IP heavyweights Baker & McKenzie, Bird & Bird, Hogan Lovells and Jones Day have made it to the top tier of the ALB 2012 Intellectual Property Rankings; the first rankings since a revamped process and methodology were introduced.

We are now accepting submissions for the ALB 2012 Arbitration Rankings. Following on from our intellectual property rankings, we continue to offer an improved submission process, enhanced methodology and greater transparency in generating more reliable, trustworthy and valuable results.

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 chaff. What will funds need to do to survive in this tough climate, and where are China’s most prominent sponsors headed? Candice Mak reports

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 there. Candice Mak finds out why

Jun He bagged a total of five awards, while King & Wood Mallesons won four at the ALB China Law Awards 2012 in Beijing on Mar. 28, a night when Davis Polk & Wardwell, Baker & McKenzie, Zhong Lun, Global Law Office and Fangda Partners also picked up multiple gongs.

Take part in ALB’s Employer of Choice 2012 Survey, and get an opportunity to share your opinions on areas such as remuneration, work-life balance, support and promotion opportunities.

Lawyers for Apple Inc argued for its right to use the iPad trademark in China on Wednesday, as a higher court began a crucial hearing that could result in sales of the wildly popular tablet computer being halted across the Chinese mainland.

We are now accepting submissions for the ALB 2012 Intellectual Property Rankings. We have improved the submission process, enhanced our methodology and are offering greater transparency to generate more reliable, trustworthy and valuable results.

A Chinese tech firm that claims it still owns the iPad trademark will seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc's computer tablets from China, which could deal a blow to the U.S. technology giant's sales worldwide.

A Chinese tech firm claiming to own the "iPad" trademark plans to seek a ban on shipments of Apple Inc's computer tablets into and out of China.