China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative is expected to impact a significant chunk of the world’s economy, especially large swathes of Asia, Africa and Europe. And offshore financial centres are an important part of this strategy,…
A combination of increasing competition, rising costs, and a drop in China work has placed international law firms in Hong Kong – particularly those from the U.S. – under significant pressure. This confluence of factors has resulted in a moment of…
The growth of commercial arbitration as well as government enforcement actions in Southeast Asia means that disputes lawyers in the region are being kept very busy indeed.
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.
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.
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…