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Taiwan’s private equity market has evolved considerably in the past two decades. Prior to the 2008 global financial crisis, international PE funds were active market players in Taiwan, participating in deals across sectors such as banking and cable television...
As general counsel of the Philippine Stock Exchange, Veronica Del Rosario has ambitions far beyond her record-setting attributes, aspiring to transform the exchange into a major financial hub
Del Rosario, a former lawyer at Ocampo & Manalo, has been instrumental...
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So & Sato Law Offices routinely provides legal advice on the formation of private equity funds and their subsequent investments.
The legal regulations surrounding PE funds in Japan can be challenging, and the firm hopes this brief outline will be...
From stricter e-commerce regulations to clearer liability standards, consumer laws are reshaping accountability across the region
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Consumer protection and product liability laws in Japan
This article provides an overview of the regulations under consumer protection laws and product liability laws, highlighting...
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To safeguard consumer rights, Taiwan enacted the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) in 1994. The CPA, most recently amended in 2015, serves as the principal legislation governing product liability. As Taiwan has not passed standalone legislation on product liability, product...
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This article provides an overview of the regulations under consumer protection laws and product liability laws, highlighting what must be considered when engaging in business activities involving the sale of consumer products or the provision of services to consumers...
The new Company Law establishes a clear disgorgement mechanism in article 186, requiring directors, supervisors and senior executives to return illicit gains from certain breaches to the company as outlined in articles 181-184.
It expands liability to supervisors and specifies...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has invited public comments on proposed amendments to the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996. The proposals emerged after consultation with the Association of Mutual Funds in India and the responses received...
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM), Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), AZB & Partners, S&R Associates and Latham & Watkins advised on investment platform Groww’s IPO on the National Stock Exchange, with its debut on 12 November valuing the company...
As global geopolitics reshape trade routes, Central Asia is evolving from “landlocked” to “land linked”. In this shifting landscape, Uzbekistan has become a key staging point for Chinese companies heading west. Many see establishing a representative office there as...
The Supreme People’s Court has introduced a new judicial interpretation on labour disputes that raises the stakes for employer compliance and risk management. Interpretation (II) of Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Labour Dispute Cases,...
In today’s highly digitalised business landscape, a company’s core value is increasingly defined by its trade secrets. For internet and technology companies in particular, digital assets such as technical specifications, algorithmic models, and user data form the foundation of...
Kirkland & Ellis and Linklaters are advising on the proposed HKD14.3 billion (USD1.8 billion) privatisation of freight operator ANE, garnering the company’s highest valuation since listing four years ago and it will delist from the HKEX on completion.
ANE’s privatisation...
Both India and the UK are reshaping their arbitration frameworks: one through revolution, the other through evolution. Disputes expert Alipak Banerjee asks: What can each learn from the other’s reform experience?
The UK recently passed the Arbitration Act, 2025 (English...
Kirkland & Ellis, Haiwen & Partners, Morrison Foerster and JunHe are assisting on the sale of Burger King’s 83% stake in its China operations to Chinese private equity firm CPE for USD350 million.
Restaurant Brands International (RBI), the parent company...
Davis Polk, Maples Group, Linklaters, Han Kun Law Offices and JunHe have advised Meituan on its dual‑currency offshore bond issuance worth USD3 billion, setting a record for the company’s largest-to-date offshore fundraising and marking its first offshore renminbi issuance.
The...
The Supreme People’s Court has issued a new judicial interpretation to address the increasing number of disputes and systemic abuse surrounding non-compete clauses. Article 13 of Interpretation (II) of Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of...
The rapid development of the digital assets space and Web 3.0 ecosystem during the past 10 years has meant that courts in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) have been facing an increasing number of disputes in this space.
Crypto assets...
TT&A has acted for broker JP Morgan India on Singtel unit Pastel’s secondary sale of INR103.5 billion (USD1.2 billion) worth of Bharti Airtel shares.
The transaction involved up to 51 million shares valued at INR2,030 each, comprising a 0.8% stake...
Delhi High Court’s recent intervention in a Singapore-seated arbitration has reopened debate on judicial interference in foreign-seated proceedings. In Engineering Projects (India) Limited v MSA Global Limited Liability Company, the court issued an anti-arbitration injunction under the International Chamber...
The global financial system is challenged by the rise of stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to reserve assets such as the US dollar. In July 2025, the US enacted the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (GENIUS...
