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Role Legal Director, Listing Compliance (8+ PQE) - 16175/VTA Location Beijing or Hong Kong, China Job Description This opportunity is ideal for an experienced and driven lawyer who excels in a fast-paced environment. This NASDAQ-listed multinational company is seeking an experienced and driven lawyer...
Role Tech Legal Counsel | US Investment Bank | Hong Kong | 5-10 Years Location Hong Kong Job Description This APAC-focused tech legal team is currently looking to hire a highly motivated VP. This lawyer will focus on matters relating to cyber-security, technology transactional...
Role Equity Derivatives Lawyer - VP | Global Investment Bank | Hong Kong | 8+ Years Location Hong Kong Job Description A global investment bank is looking to add a lawyer to its legal team in Hong Kong. This role will be responsible for...
Expatriates should beware of strict employment requirements, Gautam Khurana and Promila Dhar, India Law Offices

Expatriates should beware of strict employment requirements

By Gautam Khurana and Promila Dhar, India Law Offices
When non-Indian citizens are employed in India, they become as responsible for obtaining employment visas and complying with immigration laws as the companies that are sponsoring them and offering employment. The immigration process is divided into three parts, pre-immigration,...
The challenges ahead for LIBOR transition, Soumyajit Mitra and Nishtha Arora, SNG & Partners

The challenges ahead for Libor transition

By Soumyajit Mitra and Nishtha Arora, SNG & Partners
The globally accepted, decades-old financial benchmark, the London interbank offered rate (Libor), retires at the end of 2021 for most rates, or by mid-2023 for others. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 8 July 2021 issued an advisory...
Delays and inconsistent treatment reduce RERA’s effectiveness, Amaresh Kumar Singh, HSA Advocates

Delays and inconsistent treatment reduce RERA’s effectiveness

By Amaresh Kumar Singh, HSA Advocates
RERA, or the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (act) and the Real Estate Regulatory Authority established under it, aimed to balance the interests of the various stakeholders in the real estate ecosystem, reduce rampant malpractice and protect...
Goodwin announced it had appointed Edwin Chan as a private equity partner in its Hong Kong office.  Chan joined from the Hong Kong office of Paul Weiss, and previously practised at Linklaters. He was also once seconded to the principal...
Erica Wong has joined Deacons in Hong Kong as a partner in the firm’s corporate finance practice group.  Prior to Deacon, Wong worked for an array of international law firms in Hong Kong including Linklaters, MinterEllison, King & Wood Mallesons,...
Hylands has recruited Li Jiejun, Jiang Shuo, Yan Lin and Ma Zhankun as partners in Beijing, boosting the firm’s capital markets, dispute resolution and healthcare practices at its headquarters. Before joining Hylands, Li had worked for Jingsh Law Firm, Mayer...
Haiwen & Partners has added Fan Yunpeng and Qian Xiaoqiang as international partner and partner, respectively, in its Beijing office and Zou Yige and Qiu Chengsheng as partners in its Shanghai office. Fan and Zou have experience in mergers and...
Tian Yuan Law Firm has set up new offices in Hefei and Kunming, of Anhui and Yunnan provinces, respectively, aiming to extend its service coverage in the Yangtze Delta region and expand the law firm’s influence into Southeast Asia....
S&R Associates and Latham & Watkins represented Oravel Stays, the operator of OYO Hotels & Homes, when it raised USD660 million in a term loan B (TLB) debt financing from global institutional investors. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM) and...
Liability of guarantors after landmark India verdict

Liability of guarantors after landmark India verdict

By Soummo Biswas and Shivani Sinha, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Guarantors, whether personal or corporate, have an intrinsic relationship with the corporate debtor in their capacities as directors, promoters, associates, subsidiaries or holding companies. The nebulous nexus between guarantors and corporate debtors has been tested under the aegis of...
Singapore allows third-party funding in dispute resolution, Kelvin Poon and Vikram Nair, Rajah & Tann

