ALB will identify China’s leading general counsel in its inaugural Top General Counsel Rankings 2016, which will be published in June. The submissions are open to all general counsel or head of legal affairs based in China.

ALB China’s Power List 2016 is an overall ranking based on the awards and nominations at ALB China Law Awards 2015 and the awards at ALB’s monthly rankings lists in the same year. The ten firms and ten lawyers on this list are the most influential forces in the Chinese legal industry.

The trial strategies, eloquence and resourcefulness of litigators are always a sight to behold. The nature of their work allows litigators to showcase their charisma, unlike their non-litigation peers.

The Asia-Pacific region has been ranked the second most complex region for multinationals to comply with corporate regulation and legislation in 2015, according to the TMF Group’s Global Benchmark Complexity Index.

To kick off 2016, ALB presents our list of small-and midsized law firms to watch.

K&L Gates has hired corporate lawyer Ian Liao in Shanghai from Jones Day and disputes lawyer Glenn Cheng from Nabarro in Singapore.

Asian Legal Business is pleased to announce that Shilton Sharpe Quarry will be the official event partner for the 13th annual The Shilton Sharpe Quarry ALB China Law Awards 2016.

In its annual ranking, ALB picks China’s 15 leading in-house teams on the basis of complexity of work done, innovation employed, and industry influence.

Bird & Bird has hired John Shi and Shan Lai as corporate partners in Beijing. Both join from DLA Piper, where Shi was the China chief representative.

ALB, in its February 2016 issue, is spotlighting the Top 15 litigators of China.