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Federis & Associates

Philippines strikes back against counterfeits and piracy

By Amanda Carlota, Federis & Associates
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Practice Guides

IP licensing during the pandemic in the Philippines

By Dina D Lucenario, Louie Alfred G Pantoni and Rosarie Raysalyn Z Villasanta, Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose
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Features

Philippines Law Firm Awards 2020

We present the top law firms in the country
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Practice Guides

IP licensing during the pandemic

Intellectual property lawyers in India and the Philippines, two of the region's most affected countries, explore how compulsory licensing regulations may assist in fighting the pandemic
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Features

Pathfinder

Gerard Sanders, the AIIB's general counsel, looks back at the bank's first five years, including its innovations through covid-19, as he prepares to leave the position
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Features

Asia Business Law Survey

Our regional survey of law firms examines the impact of the pandemic, how the legal market has persevered, and whether changes adopted by the sector will be permanent
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Expert briefing

Development of energy laws in Taiwan

By Shuai-Sheng Huang, Chen Peng-Kwang and Jane Wang, Formosa Transnational
Power generation and energy preservation have always been critical issues in Taiwan, and effective regulation has kept the evolution of renewable energy on the right track
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A-List lawyers

Vietnam’s top 100 lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in the country
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Loeb Smith Attorneys

Side-letter perspectives in Cayman subscription financing

By Peter Vas, Loeb Smith Attorneys
As a result of widespread concerns about liquidity and an uncertain macroeconomic outlook, it has become more important than ever for a lender to undertake proper due diligence on an investment fund prior to providing new financing
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SCCA
In-house agenda

SCCA announces winners of the 4th Singapore CLO Awards

The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) has announced the winners of its 4th Singapore Chief Legal Officer Awards on 23 December via a “virtual gala” and interviews with all the top nominees and an overflowing virtual room of 250 audiences
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In-house agenda

JILA and KICA join forces

The Japan In-house Lawyers Association (JILA) and the Korea In-house Counsel Association (KICA) have launched a new co-operation to bolster research and knowledge sharing between the two organisations
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ACC Singapore
In-house agenda

ACC Singapore closes 2020 with magic, music

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Singapore ended the year with a sprinkle of magic and music at its virtual annual Festive Party
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In-house agenda

ACC updates legal maturity model

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has released its ACC Legal Operations Maturity Model 2.0, reflecting advancements in the maturity of legal departments around the globe across 14 legal operations functions
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Vantage point

Finding middle ground

Singapore Mediation Centre’s executive director, Ban Jiun Ean, discusses the art of mediation, the impact of the Singapore Convention on Mediation, emerging trends in the sector and the possibilities for online dispute resolution
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Vietnam investment law
Business law digest

New investment landscape in Vietnam

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INTA President Ayala Deutsch
The Wrap

INTA’s first AI-driven event triumph

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INTA
The Wrap

INTA reports project future of IP

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Michael Wong, Shih Yann Loo, Baker McKenzie
The Wrap

Baker leaders expect greater APAC opportunities and competition

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Market pulse

SIAC opens New York office

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Market pulse

HKIAC appoints 3 new council members

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Market pulse

Real estate expert rejoins DLA Piper

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Market pulse

Stephenson Harwood ex-partners join HK boutique firm

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Speechlys Ray Ng
Market pulse

Speechlys registers as HK firm, hires litigator

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CMS Babita Ambekar
Market pulse

New head of India desk at CMS Singapore

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Nuclear lawyer Hunton George Borovas
Market pulse

Nuclear specialist joins Hunton in Tokyo

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Nishimura Asahi Adrian Joyce
Market pulse

Nishimura & Asahi hires foreign law head

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Kim Dong-chul Paul hasting
Market pulse

Paul Hastings flags change in Seoul leadership

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Cheryl Ng ZICO
Market pulse

Zico Singapore establishes disputes team

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Hong Kong White & Case Daniel Abercromby
Market pulse

White & Case recruits HK finance expert

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Peter Doraisamy
Market pulse

Peter Doraisamy hires litigation, fintech experts

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Market pulse

Anderson Mori to launch foreign law joint enterprise

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Federis & Associates

Philippines steps up rules of procedure for IP rights cases

By Amanda Carlota, Federis & Associates
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

IBC resolution within regulated sectors in the public interest

By Anoop Rawat, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Various laws still contain gaps and ambiguities, and reconciliation with the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 becomes a challenging task. It is essential to create synergies among specific regulatory laws with the provisions and the process envisaged under the code
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ACCRALAW

Suspension of employment during the pandemic

By Laurie Christine P Quiambao, ACCRALAW
The honourable secretary of the Department of Labour and Employment has signed DO No. 215-20, which means that an employee may be placed on a floating status, or temporarily laid off, for the said period without losing his or her employment
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Anand and Anand

India eases working requirements of patents

By Vidisha Garg, Anand and Anand
The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2020 have great significance as they provide huge relief to stakeholders, with many glitches being removed and creases ironed out, thereby easing the requirements to a great extent
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e-commerce Cornerstone John Xia
Corner Stone & Partners

Avoiding trademark infringement in cross-border e-commerce

By John Xia, Corner Stone & Partners
Cross-border e-commerce has become a new point of economic growth yet the contradiction between the regionalism of trademarks and the globalism of cross-border e-commerce platforms pose a new problem for the development of global intellectual property rights
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Deal digest

Skadden assists NIO with US$3b offering

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Deal digest

Indonesia back in game with Indika issuance

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Deal digest

Eversheds advises on Siegfried tap programme

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Deal digest

Covid-19 rapid test developer acquired

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Deal digest

Baker advises SK Holdings sale of ESR Cayman stake

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