Jones Day has hired partner Benjamin Downie at the firm’s Sydney office to strengthen its financial markets practice in Australia and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Downie has joined the firm from Allens, where he served as a partner for 10...
Greenberg Traurig has hired Ashok Lalwani and Shih-Chi Pan as shareholders to drive cross-border work in Singapore.
“The firm has been hiring many leading lawyers who can deliver solutions for our clients and respond to their growing interest in the...
In September 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved amendments to a number of regulations. These include the SEBI (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 (REIT regulations) and the SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 (InvITs...
The draft Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2025 (draft rules) are an attempt to structure a digital gaming regulatory framework. They distinguish between legitimate online gaming, such as esports and social games, and prohibited activities defined as...
With the Workplace Fairness Act (WFA), Singapore has taken a step forward by codifying anti-discrimination principles into law. This article explores key aspects of the WFA including scope, protections, prohibited conduct and dispute resolution mechanisms.
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The Philippine Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) recently increased the feed-in tariff allowance (FIT-All) to PHP0.20/kWh (USD0.0034/kWh), effective from November 2025, from the previous PHP0.11/kWh. In the Philippines, which does not provide any government subsidies to electricity consumers except for...
Baker Botts has hired partner Joshua Cole in Singapore to bolster its global digital infrastructure practice.
“ location in Singapore supplements our offerings in London, the Middle East and the US,” Richard Guit, partner in charge of Singapore at Baker...
Amid deepening global financial integration, Chinese corporations routinely secure financing through offshore syndicated loans and bond issuances, typically backed by outbound guarantees from domestic entities or individuals. However, when debtors face liquidity crises, foreign creditors confront complex challenges in...
Zhong Lun Law Firm assisted Shanghai-listed Fujian Funeng in successfully listing its RMB3.8 billion (USD533.7 million) in convertible bonds on the SSE, making it the largest public issuance of its kind on this exchange this year.
This listing has also...
Greenberg Traurig has expanded its Japan practice with the addition of international trade and customs specialist Junko Suetomi as a shareholder in its Tokyo office, strengthening the team led by managing shareholder Koji Ishikawa.
Suetomi joined Greenberg from Baker McKenzie’s...
Italian oil and gas giant Eni and Malaysia’s state energy company Petronas have signed an investment agreement to establish a new joint venture in Indonesia and Malaysia. Freshfields is representing Petronas, while Skrine, CMS Law and Assegaf Hamzah &...
Tahota Law Firm has opened an office in Suzhou to increase its presence in the Yangtze River Delta region as part of the firm’s nationwide strategy.
With the addition of Suzhou, Tahota now operates 34 offices in China and worldwide....
For nearly a decade, India’s export-oriented services sector has existed in the shadows of a contradiction, that is intermediary services under the goods and services tax (GST) regime. GST, a destination-based tax, levies tax on services provided to foreign...
This column has previously discussed issues concerning corporate counsel, namely, lawyers who work in the legal department of companies as in-house counsel instead of as external counsel in law firms (see China Business Law Journal, volume 10, issue 3: Corporate...
Ecuador’s diverse geological landscape endows the country with world-class mineral potential and proven resources include gold, silver, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc and oil, with copper and gold deposits standing out in particular.
This geological richness has given rise to many...
Around 13 firms have guided the IPOs of two Guangzhou-headquartered driverless technology companies, Pony.ai and WeRide, on the HKEX main board, raising HKD6.7 billion (USD856.6 million) and HKD2.39 billion, respectively. The listings mark milestones for both the companies and...
King & Wood Mallesons is assisting SSE-listed Huaihe Energy on a proposed acquisition of its subsidiary, Huaihe Energy Electric Power Group, for RMB11.69 billion (USD1.64 billion).
Huaihe Energy plans to acquire an 89.3% stake in the subsidiary through a combination...
Greenberg Traurig has hired Ashok Lalwani as a corporate practice shareholder to drive cross-border work in Singapore.
“The firm has been hiring many leading lawyers who can deliver solutions for our clients and respond to their growing interest in the...
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto has advised Daiwa House Industry, a Japanese multinational construction and real estate company, on its USD1.9 billion agreement to acquire a 49.34% stake in Japanese engineering firm Sumitomo Densetsu, which is being represented by Anderson...
