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SIAC Lim Seok Huivideo
Asia-specific

Singapore’s secret recipe

The SIAC’s CEO talks about strategies for the centre’s success and emerging trends in arbitration
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Foreign liquidator assistance and common law in Bermuda, Keith Robinson and Emma Duffy, Carey Olsen
Expert briefing

Foreign liquidator assistance and common law in Bermuda

By Keith Robinson and Emma Duffy, Carey Olsen
Foreign liquidators may apply for recognition in Bermuda pursuant to the common law by the application of the principles of comity
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Zoom John Miersvideo
Vantage point

Spinning your Zoom

Communications expert John Miers offers some practical advice for engaging and retaining your virtual audience
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ACC
In-house agenda

ACC HK appoints 4 new directors

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Hong Kong has appointed four new directors to its board following the ACC HK Annual General Meeting on 24 June
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news brief
Market pulse

News in Brief

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ESG
Market pulse

WongPartnership sets up sustainability practice

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Goodwin
Market pulse

Goodwin expands booming PE practice

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HFW
Market pulse

HFW boosts transactional expertise in Shanghai

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MoFo
Market pulse

MoFo recruits big-hitter in Tokyo

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Nishimura
Market pulse

Nishimura hires Japan Post GC

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Market pulse

Indian corporate lawyer reinforces White & Case

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Duane Morris
Market pulse

Duane Morris appoints chairwoman in Vietnam

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Linklatersvideo
The wrap

Linklaters’ new Asia leader lists priorities

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Market pulse

Clifford Chance shuts shop in Seoul

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Market pulse

Twenty Essex appoints Seoul arbitrator

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arbitration
Market pulse

Singapore tops ranking for seat of arbitration

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Deacons
Market pulse

Deacons adds banking and finance partner

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litigation
Market pulse

HK litigation lawyer joins Tanner De Witt

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Aviation
Market pulse

Aviation expert lands at K&L Gates

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network
Market pulse

RPC launches insurance network

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Ashurst tech
Deal digest

Ashurst aids Chinese tech platform acquisition

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Deal digest

Baker assists CRCC bond offer

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sukuks
Deal digest

Linklaters advises in 3 Malaysian sukuks

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kwm softbank malaysia
Deal digest

KWM assists ADS-SoftBank alliance in Malaysia

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Market pulse

Reed Smith grabs arbitration team

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Deal digest

Latham assists Vingroup’s first international offer

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Deal digest

Paul Hastings in Korean IPO

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HCL
Deal digest

DLA, Trilegal advise HCL on bond

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Deal digest

Law firm allies support Indonesia’s GoTo merger

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UK London
Market pulse

New HK firm expands to UK

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Apisith-John-Sutham
Market pulse

Apisith & Alliance founder joins Weerawong

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ACC Exchange
In-house agenda

ACC Asia-Pacific delivers virtual conference

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Asia-Pacific has held its annual meeting titled the 2021 Virtual Xchange on 16-17 June, attracting a diverse audience of 150 in-house professionals across the region
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SCCA well-being
In-house agenda

SCCA discusses workplace well-being

The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) is holding its first series of discussions to promote better well-being in the workplace and tackle unnecessary sources of stress, especially when lawyers have to deal with long hours of work during deals and transactions
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Yulchon KICA
In-house agenda

KICA explores patent law, case trends

Following the recent landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Korea on a patent litigation case, the Korea In-house Counsel Association (KICA) hosted a webinar with Yulchon law firm on new trends in patent law and cases
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webathon
In-house agenda

FICL supports webinar on rule of law

The Federation of Indian Corporate Lawyers (FICL) has supported a global webinar marathon of 24 hours organised by the American Bar Association – International Law Section (ABA ILS) with the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) on corporate social responsibility and the rule of law
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Asia Business Law Journal
Leader

Winds of change

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A comparison of Cryptocurrency regulation
Head 2 head

A comparison of Cryptocurrency regulation

Asian jurisdictions have been cautious in developing legal frameworks around virtual currencies, but the volatile market and relentless evolution of cryptos are pushing regulators to act
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fintech digital bank
Expert briefing

Evolution of fintech regulation in Indonesia

By Freddy Karyadi and Anastasia Irawati, ABNR
With the continued rapid growth of the financial technology sector, the government has been reforming its licensing regime to provide business opportunities while also protecting local interests
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The A-List

Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal presents its A-List of the top 100 lawyers practising in Indonesia
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Market pulse