Singapore allows third-party funding in dispute resolution

By Kelvin Poon and Vikram Nair, Rajah & Tann
Pursuing a claim in court or through arbitration is expensive. Would-be claimants, having already suffered a loss, must make the difficult commercial decision whether to risk further resources to pursue their claims. Third-party funding (TPF) is a solution in...
A corridor to new Singapore economic partnerships, Vivaik Sharma and Apeksha Sonawale, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

A corridor to new Singapore economic partnerships

By Vivaik Sharma and Apeksha Sonawale, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Singapore’s strategic maritime location, well-respected diplomatic links and excellent treaty network make it the gateway to Asian markets. With 29% of foreign direct investment (FDI), it heads the list of investors in India. The city-state’s contribution to FDI in...
privatisations-june, 私有化

Privatisations 

Haiwen & Partners and Sullivan & Cromwell advised Recruit Holdings, the biggest shareholder of US-listed 51job.com and China’s leading human resource and job search provider, in its privatisation agreement. The USD5.7 billion deal is expected to close in the...
Buy-backs-june, 回购

Buy-backs 

Paul Hastings advised WH Group, China’s largest meat and food processing company, on its conditional voluntary cash offer to buy-back for cancellation, representing about 13% of its total issued share capital, for about HK$15 billion, one of the largest...
Issuances june, 发行

Issuances

Global Law Office, Maples Group and Commerce & Finance Law Offices advised MicroPort Scientific Corporation, a Chinese medical device developer and manufacturer, and the underwriters on its issuance of USD700 million worth of zero-coupon convertible bonds due 2026 on...
New listings june, 上市

New listing

Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing company, raised USD4.4 billion in its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, achieving a valuation of about USD80 billion. It is the biggest Chinese share offering in the US since Alibaba’s USD25 billion...
The International Court of Arbitration, the leading institution under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), has announced the appointment of Helen Shi as its new vice president, making her the first Chinese lawyer to take up...
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Japan A-List 2021

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the country’s leading private practice lawyers. Lim Miran and Putro Harnowo report View the A-List A steady recovery has helped restrain the damage to Japan caused by the global health crisis. The world’s third-largest economy has been...
Role Banking Lawyer | UK law firm | 2-5 Years Location Hong Kong Job Description An excellent opportunity to join a well-known UK law firm. This role will cover a wide variety of banking deals including leverage finance, acquisition finance, structured finance, project finance...
Role Equities / Prime Brokerage Legal Counsel | US Bank | Hong Kong | 4-9 Years Location Hong Kong Job Description Top US bank is looking to grow its legal team by adding a legal counsel with experience in the equities and prime brokerage...
Role Construction Litigation Associate | International Firm | Hong Kong | 3+ PQE Location Hong Kong Job Description This international law firm is looking to hire an associate in their growing construction team. Focusing on construction litigation and arbitration. This team works with a...
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Updates on trademark law in Taiwan

By Tsai Lu-Fa, Deep & Far
Safeguarding trademarks presents real challenges amid the pandemic, with massive shifts to online trading, difficulties getting cases to court and physical enforcement challenges to name a few. As policymakers and regulators rush To adapt, many Asian jurisdictions have rejuvenated...
A-comparison-of-updates-on-trademark-law-in-Philippines

Updates on trademark law in Philippines

By Editha R Hechanova, Noemi P Rivera and Joy Marie Gabor-Tolentino, Hechanova Group
Safeguarding trademarks presents real challenges amid the pandemic, with massive shifts to online trading, difficulties getting cases to court and physical enforcement challenges to name a few. As policymakers and regulators rush To adapt, many Asian jurisdictions have rejuvenated...
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Updates on trademark law in Japan

By Hirofumi Tada, Ohno & Partners
Safeguarding trademarks presents real challenges amid the pandemic, with massive shifts to online trading, difficulties getting cases to court and physical enforcement challenges to name a few. As policymakers and regulators rush To adapt, many Asian jurisdictions have rejuvenated...
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Updates on trademark law in India

