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Malaysia-A-List 2021
The A-List

Malaysia’s top 100 lawyers 2021

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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IBC code
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Unresolved riddle of the code and acknowledgement of debt

By Misha and Nikhil Mathur, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
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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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pandemic relief measures
JTJB

Pandemic relief measures in Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia

By Murali Pany, Bunnasomboon Chaiparinya and Iqbal Hadromi, JTJB
Countries around the world have implemented various relief measures to ease the impact of the covid-19 pandemic to their economies. This article provides a snapshot of the measures introduced in Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia
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domain
Anand and Anand

Where does liability lie in domain name infringement?

By Saif Khan and Shobhit Agrawal, Anand and Anand
There exists an imminent need for all stakeholders to collaborate and come up with a domain name framework that ensures that private rights and public interests are secured
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retail
ACCRALAW

Philippines’ proposed ITA shakes up online retail

By Michael Ryan Natividad, ACCRALAW
Online retail and other e-commerce services are now a mainstay of Philippine commerce. The exponential rise and consequent prevalence of online purchases are partly due to the covid-19 pandemic lockdowns that have constrained the consumer to stay at home
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Philippines
Federis & Associates

Philippines strikes back against counterfeits and piracy

By Amanda Carlota, Federis & Associates
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Nick Ji corner stone retail
Corner Stone & Partners

Advice for international marks with retail services in China

By Nick Ji, Corner Stone & Partners
It is well known that the China Trademark Office (CTMO) has refused to accept retail as a valid service in class 35 trademark applications over many years. In many other countries, however, retail service is acceptable for trademark registration in class 35
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offshore
Loeb Smith Attorneys

Offshore legal opinions on corporate and finance transactions

By Peter Vas, Loeb Smith Attorneys
Offshore lawyers routinely issue legal opinions with respect to British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Cayman Islands companies in the context of corporate and finance transactions. In this context, there are certain relatively common issues that arise with respect to legal opinions
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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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CMS Singapore Daniel tan
Market pulse

New director at CMS Singapore

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Julien Chaisse 2021 Smit-Lowenfeld Prize
Market pulse

HK law professor wins international arbitration accolade

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Hogan Lovells Mochamad Kasmali
Market pulse

Hogan Lovells hires Indonesian energy expert

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Maples calder Quentin Cregan Nick Stern
Market pulse

Maples adds partners in HK, Cayman

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Seok Jaebum, Yi Sugyoung, Yoon & Yang, Korea
Market pulse

TMT lawyers reinforce Yoon & Yang

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Reed Smith Manoj Purushothaman Simon Spells
Market pulse

Reed Smith secures Singapore partners

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Tanner De Witt Nigel Stamp
Market pulse

Tanner De Witt hires tech veteran

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Milbank
Market pulse

Milbank HK hires 4 from magic circles

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Ashurst Andrew Roche
Market pulse

Projects lawyer boosts Ashurst in Singapore

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Singapore
Business law digest

Singapore tightens labour policy

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Myanmar
The Wrap

Law firms in Myanmar cautious on future

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Ekuinas pharma medspec
Deal digest

Skrine guides Malaysia’s Ekuinas into pharma 

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New Balance
Deal digest

Lusheng assists New Balance’s China TM win

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Linklaters hong kong stock
Deal digest

Linklaters lands big issues in HK

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Kudun and partners
Deal digest

Kudun assists DPC in Thai arbitration win

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Burger King India
Deal digest

Firms assist Burger King India’s IPO

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video
Market pulse

India’s CAM opens Singapore office

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IP-licensing-during-the-pandemic-in-the-Philippines
Head 2 head

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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IP-licensing-during-the-pandemic-in-India
Head 2 head

IP licensing during the pandemic in India

C R Jacob and Shivani Shrivastava, LexOrbis
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The-Philippines-Law-Firm-Awards-2020-cover-image
Features

Philippines Law Firm Awards 2020

We present the top law firms in the country
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IP compulsory licensing
Head 2 head