Make your nominations now for Indonesia Law Firm Awards

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Omnibus law
Business law digest

Lists and licensing in Indonesia under Omnibus Law

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Left-Sheila Ahuja, Right-Pallavi Gopinath Aney
Market pulse

Allen & Overy reshuffles India leadership

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Fighting fund
Cover story

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?
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women lawyers
Asia-specific

Gender in justice

Twenty senior women lawyers across Asia share their personal stories of success, strategy and struggle for a more inclusive legal profession
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SPACed-out
Intelligence report

SPAC invaders

Asia is losing out to the US as its tech giants are wooed away by sponsors to list in the US. Can the region’s markets move quickly enough to repel the SPAC invasion and keep their unicorns?
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Market pulse

Kudun and Partners advise two Thai realty IPOs

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SCCA
In-house agenda

Registrations open for SCCA roundtable

The SCCA is bringing together leading lawyers from China, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Philippines to shed light on the challenges faced by in-house and external counsel today through its webinar, Cross-Border Conversation
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Indonesia enforces song copyrights
Market pulse

Indonesia enforces song copyrights

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Cambodia applies pensions schemes
Deal digest

Cambodia applies pensions schemes

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Tata acquires cereal producer
Deal digest

Tata acquires cereal producer

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Former judges join Shin & Kim
Market pulse

Former judges join Shin & Kim

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New DWF association
Market pulse

New DWF association

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Jurong Port acquires storage asset
Deal digest

Jurong acquires storage asset

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Ashurst escorts Bonjour financing
Deal digest

Ashurst acts on Bonjour CB offering

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Fangda Partners assist Asian Development Bank panda
Deal digest

Fangda assists ADB panda bond

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Skadden advises Meituan offering
Deal digest

Skadden advises Meituan offering

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Toyota Motor’s first ESG bond
Deal digest

Toyota’s first ESG bond

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Baker McKenzie advises Sun Corp de-SPAC
Deal digest

Baker advises Sun Corp de-SPAC

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Yoon & Yang hires former judges and prosecutor 
Market pulse

Yoon & Yang hires ex-judges, prosecutor

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Construction partner joins Squire Patton Boggs in Sydney, Brent Henderson
Market pulse

Construction expert joins Squire in Sydney

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Linklaters appoints new Asia managing partner
Market pulse

New Asia managing partner for Linklaters

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Malaysian boutique firm LAW Partnership recruits new head, Raphael Tay
Market pulse

Malaysian boutique hires corporate head

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King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) adds dispute lawyers in Singapore, Amanda Lees
Market pulse

KWM adds dispute lawyers in Singapore

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Lawyers convert Delhi school into hospital for covid relief, Asia Business Law Journal
Market pulse

Lawyers convert Delhi school into hospital for covid relief

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Gibson Dunn packs a regulatory team 
Market pulse

Gibson Dunn recruits financial team

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New Asia investigation head at DLA Piper, Maurice Burke
Market pulse

New Asia investigations head at DLA

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Christopher & Lee Ong gets new restructuring head, Chua See Hua
Market pulse

Boutique founder joins Christopher & Lee Ong

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Insurance lawyer boosts Clyde & Co in Hong Kong, Rosie Ng
Market pulse

Insurance lawyer boosts Clyde & Co in Hong Kong

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DWF shuts three Australian offices 
Market pulse

DWF shuts 3 Australian offices

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OLN
Market pulse

GC rejoins Perkins, bound for Taiwan

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Maples
Market pulse

Maples appoints Asia leaders

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legal tech
Market pulse

Google’s legal head moves to Ironclad

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insurance
The wrap

Insurance expert tips tighter policies, premiums

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SPAC
The wrap

Grab hails SPAC deal to market

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India’s leading GCs launch new association
In-house agenda

India’s leading GCs launch new association

Senior general counsel of Indian companies gathered on 5 March in Gurugram to launch the General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI)
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ACC Asia-Pacific annual meeting goes virtual 
In-house agenda

ACC Asia-Pacific annual meeting goes virtual 

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Asia-Pacific will conduct its virtual annual meeting under the theme of transforming the modern law department. The 2021 Virtual ACC Xchange takes place on 16-17 June.
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SCCA continues GC competition for law students 
In-house agenda

SCCA continues GC competition for law students 

The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) is holding its in-house counsel competition for law students, the SCCA Legal Eagle Challenge, again this year following last year’s inaugural success 
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Association of Corporate Counsel HK launches AI-driven newsletter
In-house agenda