By Safir Anand, Anand and Anand
Safeguarding trademarks presents real challenges amid the pandemic, with massive shifts to online trading, difficulties getting cases to court and physical enforcement challenges to name a few. As policymakers and regulators rush To adapt, many Asian jurisdictions have rejuvenated...
Saraf and Partners has announced the names of its 20 partners, all of whom have joined from L&L Partners. Saraf and Partners was set up in July, in the wake of a dispute between Rajiv Luthra and Mohit Saraf, the...
Safeguarding trademarks presents real challenges amid the pandemic, with massive shifts to online trading, difficulties getting cases to court and physical enforcement challenges to name a few. As policymakers and regulators rush to adapt, many Asian jurisdictions have rejuvenated...
Impact of revised Copyright Law on music industry, 新修著作权法对音乐产业的影响, Cherry Guo, Tiantai Law Firm

Impact of revised Copyright Law on music industry

By Cherry Guo, Tiantai Law Firm
A decade of legislative effort to craft the new Copyright Law will see broadcasting rights expanded and provide new sources of revenue for music artists and producers  The third revision of the Copyright Law was passed on 11 November 2020,...
Role CALL FOR CANDIDATES IMF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL Location Washington, DC Description The International Monetary Fund (the “Fund”) is seeking to fill two vacancies on its Administrative Tribunal (the “Tribunal”). The Tribunal is an independent judicial body, which hears and passes judgment on cases involving...
Role Funds Lawyer | US Firm | Hong Kong Location Hong Kong Job Description A US firm is seeking a funds lawyer to join its Hong Kong office. Candidates must have relevant private funds experience at another top international firm. Mandarin language skills will...
Rutu Gandhi has rejoined Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) as a partner in its financial regulatory practice in Mumbai. Gandhi returns to the firm after working briefly with Trilegal. Her areas of expertise include financial services regulation, regulatory representations, internal investigations,...
Chandhiok & Mahajan advised Swiss stock exchange-listed Clariant International when it established a joint venture with green chemicals manufacturer India Glycols. Khaitan & Co advised the BSE and NSE-listed India Glycols. The deal was signed on 11 March and closed...
Axiom Stone Solicitors, a law firm that advises high net worth and other Indians in the UK, has merged with DWFM Beckman to form Axiom DWFM, which has a combined team of almost 150 people, including 19 partners in...
Role Corporate Associate | Beijing | 3-4 Years Location Beijing Job Description An international law firm is looking to hire a corporate associate into its Beijing office. In this role, you will focus on a mix of data privacy, regulatory compliance matters related to...
Role M&A/PE Associate | Beijing | 2-3 Years Location Beijing Job Description An exciting M&A / PE opportunity with an international law firm in Beijing. In this role, you will work with leading partners in the field and gain cross-border M&A / PE transactions...
Role M&A Lawyer | International law firm | Hong Kong | NQ Job Description A well-established international law firm is currently looking to add an NQ M&A lawyer to its corporate team in Hong Kong. Candidates must have training experience in cross-border...
Mastercard’s failure to comply with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) directive to store payment data in the country has left private sector banks including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, RBL Bank and Yes Bank, in the lurch. RBL Bank and...
In the context of the digital economy and entrepreneurial wave, more and more companies are considering and putting into place equity-based incentives for employees. A sound equity-based incentive plan plays an important role in binding the interests of enterprises...
Key points for tech companies checking anti-monopoly compliance, 科技企业反垄断合规自查要点, Ye Han, Merits & Tree Law Officesvideo

Key points for tech companies checking anti-monopoly compliance

By Ye Han, Merits & Tree Law Offices
Since the end of 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has been focusing on the internet sector as a key area in its anti-monopoly law enforcement work, carrying out a series of legislative, investigative, handling and punishment...
Veritas Legal advised BSE and NSE-listed Aegis Logistics when it agreed on a ₹27.6 billion (USD 357.5 million) investment from Euronext Amsterdam-listed Royal Vopak towards the creation of a joint venture, Aegis Vopak Terminals, and the acquisition by Vopak...
Do hybrid companies still exist

Do hybrid companies still exist?

