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Sowing the seeds

by ALB |

A Hong Kong Court of Appeal judgment from last December has now cast a spotlight onto arb-med, a dispute resolution approach routinely used in China and Japan. Although the mechanism is allowed in Hong Kong, it has curiously never been utilised…

Flight to quality

by ALB |

Chinese private equity funds are facing a shake-up with the boom times ending for many, as fund raising dries up and new tougher rules are expected to be introduced later this year. The time is approaching when the wheat will be separated from the…

The new wave: Japanese companies flood into SE Asia

by Ranajit Dam |

Propelled by a historically high yen and a stagnant economy back home, Japanese companies are moving production to Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Thailand at a faster pace than ever before. Japanese law firms are also expanding into…

Closing the gap: Integrating the Yangtze River Delta legal market

by Liu Zhen |

The final leg of the so-called “one hour travel triangle” on the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) will be completed soon. Also, a new railway line connecting Nanjing and Hangzhou is due to open in the second half of this year.

ALB EMPLOYER OF CHOICE 2024

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Atsumi & Sakai

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ALB Asia Top 15 GCs 2024

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Nanyang Technological University

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CITIC CLSA

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ALB Conversations

Diversity & Inclusion in Japan's Legal Industry

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.

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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.

 

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The ALB Asia Fast 30 list spotlights…

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Event Highlights

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…

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