Across-border family trust is an institutional arrangement in which a settlor, typically a high-net-worth individual, transfers domestic and overseas assets to an offshore financial centre such as the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Hong Kong or Singapore. These assets are then held and...
The Ministry of Power has released the Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025 seeking comments from stakeholders on proposed changes to improve the sector’s financial sustainability, ease of doing business, industrial competitiveness and non-fossil fuel electricity generation, and strengthen regulatory...
Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to the trademark of “Barbie” owned by Mattel Toys, the India-based subsidiary of the US company Mattel Inc that owns the global Barbie brand. In the case of Mattel Inc v Padum...
When a Jiangsu entrepreneur, Mr Shen, was pressed for money by law enforcement officers from another province, it was his lawyer who first advised him to secure evidence and file a jurisdictional objection. When Xinba Team, one of China’s top livestream...
The Bombay High Court recently said the unauthorised use of AI to generate a replication of the singing and voice style of a well-known Indian artist was a violation of her personality rights. While deciding an interim application in...
Global confectionery giants Mars and Cadbury have settled their 25-year-old trademark dispute over the use of the word “celebrations”. Their dispute was instituted in 2000 and had progressed to now being heard before Delhi High Court under the title...
Through the decision in Rhutikumari v Zanmai Labs and Ors (2025), the Madras High Court has said cryptocurrency is a property, although not a tangible property, and not a currency. It is capable of being enjoyed, possessed in a...
The Bombay High Court has dismissed Anil Ambani’s petition against State Bank of India’s (SBI) move to classify his company’s loan account as fraud and report him to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). On 13 June 2025, the...
Davis Polk, King & Wood Mallesons, Cooley, Haiwen & Partners and Han Kun Law Offices have assisted new energy vehicle manufacturer Seres Group’s debut on the HKEX, raising HKD14.28 billion (USD1.83 billion). This is the largest carmaker IPO in...
Rajah & Tann Singapore has hired former deputy director of the Attorney-General’s Chambers, David Menon, to deepen its disputes resolution practice.
“ is part of our renewal and succession strategy, particularly for our appellate and advocacy offerings,” Kim Beng Ng,...
UAE-based law firm Habib Al Mulla and Partners has officially inaugurated its India-focused consultancy services in New Delhi, around six months after announcing plans in May this year, and adding to its global presence alongside Turkey, Russia, Iraq and...
Paul Hastings has appointed Zhou Quan as a partner at its Hong Kong office to strengthen the firm’s Greater China capital markets capabilities.
Before joining Paul Hastings, Zhou was a counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Hong Kong office. He previously...
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached INR30.8 billion (USD347.7 million) worth of properties connected to the Reliance Anil Ambani Group as part of a fraud investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The group...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the draft Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2025, aiming to simplify external commercial borrowing (ECB) under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The draft amendment expands the...
Stephenson Harwood has appointed Peter Lee as a partner at its Hong Kong office, bolstering the firm’s maritime, trade and offshore practice across Greater China.
With 24 years of experience, Lee was previously an asset finance partner at Reed Smith,...
Japan has become a hub for regenerative medicine startups driven by innovation. The sector is expanding rapidly, supported by favourable regulations and strong market potential. Investment opportunities extend beyond core products to supporting industries.
Japan’s advanced medical access and logistics...
Japanese multinational technology giant NEC Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American software company CSG Systems International for around USD2.9 billion, with global firms Freshfields advising NEC and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett representing CSG.
Freshfields partners Gordon...
Vanya Singh has joined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) as a partner in its dispute resolution practice, with a focus on securities law and regulatory matters, and will be based at the Mumbai office.
“As I transition from public service to...
After a private equity investment fund completes its capital contribution in a project company and becomes a shareholder of such company, the post-investment management phase begins. The investment agreements usually stipulate that founders and the project company must fulfil...
Han Kun Law Offices has recruited Eric Zhang, who has 17 years of experience, to be a partner at its Shanghai office.
Before joining Han Kun, Zhang was a partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm, where he specialised in real...
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress revised China’s Cybersecurity Law on 28 October, marking the legislation’s first update since taking effect in 2017. The amended law, which takes effect on 1 January 2026, steps up accountability for...
We are pleased to announce that the China Business Law Journal is now accepting nominations for its 2025 "Deals of the Year Awards". We warmly invite law firms to submit notable deals and significant dispute cases that were completed...
