional hub for many sectors. Asia Business Law Journal reveals Thailand’s top 100 lawyers in 2019

Indonesian Law Firm Awards 2019

Indonesia saw an uptick in M&A in the first half of this year, growing 88% year-on-year with a total deal value of US$17.1 billion. Asia Business Law Journal names the top firms in Indonesia for 2019

A legal legacy

Asian Development Bank's general counsel moves on

Singapore’s top 100 lawyers 2019

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Singapore

Bay watch

How will China's greater bay project work for lawyers?

HK protest protection

What employers need to cover during the city’s prolonged period of protests and unrest

A regional comparison in patent law

Some of Asia’s major jurisdictions are witnessing key developments in patent law, from enforcement to embracing new technology. Our comparisons shed some light

Two elephants in the room: The trade war

Is the worst yet to come in the US-China trade war?

Treading carefully

Cautious steps towards legal reform in Taiwan

The Philippines’ Top 100 Lawyers 2019

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the Philippines’ top 100 lawyers

Protecting the innovators

Chitra Iyer argues that India’s first judgment on standard essential patents is for the greater good

Indonesia’s Top 100 Lawyers 2019

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Indonesia

An Asian mosaic

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

A foreign attraction

Focus on China’s Foreign Investment Law

Malaysia’s top 100 lawyers 2019

ABLJ reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Malaysia

Learning to fly

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

2019 begins China’s era of compliance

China's Year of the Pig is ringing in a new 'Era of Compliance'

Tipping Point

Lord Goldsmith pans India's Arbitration Bill

Ringing up legal spend

Billing rates: How much is too much?

TISE launches green segment

Offshore investors can utilize the International Stock Exchange, including its newly launched green market

Thinking outside the box

Opportunities available to companies that utilize offshore structures in the Cayman Islands

Democracy blooms?

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

The Philippines Law Firm Awards

ABLJ names the top firms in the Philippines for 2018

Korea’s top 100 lawyers

ABLJ reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Korea

A moral quarrel

Patent ruling intrudes into India’s bedrooms

World-scale resolution

Experts tackle international dispute resolution

Out of time?

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

Thailand’s top 100 lawyers

ABLJ reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Thailand

A new coat

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

New brand, new era

Asian International Arbitration Centre's director, Sundra Rajoo, on the rebranding of the former Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration and its impact

Patent problems

Shearn Delamore & Co's managing partner, Grace Yeoh, highlights the operational IP problems their clients still face in Malaysia

Singapore’s top 100 lawyers

ABLJ reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Singapore

All about action

Lawyers explain why Singapore excels at arbitration, and just about everything else

Capital returns

China is injecting new energy and vitality into its capital market with various reforms.

Trapped in tradition

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

Foreign, female and business focused

New Zealand lawyer Catherine O'Connell on her launching a law firm in Japan, a traditional, male-dominated nation

Wanted: Women lawyers in Japan

Rika Beppu on the founding of Women in Law Japan, and their aim towards gender equity

JILA lights the way

Yasuhiro Umeda and Miki Sakakibara on the start of the Japan In-house Lawyers Association, and its challenges ahead

Cryptocurrency laws and regulations in Asia

Head to Head: Comparison of cryptocurrency laws

The Philippines top 100 lawyers 2018

ABLJ reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in the Philippines

Elephants in the room

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

Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers 2018

Our first A-List: Indonesia's top 100 lawyers

Opening up

Japan's new bid to compete in arbitration

Locked out

Analysis of Indian court ruling disallowing foreign law firms to open offices in the country

Primed and charged

Politics generates electric atmosphere for Philippine Legal

Legal trends

What are the hot topics on legal minds around the region in the Year of the Dog?

Analyzing the code

How does India's Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code stand up to critical analysis after a year in effect?

Deals of the Year 2017

The best deals in the region and the legal luminaries who guided them

The Asia game

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

Fair play in the sandbox

The benefits and challenges of these 'safe spaces'

Taking aim at GST

Introduction of the tax in India has had challenges

The A-List 2017

Get to know whether you have India's most recommended private practice lawyers on your side ... or better yet, if you're one of them

The big picture

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

Legal begets AI

Final in the three-part tech series explores AI role in legal services

Over the horizon

Offshore trends for Asian investors

Straight talk

New section taps top lawyer and GC on Chinese investment into US

Speaking a common language

Dispute resolution and the Belt and Road

In the pipeline

The final in our special series on the Belt and Road initiative looks at the long-term implications of the project for law firms around the world

GC not EZ

Bjarne P. Tellmann: Building a truly outstanding legal team

Unwanted advances

Corporate counsel on sexual harassment in India's workplace

NY state of mind

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

ACC alliance ‘good for HKCCA members’

HKCCA president Lin Shi on its alliance with ACC

Press for profit

First of our special series looks at the meteoric rise of fintech

The big build

Second article in our special series examining the Belt and Road

Need for clarity

Transparency crucial in arbitration between sovereign states and commercial investors

The squeeze

Global antitrust compliance gets tougher

Airport standards in the Philippines

By Charmaine Haw-Lim and Aileen Sanguir, Gulapa Law Office

In the interest of fairness

Cherie Blair QC discusses global standards for rules-based commerce

TM an Asian comparison

Region's IP experts head to head on trademark laws

Think big

First in a special series examining the Belt and Road

Build or Bust?

Can Duterte revive infrastructure in the Philippines?

Making your mark

Examination of IP legal developments in Indonesia

Deals of the Year 2016

Celebrating Asia's top transactions and the law firms that made them happen

2017… What’s ahead?

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

Just relax

We analyze foreign investment in China under a new administrative regime

Canned soup?

What future is there for trade agreements in the wake of the collapse of the TPP?

Architect in-house

AIIB's legal architect shares his plans

Brakes on Brexit?

Tired of Brexit? Get prepared while you wait

Where there’s smoke

Tobacco brand bans: Where do you stand in this IP debate?

On track

Infrastructure in Asia: what's hot and why

João Ribeiro shares his views on the legal system in Asia

UNCITRAL’s regional chief: Q&A

The legal system in Indonesia despite economic challenges

Despite the challenges, Indonesia makes its best efforts to rebuild

HKIAC and arbitration in Asia: Japan, Singapore, India and Hong Kong

Battle for supremacy in arbitration

A view to the East

India looks East with desires for expansion

Unity in Asia?

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

Deal shields

Corporates in Asia wise up to M&A insurance

A prayer for prevention

Compliance strategies in a tough neighbourhood

Asia on high alert over cybersecurity

A global concern is a regional priority requiring corporate counsel to be on top of their brief, writes Veta Richardson

Roads less travelled

Risks and rewards in the CMLV bloc of nations

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

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