From being involved in an anti-missile dispute with China to renegotiating a free trade deal with U.S. President Trump, it’s been an eventful period for South Korea on the trade front. Lawyers in the country talk about how this has been affecting…
In-house lawyers today are a critical part of the legal industry, helping to shape the landscape while blazing their own trail. The ALB In-house 25 list salutes 25 top in-house counsel from around the region who have won accolades, and achieved a…
Even though women today occupy a significant proportion of senior in-house roles, they are less represented in law firm leadership ranks. Female law firm leaders talk about why this is the case, as well as what can be done to address it.
During the first half of 2018, there were 6,484 disclosed M&A deals with Asian involvement amounting to $540.4 billion, representing an increase of 23.5 percent compared to the first half of 2017, according to data from Thomson Reuters.
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…