Australia’s Thomson Geer has hired Jane Hall as a partner in Melbourne to strengthen its national workplace and employment capability across the country.
“Jane combination of front-end advisory experience, litigation expertise and regulator-side insight strengthens our ability to provide...
Singaporean firm TSMP Law has hired former Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) deputy director Harsharan Kaur as a director to grow its investigations and financial services regulations practice across Asia.
“We hope to go beyond Southeast Asia and look to...
Legal veteran Wang Weidong has joined Jingtian & Gongcheng’s Beijing headquarters as a partner.
The firm aims to leverage Wang’s extensive experience in advising central and state-owned companies, and energy companies, as well as his knowledge in the securities and...
Commerce & Finance Law Offices has opened in Chongqing, marking its second branch in Southwest China after Chengdu and its 11th office worldwide.
The new office is based in the Chongqing (Hualongqiao) International Business District of Yuzhong district.
Partner Liao Jun...
Victims in the fraud case involving 61,000 bitcoins and Chinese company Lantian Gerui may be eligible for extra compensation due to appreciation of the cryptocurrency and after significant progress in the UK court last month, but multiple legal challenges...
Republic Act No.12253, or the Enhanced Fiscal Regime for Large-Scale Metallic Mining Act, updated the fiscal framework governing the Philippine mining law. Signed into law on 5 September 2025, RA No.12253 amends the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997...
Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the A-List of Korea's top lawyers. Byung Jin Park and Miran Lim report
VIEW THE TOP LAWYERS IN KOREA HERE
Well into the second half of 2025, Korean law firms...
Asia Business Law Journal is conducting extensive research for the 2025 Korea Law Firm Awards, the results of which will be announced in the next edition of Asia Business Law Journal.
As part of this process, we are requesting nominations...
Kirkland & Ellis and Baker Botts have acted on the USD1.5 billion sale of natural gas production assets of US pipeline operating companies Williams and GEP Haynesville II to Japan’s power generator JERA, with Kirkland & Ellis advising GEP...
A&O Shearman has hired Dannelle Howley as a partner to kickstart its real estate offering in Australia.
Howley joins A&O Shearman from Squire Patton Boggs, where she was a partner for nine years. Prior to that, she served as counsel...
Jingtian & Gongcheng and Commerce & Finance Law Offices assisted Eswin, China’s leading 12-inch silicon wafers maker, to raise more than RMB4.6 billion (USD634.5 million) on the SSE Star Market.
This is the second-largest A-share IPO this year to date,...
Six international and India-based firms have advised on the issue of USD500 million 9.125% guaranteed senior bonds, due 2032, by Vedanta Resources Finance II, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources.
TT&A acted for the joint managers – Barclays Bank, Citigroup Global...
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has invited feedback and comments from stakeholders on draft rules to combat issues from deepfakes, synthetically generated information and other misuse of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The draft amendments are...
Lawyers with arbitration expertise convened at Seoul’s RAUM venue on 29 October for the 14th Asia-Pacific ADR Conference, where they debated the sector’s pressing challenges and potential improvements.
The main highlight of the conference was the first panel discussion, titled...
Clifford Chance, Qiyuan Law Firm, Ashurst, Linklaters and Jingtian & Gongcheng participated in the HKEX debut of Sany Heavy Industry, China’s leading construction machinery maker, raising HKD13.5 billion (USD1.73 billion).
Sany Heavy Industry issued 580 million H shares at HKD21.3...
Baker McKenzie, DeHeng Law Offices and seven other domestic and international law firms were involved in the debut of CIG Shanghai, an information and communications technology company, on the HKEX, raising HKD4.6 billion (USD589 million).
This is the largest IPO...
RPC has hired partner Jeremiah Chew as a partner for its Singapore office, where it operates a joint law venture RPC Premier Law, to enhance its intellectual property (IP), technology and competition capabilities in Asia.
“The rapid adoption of AI...
Founder and managing partner Petrus Richard Sianturi has launched Jakarta-based boutique firm Sianturi & Partners on 1 October 2025, with a focus on dispute matters, both civil and criminal.
“In Indonesia, disputes, particularly those involving commercial matters, remain prevalent, yet...
Jakarta-based firm Walalangi & Partners (W&P) in association with Nishimura & Asahi has hired local counsel Heru Mardijarto to deepen its project development and regulatory practice groups.
