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DATA PROTECTION: Cyber Guardians

by Sachin Dave |

As digitisation and cyber threats rise, countries in Southeast Asia have enacted laws to protect personal data and prevent cyber-attacks. But with varying requirements across jurisdictions, the compliance burden for companies has only increased, and…

Korea Report: One Man’s Meat

by Sarah Wong |

Herbert Smith Freehills recently announced its departure from the South Korean legal market, continuing a steady stream of international law firm exits in the past few years. At the same time, Watson Farley…

BRIEFS: SVB Collapse Gives Wake-up Call to Startups on Risk Control

by Sarah Wong |

The March 10 collapse of California-headquartered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the preferred bank of a significant number of U.S. venture-backed tech startups, has created upheaval in the banking sector beyond American soil.

BRIEFS: Foreign Firms Urged To Tread Cautiously as India Liberalises Legal Market

by Sarah Wong |

The Bar Council of India dropped a bombshell in March, announcing that the behemoth Indian legal market is throwing its arms open to foreign law firms and practitioners – albeit with some strings attached.

ALB EMPLOYER OF CHOICE 2024

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Mayer Brown

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Atsumi & Sakai

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Dentons Rodyk

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ALB INDIA TOP PE/VC BOUTIQUE FIRMS 2024

Aarambh Legal

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Law Chambers

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2024 ALB CHINA IP RANKINGS

CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office
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China Patent Agent (HK) Ltd.
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Diversity & Inclusion in Japan's Legal Industry

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.

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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.

 

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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…

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