The ALB China Fast 10 Firms 2015 2015 showcases the law firms in the country that have demonstrated the most rapid growth in the past 12 months. 《亚洲法律杂志》（ALB）2015年中国十佳成长律所榜单旨在突出过去一年内发展速度最迅猛的律师事务所。

ALB’s Top Asia In-House Teams 2015 showcases the achievements of the finest in-house legal teams in Asia in the past year.

We are now accepting submissions for the ALB China 2015 Top 15 Rising Lawyers. The aim is to showcase 15 ambitious, up-and-coming young lawyers across China who have appeared on our radar for showing their potential and demonstrating that they have what it takes to become future stars. We would like to identify these fresh and active high performers in the legal industry who are quickly rising to prominence.

ALB will identify China’s leading general counsel in its inaugural Top General Counsel Rankings 2015, which will be published in June. The submissions are open to all general counsel based in China. The research is three-pronged: it will involve a self-nomination process for general counsel, a survey requesting feedback on their in-house counterparts, as well as editorial input.

Law firms need to innovate and revisit their fee structures as clients become more cost-conscious, a panel comprising several senior law firm partners said at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s annual conference in Hong Kong.

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s 25th annual conference kicked off in Hong Kong with a plenary session comprising mostly senior executives of major global companies, who examined some key issues and challenges affecting the way business is done in today’s world.

Submissions are now open for the ALB Diversity List 2015, which seeks to showcase the most notable law firms and in-house legal teams across Asia practicing diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

King & Wood Mallesons has hired Zili Shao, a former China chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase and a former Asia managing partner of Linklaters, as co-chairman of its China management committee.

King & Spalding nabs HSF’s Southeast Asia energy head, White & Case adds private equity partner in Hong Kong, and more in our weekly Asia appointments table.