“In Indonesia, our focus will be to continue supporting high-quality inbound investments in...
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM), Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), Khaitan & Co and Latham & Watkins represented parties involved in Indian e-commerce company Meesho’s proposed IPO bid on the National Stock Exchange of India and the Bombay Stock...
Amitabh Sharma, previously a partner at Khaitan & Co and managing partner at HSA Associates, has rejoined JSA as a partner at the firm’s Gurugram office.
With more than 25 years of experience, Sharma advises on mergers and acquisitions, general...
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (AMT) has widened its Southeast Asia network with the launch of a Malaysia desk in Kuala Lumpur operating in a business collaboration with Malaysian law firm RDS Partnership, which comes amid Japanese companies expanding investment...
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM), AZB & Partners and JSA advised on Emirates NBD Bank PJSC’s (ENBD) landmark INR268 billion (USD3 billion) majority acquisition of Mumbai headquartered RBL Bank.
The transaction by ENBD, one of the Middle East’s biggest...
Following the revision of China’s arbitration law, the Supreme People’s Court will improve the judicial review mechanism for and expand the influence of arbitration, a top court judge says.
Supreme People’s Court senior judge Ma Xiaoxu revealed plans for the...
Indian firm Vidhisastras Advocates & Solicitors is collaborating with Boubaris Ganetsiou & Associates — a Greek law firm known for its services in the areas of corporate law, real estate, cross-border law and the country's golden visa scheme.
“Together, we...
Siechem Technologies’ vice president of legal, Pooja Damodaran, and legal associate Sailesh Neelakantan explore the uncertain space left by the delay in implementation of privacy laws released in 2023
The journey towards a strong data protection framework in India has...
Change leads to innovation, never more so than in IP infringement. This particularly affects e-commerce, upending traditional notions of trademark use. Before, breaches of IP rights were obvious visual misappropriations on physical goods. Now, surreptitious backend strategies, such as...
American firm O’Melveny & Myers has hired John Curran as corporate finance partner for the Singapore office to bolster cross-border capabilities and expand its presence across Asia.
Curran has joined O’Melveny from Kirkland & Ellis’ Hong Kong office, where he...
Talwar Thakore & Associates, S&R Associates, Trilegal and Linklaters acted for parties involved in Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company’s initial public offering on the National Stock Exchange of India, raising INR25.16 billion (USD286 million).
The IPO comprised the sale of...
The Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No.81-2025, issued by the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), lists the following criteria for the deductibility of an expense. It must be:
Ordinary and necessary;
Paid or incurred within the taxable year;
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The Supreme Court has unequivocally abandoned the holistic test in favour of the dominancy test in determining the confusing similarity of marks. While the court has clarified that the dominancy test is not governed by rigid rules, this absence...
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) is set to launch Sustainability Connect, a new event series spearheaded by its ESG Chapter, on 28 October at the Singapore Management University (SMU).
With the theme From Compliance to Leadership: Legal’s Role in...
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has hired Akira Takahashi as a partner in its energy and infrastructure (E&I) team in Tokyo to enhance support for Japanese clients investing across Asia.
Takahashi, qualified in Japan and New York, has joined the firm...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has concluded investigations into Gautam Adani, his companies and associates for alleged use of offshore funds to siphon public money. The SEBI found the allegations of market manipulation by Hindenberg Research...
Runwal Developers is planning a INR20 billion (USD240 million) initial public offering on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange in India, comprising a fresh issue of shares valued at INR17 billion and the promoter selling shareholder offering...
The Asia Pacific Corporate Counsel Alliance (APCCA) has appointed Seradesy Sumardi, Indonesian Corporate Counsel Association (ICCA) president, as secretary-general at the 8th APCCA conference on 2 to 3 October.
Organised by Hukumonline in collaboration with the ICCA and the APCCA,...
TT&A advised A91 Emerging Fund II on its investment, both primary and secondary, in Ratnaa Shree Anandhaas Hotels for an undisclosed amount.
Ratnaa Shree Anandhaas Hotels is a restaurant and sweets outlet chain operating across Tamil Nadu.
Partners Sachin Mehta and...
Jardine Matheson Group is proposing to acquire all the remaining shares of Mandarin Oriental, valuing the hotel chain at USD4.2 billion, with Linklaters and Slaughter and May advising the parties.