By Anushri Uttarwar and Umang Pathak 
Private entities that are legally deemed to be public, yet permitted to retain private characteristics such as restrictions on share transferability, are called hybrid companies. In the Tata-Mistry dispute, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) denied the existence...
Karnataka court clears way for CCI e-commerce probe

Karnataka court clears way for CCI e-commerce probe

By Hrishav Kumar and Harshil Vijayvargiya
On 11 June 2021, the Karnataka High Court dismissed Amazon and Flipkart’s writ petition challenging the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) probe against the pair’s alleged anti-competitive business practices. On the basis of information received from trading group Delhi...
Two major defences in patent infringement cases, 专利侵权案件中的两种抗辩的适用, Chen Jianmin, Gaowo IP Law Firm

Two major defences in patent infringement cases

By Chen Jianmin, Gaowo IP Law Firm
Can a defendant use the ‘prior art defence’ and the ‘patent invalidation defence’ interchangeably? When the patentee files a patent infringement lawsuit against a defendant, the defendant often adopts a “prior art defence” or “patent invalidation defence”. This raises the...
New policy for verification on shareholders of domestic IPOs, 浅议境内首发上市企业股东核查新政, Wang Yan and Zhou Jian, Grandway Law Offices

New policy for verification on shareholders of domestic IPOs

By Wang Yan and Zhou Jian, Grandway Law Offices
On 5 February 2021, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued the Guidelines for the Application of Regulatory Rules – Information Disclosure of Shareholders of Companies Applying for Initial Listing, while the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges issued notices...
legal tech

Lawyering 2.0

Technology adoption among established law firms has for ages been a snail-paced reform, but the global health crisis, pressures from clients and competition from younger firms and alternative legal service providers are forcing the hands of sluggish doubters. In...
Key changes to regulations on sale of WMPs, 理财产品销售新规重点变化, Ren Guobing and Wang Jin, Jingtian & Gongcheng

Key changes to regulations on sale of WMPs

By Ren Guobing and Wang Jin, Jingtian & Gongcheng
On 11 May 2021, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) issued the Provisional Measures for Sales Management of Wealth Management Products at Wealth Management Companies, to be effective from 27 June 2021. The measures contain eight chapters and...
Role Legal Counsel | Commercial / Tech | Hong Kong | 8-12 PQE Job Description Our client is a well-known initiative in the technology space and is looking to hire a senior lawyer to support the commercial activities of the business. Amongst...
Role Corporate PSL | US Firm | Hong Kong Location Hong Kong Job Description Leading US firm is looking to hire a professional support lawyer for their Hong Kong corporate practice. You will work closely with all members of the team from partners to...
Role Corporate M&A Lawyer | Int'l Firm | Hong Kong | 4-8 PQE Location Hong Kong Job Description An international firm is seeking a mid to senior-level corporate M&A lawyer to join its Hong Kong office. Experience in re-organization / corporate restructuring is essential....
Investor nationality planning in international investment arbitration, 国际投资仲裁中的投资人国籍筹划, Wang Jihong and Liu Ying, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Investor nationality planning in international investment arbitration

By Wang Jihong and Liu Ying, Zhong Lun Law Firm
International investment arbitration is undertaken to resolve disputes between a foreign investor and the investment destination country under a bilateral investment promotion and protection treaty (BIT) or the investment chapter of a free-trade treaty by the foreign investor. A...
Interpreting anti-monopoly guidelines for internet industry, 互联网平台经济领域反垄断指南解读

