The heads of legal of several privately owned, state-owned and multinational companies from various industries talk to Asian Legal Business about their relationships with external law firms, their experiences while working with such firms, and how…
Credit warning signs are flashing for heavily indebted Chinese semiconductor, software and commodities firms as the government cautiously steps aside to let market forces play a bigger role in deciding winners and losers. China's first-ever domestic…
Liu Zhen speaks to lawyers in Chengdu and Chongqing, the two centres of West China’s legal industry, about their efforts to catch up with the most advanced international management practices, converting the region’s economical potential into revenue…
The Ministry of Justice has recently allowed foreign law firms to exchange legal counsel and set up joint ventures with Chinese firms within the pilot Shanghai Free-Trade Zone, in the strongest recent sign that China is serious about opening up its…
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…