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May 27, 2008 |

Malaysia Considers Lifting Curbs on Foreign Law Firms

Malaysia may let foreign law firms operate in the country for the first time to strengthen international confidence in the its legal process, the law minister said Monday. Domestic law companies have long enjoyed protection against competition from overseas firms, but liberalization will soon be necessary to help attract more investments from abroad, minister Zaid Ibrahim told a news conference. The minister dismissed concerns that the move would hurt Malaysian firms.
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May 13, 2008 |

Malaysia's Anwar Demands Prosecution of Top Figures in Judge-Fixing Scandal

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim demanded Monday that high-profile judicial and government figures be prosecuted for allegedly manipulating the appointments of judges. Anwar called for tough measures to restore public confidence in the judiciary after a government inquiry panel reportedly found that a top lawyer had conspired with senior judges and other political and business allies to broker judicial appointments.
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December 06, 2005 |

In Brief

Toshiba gets new trade secrets trial ... New Partners: Reed Smith elevates 5 in California ... Luce Forward also names five new partners.
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October 30, 2007 |

Malaysia's Leader Tells Lawyers to Object Less Outside Courtroom

Instituting judicial reforms in Malaysia will not scare foreign investors away, says the country�s largest lawyers' group. The Malaysian Bar Council, which represents 12,000 attorneys, rebuffed a warning from the Prime Minister that its protests have sent "negative vibes to domestic and foreign investors." The group is urging authorities to investigate a video clip purportedly showing a prominent lawyer brokering the appointment of top judges.
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January 02, 2006 |

Movers

Drinker Biddle & Reath (Philadelphia): Debra M. Patalkis joins the securities and corporate governance litigation practice group as partner in the firm's Washington office- and other personnel moves.
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December 21, 2006 |

Why 2007 is a make-or-break year for China, Asia

OF ALL THE questions facing Asia in 2007, none looms larger than what to expect from China. The past 12 months proved more than ever how much Asia is relying on its second-biggest economy. Japan may be back and the U.S. economy is by far the world's largest, yet China's 10 percent growth is increasingly underpinning Asia's hopes.
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December 01, 2008 |

Rubinism in U.S. will meet Mahathirism elsewhere

Much is being made of how the next U.S. Treasury team includes Robert Rubin's former posse. Timothy Geithner, Lawrence Summers and the handful of other Rubinites set to run the U.S. economy have something else in common: direct experience with Mahathirism. As fate would have it, the policies of former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad may make a comeback in Asia.
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September 27, 2006 |

What a day in Bangkok says about contagion

YOU KNOW the world is a bit upside down when investors ''should be encouraged'' by tanks in the streets of Bangkok. That's what Merrill Lynch Co. strategists in Asia had to say about Thailand's latest coup. The word ''latest'' is used because Thailand has seen some 18 coups in the past 60 years, the last one in February 1991.
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February 13, 2006 |

The List: New Partners in California 2006

A list of those who made partner in California, in 2006.
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