Corruption has been a deep-rooted problem in Asia for many years. Local governments have tackled this issue with renewed vigour in recent years, and are fast developing and enforcing existing anti-corruption laws. Meanwhile, extraterritorial…
Long the destination of choice of Chinese companies looking to incorporate offshore, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is coming under increasing scrutiny in Hong Kong as the SAR looks to tackle money laundering. Dana MacLean finds out more.
Once one of China’s most promising cities for economic growth, Guangzhou has seen its star dim of late on the back of competition from the country’s other large cities. Shangjing Li finds out more
China’s campaign against “irrational deals” may have dampened domestic companies’ enthusiasm when it comes to outbound investment, but as the new year dawns, overseas M…
As one of Japan’s Big Four law firms, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has made it its mission to improve diversity and inclusion, or D&I, across the firm and Japan’s legal industry. ALB talks to Mari Itoh, a partner at AMT and a founding member of the firm’s D&I committee, about AMT’s D&I initiatives, goals, and challenges.
ALB Asia's Fastest Growing Firms: One Asia Lawyers Group
One Asia Lawyers Group has been recognised by Asian Legal Business as one of Asia’s fastest-growing firms this year. In this interview with ALB, OAL Managing Partner Tetsuo Kurita shares some of his firm's growth highlights and development strategies.
Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards: Hear From Our Partners
After two years of virtual events, the Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022 made an epic in-person comeback on Sept. 9, bringing around 200 legal professionals and leaders together for the prestigious celebration held concurrently at the Island Shangri-La and the Ritz-Carlton, and connected via livestream.
Before the event, ALB chatted with our event partners to hear their tho…