Interpreting anti-monopoly guidelines for internet industry

By Zhan Hao, Song Ying and Zhu Libo, AnJie Law Firm
On 7 February 2021, the Anti-Monopoly Committee of the State Council issued the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Platform Economy Sector, which provide detailed regulations and explanations on enforcement issues related to monopoly agreements, abuses of dominant market position, business...
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) was named the most preferred arbitral institution in the Asia-Pacific, and ranked second in the world, according to the 2021 International Arbitration Survey by Queen Mary University of London and White & Case....
SPACs- why PIPE investments play a key role, Lynwood Reinhardt and Brooke Dorris, Reed Smith

SPACs: Why PIPE investments play a key role

By Lynwood Reinhardt and Brooke Dorris, Reed Smith
Lynwood Reinhardt and Brooke Dorris examine the impact of private investment in public equity on de-SPAC transactions The SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company, is a resurgent spin on the relatively well-trodden concept of a blank-cheque public company, formed to...
Gender-in-justice,-India-Business-Law-Journal

Gender in justice

Senior women lawyers across Asia share their personal stories of success, strategy, struggle and loss, all towards a more inclusive legal profession. Putro Harnowo reports The legal profession has long been subject to criticism for an entrenched “boys’ club” mentality,...
Mila Federis

Kolin decision brings final relief to Philippine trademark confusion

By Mila Federis, Federis & Associates
Trademark lawyers in the Philippines, and presumably trademark authorities at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL), have been uneasy during the past five years about the result of a 2015 Supreme Court decision that allowed two unrelated...
Role FCPA Legal Consultant / International Associate | Shanghai | 0-3 Years Location Shanghai Job Description A top US law firm is looking to add a junior FCPA lawyer in its Shanghai office. In this role, you will primarily focus on counseling companies on...
Key issues and filing strategies for business operator concentrations, 经营者集中要点问题及申报策略, Huang Wei and Gao Chang, Tian Yuan Law Firm

Key issues and filing strategies for business operator concentrations

By Huang Wei, Gao Chang and Miao Roujia, Tian Yuan Law Firm
Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published 22 penalties against illegally implemented concentrations, being the third time this year that the regulator has published these kinds of cases in large volume. In the revised draft for public...
Foreign liquidator assistance and common law in Bermuda, Keith Robinson and Emma Duffy, Carey Olsen

Foreign liquidator assistance and common law in Bermuda

By Keith Robinson and Emma Duffy, Carey Olsen
Foreign liquidators may apply for recognition in Bermuda pursuant to the common law by the application of the principles of comity The Supreme Court of Bermuda has clarified the rules for granting common law recognition and assistance to foreign officeholders...
Zoom John Miersvideo

Spinning your Zoom

Were your colleagues’ eyes glazing over at your last Zoom meeting? Do webinar audiences nod off before you’ve completed a sentence? Communications expert John Miers reveals tips and tricks for engaging and retaining your virtual audience We have now endured...
Common omissions in HK-listed companies’ annual reports, 在港上市公司年报中常见的披露遗漏, Rossana Chu and Lynndy Jia, LC Lawyersvideo

Common omissions in HK-listed companies’ annual reports

By Rossana Chu and Lynndy Jia, LC Lawyers
Since 2009, the Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEX) has been reviewing annual report disclosures of listed companies. Covid-19 has added complications to annual report disclosure. In January 2021, the exchange issued a report on the review of annual reports...
The law governing validity of foreign-related arbitration clauses, 涉外仲裁条款效力的准据法, Zhang Guanglei and Cai Xiaoxia, Jingtian & Gongcheng

The law governing validity of foreign-related arbitration clauses

By Zhang Guanglei and Cai Xiaoxia, Jingtian & Gongcheng
In foreign-related commercial disputes, a valid arbitration clause is the basis of arbitration jurisdiction and the precondition for the recognition and enforcement of the award. In reviewing the validity of clauses, the determination of the applicable governing law often...
Captive generation- APTEL breaks a few chains, Abhishek Nath Tripathi and Anura Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Captive generation: APTEL breaks a few chains