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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Gerard Sandersvideo
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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asian law firms survey
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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vietnam top 100 lawyers
The A-List

Vietnam’s top 100 lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in the country
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cayman loeb smith peter vas
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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Asia Business Journal
Leader

2020 in the rearview mirror

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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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JILA KICA
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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ACC Legal maturity tool
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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SMC Ban Jiun Ean mediationvideo
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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news brief
News

News in brief

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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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SIAC new office
Market pulse

SIAC opens New York office

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HKIAC new council members
Market pulse

HKIAC appoints 3 new council members

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Brookfield real estate
Market pulse

Real estate expert rejoins DLA Piper

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partner hire Stephenson Harwood
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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Japan foreign law joint enterpriese
Market pulse

Anderson Mori to launch foreign law joint enterprise

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IP rights cases
Federis & Associates

Philippines steps up rules of procedure for IP rights cases

By Amanda Carlota, Federis & Associates
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regulated sectors SAM anoop rawat
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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employment Laurie Christine P Quiambao Accralaw
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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Skadden
Deal digest

Skadden assists NIO with US$3b offering

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withers indika energy
Deal digest

Indonesia back in game with Indika issuance

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tap programme
Deal digest

Eversheds advises on Siegfried tap programme

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Oxsed covid test
Deal digest

Covid-19 rapid test developer acquired

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baker mckenzie esr cayman shipping trade
Deal digest

Baker advises SK Holdings sale of ESR Cayman stake

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Asia Business Journal
Leader

Catch 2020

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labour law
Spotlight

Will it work?

The government is working to implement newly codified labour laws, but how will they fare in a transformed working environment? Ragini Rastogi reports
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Thailand lawyers
The A-List

Thailand’s top 100 lawyers 2020

Asia Business Law Journal reveals Thailand's top 100 lawyers
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Googlevideo
Features

Google Leegle

Google’s director of legal operations, technology and strategy Mary Shen O’Carroll talks about emerging trends in legal technology and the future of in-house legal teams
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licensing
Features

IP profit v human loss

Big pharma is racing to find covid-19 vaccines in the hope of profiting from a virtually limitless global demand, but governments are likely to step in to tilt the scale
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channel island jersey guernsey
Expert briefing

Navigating the Channel Islands

Offshore jurisdictions are facing regulatory challenges and growing onshore competition, but the Channel Islands seems to be bucking the trend
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video
Features

Reimagining INTA

The CEO of the International Trademark Association, Etienne Sanz de Acedo, talks to Asia Business Law Journal about his reinvention of the global flagship INTA Annual Meeting event with a bold move to the virtual sphere in this pandemic year
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teh cayman islands
In focus

Back off black

The EU removed the Cayman Islands from its blacklist of tax havens in October, after the British overseas territory was named a non-cooperative jurisdiction for tax purposes. Did the blacklist affect its business or reputation?
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trademarks anand and anand
Anand and Anand

Analysis of ‘fair use’ of trademarks in spare parts market

By Manish Biala and Ashutosh Upadhyaya, Anand and Anand
This article will be broaching the subject of “fair use” of registered trademarks by spare parts industries. There exists a huge spare parts market for automobile, home appliances, etc. where third parties, manufacture and sell spare parts
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news
Deal digest

News in brief

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ACC australia salary survey
In-house agenda

ACC Australia survey indicates in-house salary freeze

The Association of Corporate Counsel Australia partnered with Empsight International to produce the 2020 ACC Law Department Compensation and Policies Practices Report, drawing from a survey of corporate legal departments from 68 organizations in Australia
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KICA
In-house agenda

KICA moves office

The Korea In-house Counsel Association (KICA) moved into a new office at 301-2 of the Lawyers’ Education and Culture Centre in Seocho-dong, Seoul, on 20 October
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Reliance retail
The Wrap

Firms score hat-trick with Reliance Retail

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Nongfu Spring
The Wrap

Nongfu Spring completes landmark HK listing

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South Korea bonds exchange
The Wrap

