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Singapore’s secret recipe

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

Spinning your Zoom

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

Common omissions in HK-listed companies’ annual reports

By Rossana Chu and Lynndy Jia, LC Lawyers

Exploring IPOs on ChiNext board under registration system

By Liu Yinhong, Wang Cheng and Zhang Ming, Jincheng Tongda & Neal

Impact of Shanghai and Hong Kong policies on where to list

By Liu Yinhong, Lu Jiangxia and Yu Zheng, Jincheng Tongda & Neal

China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2021

We reveal the regional winners of our China Business Law Awards

Three major changes in draft Data Security Law

By Shan Tao, ETR Law Firm

Key differences in US and Chinese inventiveness for SEPs

By Tian Yong and Tao Haiping, Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency

Choosing the right exchange to IPO is a strategic move

By Yang Ke and Piao Yu, Tian Yuan Law Firm; William Ji, William Ji & Co

Setting up a family trust in Hong Kong

By Rossana Chu and Jacky Chan, LC Lawyers

Cryptocurrencies unchained?

By Anu Tiwari and Anindita Bhowmik, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Rajiv Luthra and Anirudh Gotety, L&L Partners
In this special report, co-published with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and L&L Partners, legal experts assess the status of cryptos in India and the prospects for effective regulation

Investment and M&A modes in the senior care industry

By Cindy Hu and Yang Jiaxin, East & Concord Partners

Controlling litigation risks for SPACs

By Brian Cochran, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd

Managers take note of Hong Kong employment law updates

By Rossana Chu and Jacky Chan, LC Lawyers

China Business Law Awards 2021

China Business Law Awards 2021: We reveal which law firms excelled with the strongest performances during the most challenging year by offering their clients sophisticated and innovative legal solutions

How to be a successful in-house counsel

In-house award winners share must-have skills for successful GCs

Examining the Patent Law’s fourth amendment

By Cui Chengzhe, Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency

Jiangsu on song

How Jiangsu province is optimising its strengths and establishing a dominant position in east China’s legal market

ESG policies can unlock success in Chile

By Sergio Díez and Daniela Tapia, Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos

Tight times

Chinese law firms reveal their fees in our exclusive billing rates survey, shedding light on how reduced corporate budgets have affected the cost of legal services

Patents or know-how protection? How to choose

By Dang Xiaolin, Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency 

Trends in technology investment in India

By Abhishek Malhotra, TMT Law Practice

Criminal Law amendment address risk for M&A and reorganisations

By Du Lianjun and Chu Zhilin, East & Concord Partners 

Protecting pledgee’s interests during a capital/share increase

By Ma Yue, Yuan Yimeng and Luo Xue, AnJie Law Firm

Solving the IP puzzle

The blueprint for China’s top-down intellectual property (IP) reforms includes piecing together major judicial and legislative change, solving problems that have affected enterprises for decades. But do the changes go far enough?

Risks of live-streaming sales contracts

By Zhang Yubo and Wang Yidan, Tiantai Law Firm

Hindrances to data compliance in large enterprises

By Raymond Wang and Alex Luo, Anli Partners

How to be a top lawyer

Top 10 habits of most successful lawyers in China

Pathfinder

Gerard Sanders moves on from his GC role at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and shares his formative work with the bank, and the past year’s challenges

Deals of the Year

A turbulent year did not deter deal makers and their legal advisers from closing cutting-edge transactions

Deals of the year 2020

Deals of the Year: Highlighting the China-related transactions and cases that stood out in 2021. We revisit decisive moments for the legal market in the past year based on extensive editorial research

Update on the IPO and take-private markets in Bermuda

By Nicholas Davies and Jo Lit, Walkers
In the current wave of take-private activity, companies incorporated in Bermuda, above all other jurisdictions, are taking the lead and will remain at the forefront

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

Secrets to success

The top 10 performance-enabling habits of India’s elite lawyers

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

Finding middle ground

Singapore Mediation Centre chief Ban Jiun Ean offers his insights

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

Choosing a venue for arbitration

By Denning Jin, Han Kun Law Offices
The concept of venue has a relatively confusing “twin brother”, that is, the seat of arbitration.