By Abhishek Nath Tripathi and Anura Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors
Captive generation is the new battlefield between generators and distribution companies (DISCOM). While captive generation appeals to consumers and generators by providing a cheaper source of electricity, DISCOMs have resisted captive generation projects. This has led to many disputes between...
Lockdown impact on travel, residency and finances, Gautam Khurana and Abhishek Hans, India Law Offices

Lockdown impact on travel, residency and finances

By Gautam Khurana and Abhishek Hans, India Law Offices
Working from home and in remote domestic and overseas locations was rare until 2020, when it became a way of life due to global pandemic lockdowns. While now a familiar situation, the law in India and in other countries has...
Role Conflicts Lawyer | Int'l Firm | Hong Kong | 3+ Years Location Hong Kong Job Description A well-known international firm is seeking a conflicts lawyer to join its Hong Kong office. Candidates must be at least 3PQE and have relevant experience in conflicts-checking...
Role Legal Counsel | Asset Manager | Hong Kong | NQ - 2 Years Location Hong Kong Job Description Exclusive role: a boutique asset manager with strong presence in Asia seeks a junior Hong Kong qualified lawyer to join its legal and compliance team....
Role Mid-Senior Construction Dispute Lawyer | Shanghai | 3-6 Years Location Shanghai Job Description An international law firm is urgently looking for a mid to senior level construction litigation lawyer to join its expanding team in Shanghai. The role will work closely with Hong...
Role Junior to Mid-level Investigation / Compliance Associate | Shanghai / Beijing | 1-5 Years Location Shanghai / Beijing Job Description A global law firm is urgently looking for an investigation lawyer to be based in Shanghai or Beijing. It is an exciting opportunity...
Role Corporate M&A Associate | Top Tier International Firm | Singapore | 5-8 PQE Location Singapore Job Description This top tier international firm is looking to add a corporate M&A lawyer to its international team in Singapore. The candidate should have a mix of...
In July 2020, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched a consultation paper foreshadowing a Code of Practice for Trust Business. The code will contain general principles and practical standards to govern the conduct of authorised institutions (AIs, being...
China’s high net worth individual (HNWI) population has significantly increased in the past decade, making family trusts an increasingly important tool for wealth management and succession planning. Despite the increasing need for family trusts, in practice, China has not...
On 14 May 2021, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) and the Hong Kong government agreed on a framework for judicial co-operation in corporate insolvency and debt restructuring. Under the framework: . A mainland bankruptcy administrator may apply to the Hong...
The concept of a trust is often referred to as the most famous creature of equity – that body of law that has its unique roots in common law jurisdictions (for a discussion about equity and its historical origins,...
Exploring IPOs on ChiNext board under registration system, 注册制下创业板IPO现状与展望 , Liu Yinhong, Wang Cheng and Zhang Ming, Jincheng Tongda & Nealvideo

Exploring IPOs on ChiNext board under registration system

By Liu Yinhong, Wang Cheng and Zhang Ming, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
After Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) issued a series of rules and notices on 12 June 2020 – such as the Rules Governing the Listing of Shares on the ChiNext Market of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, on 24 August 2020 –...

Regulating e-commerce: Do we see oversight or an overdose?

By Karan Chandhiok and Lagna Panda, Chandhiok & Mahajan
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution recently proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020 (rules). The rules came into force in 2020 and were framed under section 101(2)(zg) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (CPA),...
Commercial perspectives of the model tenancy law, Manoj Kumar, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners

