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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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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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Practice Guides

IP licensing during the pandemic in India

C R Jacob and Shivani Shrivastava, LexOrbis
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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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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

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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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
A-List lawyers

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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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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Martin Luigi G Samson ACCRALAW employment
ACCRALAW

Managing employment contracts during covid-19

By Martin Luigi G Samson, ACCRALAW
Taking decisive action now may be critical to the survival of  enterprises. Hopefully, the continued existence of businesses will allow them to survive, thrive and take care of employees in the future
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trump us electionvideo
Features

Election day fireworks

Renowned legal professor Lawrence Douglas discusses the possibility of a constitutional crisis if Donald Trump should lose the US presidential election, but refuse to go
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cybersecurity cyberattack data protectionvideo
Features

Vanquishing viral enemies

Senior in-house counsel share their ideas and practical solutions on fighting cybersecurity and data privacy challenges
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Justice Beverley McLachlin hong kong overseas judge
Features

Foreign yet familiar

In an exclusive interview, Canadian Justice Beverley McLachlin talks about her role as an overseas judge in Hong Kong
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top law firms indonesia
Features

Indonesia Law Firm Awards 2020

Asia Business Law Journal presents the best law firm in Indonesia for 2020 and four winners each in 22 practice areas
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philippines top lawyers
A-List lawyers

The Philippines’ top 100 lawyers 2020

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the Philippines’ top 100 lawyers
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virtual court law legal trial
The Wrap

The British Virgin Islands’ first big virtual trial

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Bangladesh power project
Deal digest

Firms switch on Bangladesh power project

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Eversheds sutherlandfs oil gas concession
Deal digest

Eversheds oversees China transfer of UAE concessions

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solar farm renewable energy
Deal digest

Baker overcomes cross-border issues in solar farm financing

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Philippine
Deal digest

Philippine bond market rebounds

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patent Ramon Emil Olea federis
Federis & Associates

Jumping the patent exam queue in the Philippines

By Ramon Emil T Olea, Federis & Associates
Depending on the technology of the invention sought for protection, it may take three to five years from filing or national-phase entry of the application to the patent being granted
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red flag Zhenkun Fu Corner Stone
Corner Stone & Partners

Applying red-flag rule to e-commerce platform

By Zhenkun Fu, Corner Stone & Partners
If the facts of an infringement of copyright are as apparent as a fluttering “red flag”, the internet service provider (ISP) concerned cannot turn a blind eye
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patent litigation
Practice Guides

Emerging trends in patent legislation

Patent laws are fast evolving across the world, and nowhere more so than Asia. Emerging case laws and new legislation are helping shape stronger intellectual property laws for regional players
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job security
In-house agenda

Australia poll sees cautious optimism on job security pandemic

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia published its fifth member flash poll related to the covid-19 pandemic, with results showing in-house counsel in the country are feeling cautiously optimistic that they will not lose their jobs
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law students competition singapore
Asia Business Law Journal

Singapore in-house competition for law students

The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) hosted the city-state’s first in-house counsel competition for law students: the SCCA Legal Eagle Challenge
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webinar
Asia Business Law Journal

Webinar talks GCs through new landscape

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Singapore recently hosted a webinar examining the role of general counsel in managing a covid-19 altered landscape amid unprecedented global economic and political uncertainty
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ACC digital asia-pacific
Asia Business Law Journal

ACC moves to digital platforms during pandemic

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) hosted an Asia-Pacific Digital Meeting to highlight the importance of gathering and sharing past experiences while exploring new ways of thinking during the current global uncertainty
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intellectual property IPOS
Deal digest

IPOS partners with ASEAN and China

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insolvency
Business law digest

Singapore rolls out new insolvency regime

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Taiwan PricewaterhouseCoopers Kent Chong
The Wrap

PwC’s Taiwan managing director looks for silver linings

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Hong Kong
The Wrap

China Bohai’s HK IPO biggest so far in 2020  

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