JTJB International Lawyers, the Bangkok office of Singapore’s JTJB, has combined with local commercial boutique AWP & Alliance.

Herbert Smith Freehills is shutting its Seoul office after ten years in the East Asian country, and relocating partners Mike McClure and Dana Kim to London and Hong Kong, respectively.

Harvey AI, an artificial intelligence startup backed by OpenAI, has partnered with one of the world's largest law firms to automate some legal document drafting and research in what the company says could be the first of more such deals.

Get ready to celebrate the best and brightest in the Indian legal landscape, as the finalists for the 5th annual ALB India Law Awards 2023 are finally here! Organised by Thomson Reuters and Asian Legal Business this award had 238 law firms and in-house teams participating. The competition was tough, but the panel of industry experts was up for the challenge, shortlisting the best of the best from 1130 entries.

Hong Kong Lawyer, the official monthly publication of The Law Society of Hong Kong is widely considered to be a trusted source of insightful articles on legal developments, case analysis and other value-add content in the city that help lawyers and law firms function at their optimal level.

Singapore law firm RHTLaw Asia has merged with local disputes boutique ChangAroth Chambers, with the latter’s managing partner, Anil Changaroth, joining as a partner.

Japanese Big Five firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (NO&T) has entered into an association in Indonesia with newly established local firm IM & Partners.

U.S. law firm Paul Hastings and one of its lead restructuring lawyers, Luc Despins, are seeking sanctions against a group of plaintiffs they claim are involved in an alleged campaign of harassment waged by Chinese businessman and media entrepreneur Guo Wengui.

Hundreds of Thai villagers and small business owners have filed lawsuits for damages worth 5 billion baht ($152.72 million) against Star Petroleum Refining, PTT Global Chemical and government agencies over an oil spill, a law firm representing the complainants said on Tuesday.

We are now accepting submissions for ALB Asia’s Top 15 M&A Lawyers 2023. The deadline for submission for ALB Asia’s Top 15 M&A Lawyers 2023 is on Monday, 20 February 2023.