In March 2017, Asian Legal Business opened the survey of 2017 China’s Top General Counsels ranking. ALB has made survey and research of top general counsels in China market for consecutive three years. ALB presented this ranking of top 15 general counsels from different industries of China after several months’ research. They have demonstrated their excellent legal skills, deep insight of commercial strategy and forward thinking, leading their legal affairs teams to ensure the development of their companies. This year’s survey, exclusively sponsored by East & Concord Partners, was independently carried out by ALB’s survey team.

In this week’s ALB Insights, we find out why international firms have been hesitant to get Malaysia’s QFLF licence. We also look into Nishimura & Asahi's ambitions outside Japan as well as the rise of HK firm Howse Williams Bowers

In this week’s ALB Insights, we looked at how law firms are embracing the working-from-home concept, found out about the expansion plans of Taiwan's Lee and Li, and spoke to Saguna Vaid, Nokia India's legal and compliance director.

In the August issue, ALB will celebrate the best boutique law firms across Asia through its inaugural Best Boutiques list.

Greenland Holding Group’s overseas subsidiary, Greenland Global Investment Limited issued a US$ 320 million bond, AllBright Law Offices and Linklaters acted as the Chinese and foreign legal advisor respectively.

King & Wood Mallesons, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Maples and Calder, Clifford Chance and JunHe LLP advise BOCOM International Holdings Co., Ltd.on its Hong Kong IPO.

This week's ALB Insights discusses how law firms are gearing up for work related to the One Belt, One Road project, talks to Osborne Clarke about China's role in the UK firm's global strategy, and spotlights Indian legal-tech startup Lexcarts.

In our annual IP Rankings, ALB has researched and identified the leading firms for intellectual property in China.

On April 17, 2017, State Grid Corporation of China ("State Grid") launched a USD 7.7 billion offshore medium-term note programme via a special purpose vehicle (SPV), State Grid Overseas Investment (2016) Ltd. established by its wholly-owned subsidiary, State Grid Overseas Investment Co., Ltd., on the British Virgin Islands. The company issued USD 5 billion worth of bonds to global investors on April 27, with an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee provided by State Grid for the medium-term note programme and bond issuance.

This week’s Insights looked at the recent Korean presidential election, the enduring importance of Hong Kong to PRC firms, and one of Singapore’s hot new legal-tech startups.