Are virtual law firms the next big thing? Since the COVID-19 pandemic and rise of flexible working, discussions around what the law firm of the future looks like are intensifying, and distributed firms are being offered as a compelling model. In…
by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》, Elizabeth Beattie |
It’s been two years since the pandemic began, and the concepts of “work” and “employment” are starting to look very different for industries globally. Law firms realise that if they want to avoid becoming victims of the Great Resignation, they need…
U.S giant Amazon’s face-off against India’s Reliance over Future Retail has grabbed attention in India and beyond. Amazon, eager to make a dent in India — one of the world’s fastest-growing retail markets, is now locked in a protracted, complex…
In February this year, ArentFox Schiff announced that it had become the first major U.S. law firm to “join the Metaverse” by acquiring a land site in Decentraland, a fact that underscored how seriously lawyers are taking one of the latest technology…
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…