Clifford Chance aids Korean FX bond sale

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Grab indonesia
The Wrap

Hotman grabs Indonesia competition case

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Hong Kong clifford chance
Market pulse

Clifford Chance has new HK managing partner

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Baker McKenzie Michael Wong Loo Shih Yann
Market pulse

APAC leadership reshuffle at Baker McKenzie

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Market pulse

Yoon & Yang beefs up M&A practice

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insurance singapore aviva
Deal digest

Firms advise insurer Aviva on Singapore share disposal

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ETF Reit investment fund
Deal digest

Simmons assists first HK ETF targeting REITs

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DLA education study
Deal digest

DLA guides Malaysia’s INTI sale to HK’s HOPE

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IPO
Deal digest

Clifford Chance assists lender’s Australian IPO

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Mitsubishi hitachi merger
Deal digest

Nishimura, Mori Hamada assist Mitsubishi-Hitachi merger

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non-use cancellations trademark
Corner Stone & Partners

Practical advice on filing non-use cancellations in China

By Nick Ji, Corner Stone & Partners
Some may think that only trademarks that are unused can be successfully cancelled, but in the author’s experience about 70% of non-use cancellations can succeed, including many trademarks that are in actual use
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Chang Tsi seoul korea
Market pulse

Chang Tsi opens Seoul office

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SCCA Academy legal tech
In-house agenda

SCCA programme fosters legal tech leaders

The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA), in collaboration with SIM University, have put together an academic programme after receiving an outpouring of requests for more legal tech competency courses
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ACC Corporate trust survey
In-house agenda

In-house survey on building corporate trust

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and Edelman have released their first joint Trust in Business Report, a survey of chief legal officers (CLOs) and institutional investors on their perceptions of how to increase public trust in businesses
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Siam Premier Chatchavej Chitvarakorn
Market pulse

Siam Premier appoints managing partner

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intellectual property federis amanda carlota
Federis & Associates

NIPS gives teeth to Philippine IP protection regime

By Amanda Carlota, Federis & Associates
The National Intellectual Property Strategy aims to develop “an effective intellectual property system widely recognized and strategically utilized to benefit and uplift the lives of Filipinos”
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rehabilitation business accralaw
ACCRALAW

Financial rehabilitation as alternative mitigation against pandemic

By Zyra G Montefolca, ACCRALAW
In light of the implementation of various community quarantine measures brought by the covid-19 pandemic, many entrepreneurs incurred significant financial losses, forcing some business into closure
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Corporate Thomson Geer Scott Gibson, Michael Ng, Hedley Roost and Marc Wilshaw,
Market pulse

Thomson Geer recruits corporate specialists

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King & Spalding
Market pulse

King & Spalding hires energy duo, workplace partner

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Freshfields Georgia Dawson
Market pulse

Freshfields elects first woman leader

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Mishcon arbitration partner
Market pulse

International arbitrator joins Mishcon Singapore

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Oon & bazul corporate restructuring partners
Market pulse

New partners in corporate, restructuring at Oon & Bazul

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Singapore personal data protection law
Business law digest

Singapore amends proposed data protection law

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vidisha garg anand and anand patent claims
Anand and Anand

Controlling costs: deletion versus amendment of claims

By Vidisha Garg, Anand and Anand
Patent filings in India have increased from 47,854 patent applications in 2017-18 to 50,667 in 2018-19. Considering India has become such an important jurisdiction, the cost of filing patent applications has become a concern
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Asia Business Journal
Leader

The tough get going

As the year grinds on and the pandemic shows no signs of receding, businesses are now regrouping and finding ways to move on
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limited partnership fund ordinance
Features

Harbouring ambitions

With the new limited partnership fund legislation Hong Kong is showing its intent to lure asset managers away from their favoured offshore jurisdictions and anchor them in the city
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rachelle diaz pjs law data privacy
Expert briefing

Revisiting data privacy in a pandemic

By Rachelle M Diaz, PJS Law
A comprehensive overview of the five pillars of compliance within the Philippine Data Privacy Act
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