ACC HK launches AI-driven newsletter

Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Hong Kong members now have improved access to the ACC’s global resources and thought leadership following the Corporate Counsel Now electronic newsletter launch. The weekly newsletter will feature a range of content relating to in-house legal services in Asia, including legal leadership and ACC resources 
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Asia Business Law Journal
Leader

Tricks of the trade

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Market pulse

India’s Khaitan & Co opens Singapore office

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Baker advises Korea Zinc on Australia wind farm deal
Deal digest

Baker advises Korea Zinc on Australia wind farm deal

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DFDL assists Grab lenders in Myanmar, Cambodia
Deal digest

DFDL assists Grab lenders in Myanmar, Cambodia

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HFW in Philippines vaccine deal
Deal digest

HFW in Philippines vaccine deal

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Linklaters helps seal $1.2bn Indonesian port deal
Deal digest

Linklaters helps seal $1.2bn Indonesian port deal

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Paul Hastings assists green dim sum bonds offer
Deal digest

Paul Hastings assists green dim sum bonds offer

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Data privacy
Head 2 head

A comparison of data privacy laws

While the laws in the region share similar elements, gaps remain as privacy compliance culture is relatively new and jurisdictions vary in their approaches
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Korea
The A-List

Korea’s top 100 lawyers

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal reveals the A-List of the country’s legal profession
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RCEP
Business law digest

What can business expect from RCEP?

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Features

Compliance challenges for foreign investment in the US

By Jeffrey L Kessler, Eva W Cole and Heather P Lamberg, Winston & Strawn
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Features

Outbound investment strategies into the US

By I Bobby Majumder, Lynwood E Reinhardt and Brooke C Dorris, Reed Smith
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Features

Regional perspective of Senegal and Ivory Coast

By Mouhamed Kebe, Mohamed A Dieng and Annick Kobenan, Geni & Kebe
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Features

IP, immigration and regulations for foreign innovators in Nigeria

By Afolasade Olowe, Yeye Nwidaa and Tolu Olaloye, Jackson Etti & Edu
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Features

Legislation, incentives to invest in Nigeria

By Fidelis Adewole and Marian Asuenimhen, G Elias & Co
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Features

Investment risks and opportunities in Angola

By Catarina Levy Osório, João Francisco Cunha and Frederico de Távora Pedro, ALC Advogados
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Features

Investment opportunities in the UAE

By Rohit Kochhar and Anjuli Sivaramakrishnan, Kochhar & Co
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Features

Litigate or arbitrate? Flexibilities for foreign disputes in Thailand

By Pisut Attakamol, Baker McKenzie
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Features

Strategies for Japanese businesses investing in Thailand

By Melisa Uremovic and Sui Lin Teoh, R&T Asia (Thailand)
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Features

Designing a JV contract in Taiwan

By Lee Li-pu, Chen Chiu-hua and Teresa Pan, Formosan Brothers Attorneys-at-Law
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Features

Legal developments for investors in the Philippines

By Jerry S Coloma III, Rodolfo G Tuazon Jr and Keisha Trina M Guangko, MOSVELDTT
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Features

Investing in Indonesia post-Omnibus Law

By Freddy Karyadi and Anastasia Irawati, Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro Counsellors At Law (Abnr)
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Features

Trends in technology investment in India

By Abhishek Malhotra, TMT Law Practice
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Features

Patent protection for Japanese businesses in India

By Joginder Singh and Rajeev Kumar, LexOrbis
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Features

Investment strategies, regulations and policies in India

By Rishabh Shroff, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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Features

Roadmap for investing in Bangladesh

By ASA Bari and Shahrima Tanjin Arni, AS & Associates
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ABLJ Jan/Feb 2021

Economic pacts key to Japanese dealmaking

By Yusuke Hatakeyama, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
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Features

Trends in Japanese foreign direct investment

By Masako Takahata, Japan In-house Lawyers Association
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China intellectual property
Intelligence report

China’s IP makeover

Top-down intellectual property reforms include major judicial and legislative change, solving problems that have affected enterprises for decades. But do the changes go far enough?
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data privacy
Asia-specific

Devil in the data

Looking up to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation as a benchmark, Asian data privacy landscape evolves rapidly with its own unique approaches and challenges
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Malaysia-A-List 2021
The A-List

Malaysia’s top 100 lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the country's top 100 lawyers
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BVI British Virgin Islands
Expert briefing