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

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

Vanquishing viral enemies

Senior in-house counsel share their ideas and practical solutions on fighting cybersecurity and data privacy challenges

Left without remedy

Creditors are in need of a credible mechanism for the resolution of covid-19-related distress until the suspension of the corporate insolvency resolution process is in place

A comparison of developments in dispute resolution in UAE

By Abdulla Galadari and Manish Narayan, Galadari Advocates

A wealth of advice

Acclaimed financial lawyer David Liu shares his career stories

Complex asset disposal in mass economic crime cases

By Wang Dan, Long An Law Firm
Mass economic crime, with illegal fundraising as a typical form, affects a large group of non-specific victims and features broad involvement, substantial destruction and difficult disposal of assets

Surviving a ‘new normal’

India Business Law Journal teamed up with prominent arbitrator Ashok Sharma and a stellar panel of GCs to debate how in-house legal teams should rise to the unprecedented challenges facing Indian companies in a post-lockdown environment

Restructuring strategies

By Mark Fairbairn and Carolyn Dong, DLA Piper
This article examines options to improve liquidity and effect restructurings at a time when COVID-19 is causing economic pain on an unprecedented scale

Interview with Jiang Wenlu, general manager, legal department of Sinochem International

Jiang Wenlu, general manager, legal department of Sinochem International shared his insight with us on team management

Interview with Max Zhang, assistant general counsel of Becton Dickinson Medical Devices China

Max Zhang, assistant general counsel of Becton Dickinson Medical Devices China shared his insight with us on team management

Interview with Tonell Liu, legal director of Suning Sports

Tonell Liu, legal director of Suning Sports shares his insight with us on team management

Interview with Chris Zhao, chief regional counsel for APAC of DuPont

Chris Zhao, chief regional counsel for APAC, safety and construction of DuPont shared her insight with us on team management

Interview with Jiang Ying, legal director of the LEGO Group China

Jiang Ying, legal director of the LEGO Group, China shared her insight with us on team management

Interview with Feng Xiaoju, APAC general counsel of Saint-Gobain (China)

Feng Xiaoju, Asia-Pacific general counsel of Saint-Gobain (China) Investment shared his insight with us on team management

New Baker chair’s steady course

Baker McKenzie will carry on the firm’s strategy its late chairman helped create

Legal challenges in the internet age

Talking tech with Anna Xue, the IP director at Perfect World

The recognition of employment relationship under ‘Internet Plus’

By Qin Wen, Ivy Zhang, Rui Bai Law Firm, Xin Bai Law Firm

Survey of Chinese law firms’ billing rates in 2018

Fees rise but quality, professionalism count more

No prizes for second place

Tough going for students from lower-rung law schools

Law firm billing rates survey 2018

Hourly fees are up, but clients still call the shots

Weighted voting right system for listings in Hong Kong

By Fan Xingcheng, Dentons
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Data driven

Talking tech with US data guru David White, director at AlixPartners

Patent law developments in Japan

By Dr Yoshitaka Sonoda and Natalie Crick, Sonoda & Kobayashi

Offshore red-chip structure: Employee incentive scheme via trust plan

By Jason Cheng, Mao Shengdi, Jiang Hao, Dentons

Singapore: a regional leader for fintech, cryptos

By Chiew Yu Sarn, Yusarn Audrey

Singapore-India corridor: a natural fit for both parties

By Vivek Kathpalia, Nishith Desai Associates

H-share circulation and HK market reforms

By Fan Xingcheng, Dentons

India and China: a comparison of trademark law

Trademark law comparison: India versus China

An explanation of ‘extensive asset management’ in China

By Long Haitao, Merits & Tree Law Offices

Do SOEs serving as GPs comply with regulations in China?

By Shi Yubin and He Wei, AllBright Law Offices

Commercial implications of steps to prevent bank fraud

By Manoj Kumar, Hammurabi & Solomon

The generic name defence in trademark infringement cases

By Tracy Shen and Nancy Qu, Chang Tsi & Partners

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In-house Counsel Awards 2026

Following months of market research, we have selected these outstanding in-house counsel and their teams

CORRESPONDENTS

Infringement risks of AIGC in entertainment industry (Part 2)

By Jiang Shen and Xu Wen, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Generative AI in the entertainment industry

Infringement risks of generative AI in entertainment industry (Part 1)

By Jiang Shen and Xu Wen, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Auditor changes under HKEX’s new FAQ

Tighter scrutiny of auditor changes under HKEX’s new FAQ

By Stella Yeung and Stephen Luo, Jingtian & Gongcheng

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不容有瑕

No flaws allowed

While stock exchanges lower barriers to atrract emerging sector issuers, regulators focus on accountability of listco and intermediaries at the top corporate level

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In-house Counsel Awards 2026

Following months of market research, we have selected these outstanding in-house counsel and their teams

Marco Chung on arbitration seat selection

A tale of three seats

For Marco Chung, group head of legal at CITIC Securities International, the choice for arbitration seat in China-related disputes is clear

PRACTITIONERS' PERSPECTIVES

Preserving listing status against delisting red line

By Xu Zhiyuan, Tahota Law Firm
IPO to M&A Shift

IPO alternative: Public M&A route to capital markets

By Kang Xiaoyang, Kangda Law Firm
Red-chip restructuring in China

Unwinding red-chip structures

By Vincent Shen, Commerce & Finance Law Offices

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