Linklaters is advising Jardine Matheson, with London-based partners James Inglis...
As Jason Brown takes the helm of the world’s largest organisation for in-house lawyers, he brings with him a contagious enthusiasm and a personal challenge to every in-house counsel. He shares his vision for the Association of Corporate Counsel...
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a new press release to replace the 5 August one, now officially withdrawn, that named Dentons Link Legal and CMS IndusLaw in a warning against local and foreign law firms flouting...
Davis Polk, Commerce & Finance Law Offices, Harneys, Linklaters and Jingtian & Gongcheng have advised on China software provider JST Group’s HKD2.09 billion IPO on the HKEX main board on 21 October.
Partners Li Ran, Jason Xu and He Li...
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recently published its draft E-Commerce– Principles and Guidelines for Self-Governance (draft BIS guidelines). The draft BIS guidelines aim to implement self-governance principles that will apply to the various stages of online purchasing. They...
The International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), inaugurated in Hong Kong on 20 October, has appointed former Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong Teresa Cheng as its first secretary-general, and will also serve as its legal representative and chief executive...
The China Securities Regulatory Commission issued revisions to the Code of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies on 17 October, further refining the conduct requirements for directors, senior management, controlling shareholders and de facto controllers, and aiming to improve corporate...
With legal AI firm Harvey setting up shop in Bengaluru, we speak with CEO and co-founder Winston Weinberg and CTO Siva Gurumurthy about India’s place in the company’s global growth plans. By Chandu Gopalakrishnan
when Harvey CEO and co-founder Winston...
Asia Business Law Journal is seeking the help of in-house counsel and other business and legal professionals in Vietnam and around the world to identify the top private practice lawyers in Vietnam.
The names of the lawyers who make the...
Grandall Law Firm and JunHe participated in COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation’s RMB8 billion (USD1.12 billion) private placement, which is one of the largest bookbuilding private placements in the A-share market in the past two years.
COSCO Shipping, the subsidiary of...
US-based King & Spalding launched a Sydney office on 15 October to strengthen its global cross-practice capabilities and support Australian and multinational clients across the Asia-Pacific.
Darren Gardner, leader of King & Spalding’s global human capital and compliance team and...
The film industry is a complex chain ending with the management of intellectual property rights. With the introduction of service tax on intellectual property and business-related services in the Finance Act, 1994 (act), their classification and tax liability are...
Indonesia’s Simbolon & Partners has teamed up with BNG Legal, a Cambodian law firm with offices in Myanmar and Cambodia, to enhance its cross-border legal service capabilities within the Asean region.
“Through this collaboration, we aim to strengthen our service...
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) is set to host its 10th Annual Black-Tie event on 19 November at the Atlas Bar in Parkview Square.
With the theme 1920s: The Great Gatsby Extravaganza, the SCCA will commemorate its 23rd anniversary...
Harneys has hired partner Ben McCosker to join its Shanghai office, bolstering the firm’s capabilities in litigation, insolvency and restructuring.
McCosker has more than 15 years of experience in commercial litigation, restructuring and insolvency. He has advised on shareholder disputes...
PDLegal has hired partners Ravipat Mullijarupongs as head of dispute resolution and Supagorn (Pop) Jittimaporn as head of regional tax practice for the Thailand office to deepen its regional capabilities in disputes, wealth and private clients, tax and cross-border...
The rapid expansion of digital markets has forced regulators globally to re-evaluate their traditional competition tools. Some jurisdictions have already introduced ex-ante rules and others are considering them. With the proposed Digital Competition Bill, 2024 (DCB) and the recent...
The Japan In-House Counsel Network (JICN) has strengthened its community ties through a joint networking event with Consilio on 18 September at Bar S in the Shiseido Building in Tokyo.
“This event demonstrated the appetite within the legal community for...
From all of us at India Business Law Journal to our well-informed readers: Shubh Deepavali!
A recent Delhi High Court judgment says digital interactions on WhatsApp and Facebook fall within the definition of workplace under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (POSH) Act. This ruling expands the scope of workplace harassment to...
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow and Latham & Watkins have advised on a USD1 billion sustainability-linked syndicated term loan for Aster Chemicals & Energy, an oil refinery based in Singapore.
The loan was arranged by Singapore’s DBS Bank and OCBC...