Guide to reporting economic substance in BVI

By Michael Padarin and Daniel Moore, Carey Olsen
Key takeaways from the first reporting period and practical pointers on economic substance compliance In The British Virgin Islands
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Expert briefing

Real estate-backed ICOs in Thailand

By Palawi Bunnag, ILCT Ltd
The country is seeking a concrete direction for the regulation of emerging assets as cryptocurrency trading heats up
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KICA Lee Wan keun
In-house agenda

KICA holds virtual general assembly

The Korea In-house Counsel Association (KICA) held its 2021 general assembly and new year’s meeting virtually on 20 January. The KICA president, Lee Wan-keun, told the meeting that the number of in-house counsel in Korea had reached about 4,000 in 20 years from just eight in 1999
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SIMC
In-house agenda

SIMC shares mediation tips

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Singapore has collaborated with the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) for a lunchtime webinar on the challenges and potential pitfalls of managing business risk for in-house counsel and C-suite level executives
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data privacy
In-house agenda

ACC survey pinpoints data privacy as top in-house concern

A key worldwide Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) survey of chief legal officers has found data and privacy issues are weighing the most on their minds
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MS-Bharath-ends-two-decade-innings-at-Anand-and-Anand
Market pulse

Bharath leaves India’s Anand and Anand, starts new firm

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news brief
Market pulse

News in Brief

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sustainable finance
Market pulse

New HK boutique focuses on sustainable finance

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Japan foreign
Market pulse

Japan firm focuses on foreign input

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Squire Sydney Nicola Martin
Market pulse

Squire employs team in Sydney

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Vilaf Hanoi Bui Ngoc Anh
Market pulse

New managing partner at VILAF in Hanoi

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CORRESPONDENTS

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The yes, no, maybe of 2021 intermediary rules

By Safir Anand, Anand and Anand

There has been an ongoing debate on the yays and nays of the 2021 intermediary rules, primarily because India is set to begin enforcing a new set of rules that fundamentally changes the way the internet will be experienced in the country

Philippines tax reform for export-oriented enterprises, Eric Recalde, ACCRALAW 

Philippines tax reform for export-oriented enterprises

By Eric Recalde, ACCRALAW 

Value-added tax (VAT) is only imposed if the goods or services are “destined” for local consumption. There is no VAT when they are for consumption abroad

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Time to learn, unlearn and relearn NBFC resolutions

By Veena Sivaramakrishnan and Soummo Biswas, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

IN-HOUSE AGENDA

ACC

ACC HK appoints 4 new directors

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Hong Kong has appointed four new directors to its board following the ACC HK Annual General Meeting on 24 June

ACC Exchange

ACC Asia-Pacific delivers virtual conference

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Asia-Pacific has held its annual meeting titled the 2021 Virtual Xchange on 16-17 June, attracting a diverse audience of 150 in-house professionals across the region

SCCA well-being

SCCA discusses workplace well-being

The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) is holding its first series of discussions to promote better well-being in the workplace and tackle unnecessary sources of stress, especially when lawyers have to deal with long hours of work during deals and transactions

THE WRAP

FEATURES

Foreign liquidator assistance and common law in Bermuda, Keith Robinson and Emma Duffy, Carey Olsen

Foreign liquidator assistance and common law in Bermuda

By Keith Robinson and Emma Duffy, Carey Olsen

Foreign liquidators may apply for recognition in Bermuda pursuant to the common law by the application of the principles of comity

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Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal presents its A-List of the top 100 lawyers practising in Indonesia

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Singapore’s secret recipe

The SIAC’s CEO talks about strategies for the centre’s success and emerging trends in arbitration

REGIONAL COMPARISONS

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A comparison of Cryptocurrency regulation

Asian jurisdictions have been cautious in developing legal frameworks around virtual currencies, but the volatile market and relentless evolution of cryptos are pushing regulators to act

Data privacy

A comparison of data privacy laws

While the laws in the region share similar elements, gaps remain as privacy compliance culture is relatively new and jurisdictions vary in their approaches

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Controlling legal risk goes beyond the legal department, and in-house counsel need a pragmatic approach, without letting perfection be the enemy of progress. Prominent counsel Peter Zhang offers advice from his decades of experience 

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Prominent women lawyers in Asia share their experiences of finding success and overcoming gender barriers on the way

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Communications expert John Miers offers some practical advice for engaging and retaining your virtual audience

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

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