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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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Crypto regulation in Singapore and Thailand, Kay yong, JTJB (Singapore); Bunnasomboon Chaiparinya and Yukgrit Kantamanee, JTJB International Lawyers (Thailand)
JTJB

Crypto regulation in Singapore and Thailand

By Kay yong, JTJB (Singapore); Bunnasomboon Chaiparinya and Yukgrit Kantamanee, JTJB International Lawyers (Thailand)
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Employee’s right to receive or refuse vaccine, Clarence Darrow C Valdecantos, ACCRALAW
ACCRALAW

Employee’s right to receive or refuse vaccine

By Clarence Darrow C Valdecantos, ACCRALAW
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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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India issues guidelines for digital media ads of influencers, Pravin Anand and Ashutosh Upadhyaya, Anand and Anand
Anand and Anand

India issues guidelines for digital media ads of influencers

By Pravin Anand and Ashutosh Upadhyaya, Anand and Anand
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Financing a Cayman Islands merger take-private, Peter Vas, Loeb Smith Attorneys
Loeb Smith Attorneys

Financing a Cayman Islands merger take-private

By Peter Vas, Loeb Smith Attorneys
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China’s new Patent Law introduces open licence scheme, Qi Yongqiang, Partner and patent attorney, Corner Stone & Partners
Corner Stone & Partners

China’s new Patent Law introduces open licence scheme

By Qi Yongqiang, Corner Stone & Partners
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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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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
Practice Guides

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
A-List lawyers

Korea’s top 100 lawyers 2021

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal reveals the A-List of the country’s legal profession
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Data privacy laws in Thailand, Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt and Thaya Uthayophas, Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners
Practice Guides

Data privacy laws in Thailand

By Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt and Thaya Uthayophas, Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners
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Data privacy laws in the Philippines, John Paul M Gaba, ACCRALAW
Practice Guides

Data privacy laws in the Philippines

By John Paul M Gaba, ACCRALAW
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Data privacy laws in Indonesia, Agus Ahadi Deradjat, Kevin Omar Sidharta and Mahiswara Timur, ABNR
Practice Guides

Data privacy laws in Indonesia

By Agus Ahadi Deradjat, Kevin Omar Sidharta and Mahiswara Timur, ABNR
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RCEP
Business law digest

What can business expect from RCEP?

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Japan-Outbound-Investment-Guide-Logo-Cover-002
Features

Global insights for Japanese companies

Once the world’s manufacturing hub, Japan is now a global financial powerhouse, and an investor of choice for countries across the world. Their technological prowess, manufacturing capabilities, long investment horizons and friendly terms make them sought-after investors
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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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cover-image,-Investment-risks-and-opportunities-in-Angola
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

Establishing an investment fund in Israel

By Anat Shavit, Ron Lehmann and Ron Sitton, Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co
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cover-image,-Post-covid-challenges-for-labour-relations-in-Germany
Features

Post-covid challenges for labour relations in Germany

By Burkard Göpfert, KLIEMT.Arbeitsrecht
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Features

Litigate or arbitrate? Flexibilities for foreign disputes in Thailand

By Pisut Attakamol, Baker McKenzie
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cover-image,-Strategies-for-Japanese-businesses-investing-in-Thailand
Features

Strategies for Japanese businesses investing in Thailand

By Melisa Uremovic and Sui Lin Teoh, R&T Asia (Thailand)
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cover-image,-Designing-a-JV-contract-in-Taiwan
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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cover-image,-Investment-strategies-regulations-and-policies-in-India
Features

Investment strategies, regulations and policies in India

By Rishabh Shroff, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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cover-image,-Roadmap-for-investing-in-Bangladesh
Features

Roadmap for investing in Bangladesh

By ASA Bari and Shahrima Tanjin Arni, AS & Associates
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cover-image,-Economic-pacts-key-to-Japanese-dealmaking
Asia Business Law Journal

Economic pacts key to Japanese dealmaking

By Yusuke Hatakeyama, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
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Expert briefing

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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Asia Business Law Journal

Journey of payment regulations from nodals to licences

By Anu Tiwari and Rohan Banerjee, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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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
A-List lawyers

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
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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IP-licensing-during-the-pandemic-in-India
Practice Guides

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
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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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
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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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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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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