Commercial perspectives of the model tenancy law

By Manoj Kumar, Hammurabi & Solomon Partners
With the objective of creating a uniform regulatory ecosystem in the rental housing market, the government recently approved the Model Tenancy Act, 2021 (MTA). The new law will act as a guide for states to adopt by either revising...
Competition specialist Kunal Mehra has joined L&L Partners’ New Delhi office as a partner. Mehra joins from Dua Associates, where he was a partner for six years and focused on competition law and M&A. Mehra advises on competition-related matters including...
Vikram Raj has joined Alpha Partners as a partner in Bengaluru, and will head its food and retail (regulatory and litigation) practice. Raj joins from Farm to Fork Solutions, where he was head of legal.  At Alpha, Raj will advise...
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The yes, no, maybe of 2021 intermediary rules

By Safir Anand, Anand and Anand
Online intermediaries have always been a topic of discussion in the developing Indian digital ecosystem and, quite naturally with the advent of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the media have caught up...
Role AVP, Capital Markets (5+ PQE) - 16536/VTA Location Hong Kong, China Job Description Seeking a new career path that rewards differently than a traditional legal career? Our client is hiring driven and talented lawyers to become a part of the team at this...
Role VP, Corporate Finance (10+ PQE) - 16537/VTA Location Hong Kong, China Job Description This is a rare and unique opportunity for senior lawyers with excellent leadership and communication skills to join a key financial institution in Hong Kong. Our client is seeking professionals...
Role Commercial Legal Counsel | Retail MNC | Hong Kong | 5-8 Years Location Hong Kong Job Description Our client is a well-known retail conglomerate, and it is looking for a mid to senior level legal counsel. This role will support the business by...
Role IP Senior Associate / Counsel | Top Tier International Firm | Hong Kong | 5-10 PQE Location Hong Kong Job Description This top tier international firm is looking to add an IP senior associate or counsel to its growing IP team in Hong...
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International recognition of Philippine IP strategies

By Amanda Carlota, Federis & Associates
Last year saw a dramatic increase in reports of IP rights violations in the Philippines, with 90% of reported counterfeiting and piracy occurring online. In March of this year, it was a welcome development when e-commerce platforms Lazada and...
Can exclusivity be claimed for imaginative spelling

Can exclusivity be claimed for imaginative spelling?

By Aprajita Nigam and Aarushi Mishra, LexOrbis
In the recent case of PhonePe Private Limited v Ezy Services & Anr, the Delhi High Court ruled that the plaintiff could not claim exclusivity for a descriptive mark, or a descriptive part of the mark, even if the...
Red Bull not amused by red horseplay, Manisha Singh and Malyashree Sridharan, LexOrbis 

Red Bull not amused by red horseplay

By Manisha Singh and Malyashree Sridharan, LexOrbis 
In the recent case of Red Bull AG v Bakewell Biscuits Pvt Ltd, the Delhi High Court granted an ad interim injunction to the plaintiff, the energy drink giant. The plaintiff had registered and used its well-known Red Bull...
Determining punitive damages in intellectual property cases, 知识产权案件中如何认定惩罚性赔偿, Chen Jian, Wan Rui Law Firm

Determining punitive damages in intellectual property cases

By Chen Jian, Wan Rui Law Firm
In the field of IP in China, the punitive damages system was first established by article 63 of the Trademark Law, in 2013. Subsequently, the 2019 amendments to the Trademark Law and the Law Against Unfair Competition increased the...
The risks of passing-off financial institution Apps, 冒用金融机构APP的法律责任, Lin Xianhai, AllBright Law Offices

