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The latest news from the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on law firms in Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Australia, as well as emerging markets such as South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and more.
By Jessica Seah | February 22, 2024
Latham & Watkins' decision to block automatic access for its Hong Kong staff to files and documents outside of Greater China was not necessarily wrong. But the way it implemented the change was tone-deaf. The firm's sin was its failure to communicate, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing.
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By Christopher Niesche | February 20, 2024
Members of Australia's Senate are questioning the use by law firms and their partners of a tax structure that lowers the amount of tax owed to the government.
5 minute read
By Stephanie Wilkins | February 20, 2024
Following its US launch in November 2023, Thomson Reuters is rolling out the CoCounsel Core generative AI legal assistant to its first two English-speaking international markets.
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By Jessica Seah | February 16, 2024
'If they had consulted the lawyers here, they would have gotten opposition,' says one insider, while rivals believe the firm risks being ostracized by Chinese companies.
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By Christopher Niesche | February 7, 2024
At this rate, lawyers and recruiters are wondering if enough lawyers will be found to meet growing demand in Brisbane, the city designated host to the 2032 Olympic Games.
4 minute read
By Maria Dinzeo | February 6, 2024
Valerie Ho helped craft the fast-fashion giant's global legal and compliance structure and was helping it fend off questions about its IP and labor practices as it preps for an IPO.
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By Gail J. Cohen | February 5, 2024
The study, by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, also shows competition enforcers are "back," and are carrying out more coordinated "dawn raids."
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By Jessica Seah | January 30, 2024
Outside of China's property crisis, activity in the restructuring realm has been muted in Asia. But now that Sidley Austin has sewn up the market on China real estate, how will rival firms shape up?
6 minute read
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 29, 2024
Greenberg has made a concerted effort to grow out its Japanese real estate and corporate practices. Meanwhile, White & Case faced a number of departures in Tokyo last year.
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By Ross Todd | January 25, 2024
In Baker McKenzie's annual survey of 600 senior legal and risk professionals from companies with more than $500 million in revenue based in the U.K., the U.S., Singapore and Brazil, 73% cited ESG disputes as a risk to their organization—by far the most commonly cited.
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