The risks of passing-off financial institution Apps

By Lin Xianhai, AllBright Law Offices
Cases involving the passing-off of apps purporting to belong to financial institutions have been on the rise in recent years, with regulators and industry bodies having to issue alerts for consumers in 2018 and again in 2020. Current situation Today, the...
Impact of Shanghai and Hong Kong policies on where to list, 沪港两地政策对企业选择上市地的影响, Liu Yinhong, Lu Jiangxia and Yu Zheng, 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 Securities Regulatory Commission chairman Yi Huiman told the recent Lujiazui Forum that the regulator had “always been open to enterprises’ choosing listing locations”. Companies may choose where to list independently, and based on their individual development needs, he...
Role Capital Markets Legal Consultant | Top US Law Firm | Beijing | 1-3 Years Location Beijing Job Description A top US law firm is looking for a legal consultant for its capital markets team in Beijing. The ideal candidate should have obtained a...
Role Compliance Director - CN291/VTA Location Shanghai, China Job Description Our client is a fast-growing biotechnology company seeking an experienced compliance professional to join their Shanghai office to support their expanding businesses over the region and worldwide. Report to the General Counsel, you will...
Role Head of Compliance - 16541/VTA Location Singapore Job Description Top Asian headquartered hedge fund seeks a Head of Compliance based in Singapore and managing a team covering APAC. Strong buy-side compliance experience required with requisite technical skills and experience using tools such as...
Role Legal Counsel (8+ PQE) - 16531/VTA Location Hong Kong, Singapore, or Shanghai Job Description Our client, a digital startup backed by a conglomerate group, is expanding its legal team by recruiting an experienced in-house Legal Counsel. You will report directly to the CEO...
Evidence collection in IP infringement cases, 知识产权侵权案件中的取证, Frank Liu, Shanghai Pacific Legal

Evidence collection in IP infringement cases

By Frank Liu, Shanghai Pacific Legal
As intellectual property infringement occurs, the IP rights holder is often eager to take action to stop the infringement and prevent further losses. Such eagerness and purpose of the IP right holder are completely understandable. For some simple infringement...
Advantages of mediation in securities investment disputes, 运用调解化解证券投资相关纠纷, Jeffery Quan and Wu Zhenyu, ETR Law Firm

Advantages of mediation in securities investment disputes

By Jeffery Quan and Wu Zhenyu, ETR Law Firm
Losses on investments in wealth management products are a common source of disputes between investors and firms that deal in securities and futures. In recent years, securities investment dispute cases have shown explosive growth, a trend that has continued...
Stabilising equity structure using shareholder removal mechanism, 运用股东除名制维护股权架构稳定, Guo Jiali and Cao Ye, East & Concord Partners

Stabilising equity structure using shareholder removal mechanism

By Guo Jiali and Cao Ye, East & Concord Partners
Equity is an effective means for shareholders to control a company, and a relatively concentrated equity structure is the basis for a company’s stability. M&A, however, will cause a significant change in the equity structure of a company.  To maintain...
Looking east, Sreenivasan Narayanan, Raja Bose and Rob Houston, K&L Gates Straits Law

New frontiers for arbitrations seated in Singapore

By Sreenivasan Narayanan, Raja Bose and Rob Houston, K&L Gates Straits Law
Supreme Court judgment opens new frontier for Singapore-seated arbitration for Indian parties, write Sreenivasan Narayanan, Raja Bose and Rob Houston The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in PASL Wind Solutions Private Limited v GE Power Conversion India Private Limited (PASL)  in...
Challenging-taboos

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When the legal rights and interests of partnerships are infringed, limited partners are entitled to initiate a derivative arbitration directly against a third party in their own name, based on the arbitration agreement made between partnership enterprise and the...
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Financial security in commercial bank auto supply chains, 商业银行汽车供应链金融担保效力问题, Yao Xiaomin and Wang Yao, Lantai Partners

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Role Senior Legal Counsel, Capital Markets - 16539/VTA Location Hong Kong, China Job Description A Senior Legal Counsel is sought to support the capital markets practice and post-listing compliance issues of an Asia-based technology company on a base of Hong Kong. You will supervise...
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Role Mid-level Power and Infrastructure Associate | Hong Kong Location Hong Kong Job Description A leading PRC firm in Hong Kong is looking for a mid-level power and infrastructure lawyer to join them. Work will include outbound investment and large scale power projects. Candidates...
Downstream investments by NRIs are not foreign investments, Shinoj Koshy and Purvi Khanna, L&L Partners

Downstream investments by NRIs are not foreign investments

By Shinoj Koshy and Purvi Khanna, L&L Partners
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