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FORUM: Collective Advantage
Collaboration is the most powerful driver of client institutionalisation. According to Thomson Reuters’ research, clients who identify collaborative teams within an outside law firm spend an average of 56 percent of their budget at that firm — more than twice the average share of spend received by the firms that clients use the most.
EXPLAINER: Unpacking the GIFT City Remittance Regime
The Reserve Bank of India has recently expanded the scope of remittances to International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs), permitting Indian residents to open foreign currency accounts in the country’s first IFSC, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, also known as GIFT City.
Q&A: Beyond the Boundary: How Law Is Influencing Sports Governance
Nandan Kamath is a sports lawyer and the founder of LawNK, a law firm based in Bengaluru specialising in sports, technology, and media law, representing a diverse clientele that includes national and international sports federations, leagues, teams, sponsors, and athletes.
IN-HOUSE INSIGHT: How General Counsel Can Set the Gold Standard
Over my close to 20 years in the legal profession, I have heard and read many preconceived notions about in-house versus law firm experience.
Singapore: Jones Day nabs corporate partner from K&S
U.S. law firm Jones Day has hired Parveet Singh Gandoak as a partner in its corporate practice in Singapore from King & Spalding.
CC guides Singapore's SeaTown on $1.3 bln private credit fund
Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance has advised Singapore-based alternative investment firm SeaTown Holdings International on its $1.3 billion second private credit fund from limited partners including insurance companies and family offices.
Indian law firm SKV advises Tata Power on $822 mln Bhutan hydro project
New Delhi-founded law firm SKV Law Offices has advised Tata Power Company in the formation of a strategic partnership with Druk Green Power Corporation (DGP) to develop the 600 MW Kholongchhu Hydropower Project in Bhutan.
Former Malaysian judge to lead AIAC
Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) has appointed Mary Lim Thiam Suan, a recently retired Federal Court of Malaysia judge, as its new director.
ALB Conversations: Devina A Sormin, Head Counsel, AC Ventures
Devina A Sormin, head counsel at Indonesia’s AC Ventures, talks about why her purpose is to ensure her team can achieve more collectively than any single individual could alone, how legal professionals can adapt to the increasing focus on sustainability and impact investment, and what single element can lay the groundwork for organisational success and employee satisfaction.
Indonesia: Fast-growing FKNK adds another partner, launches in Surabaya
Indonesia’s FKNK Law Firm has continued its recent expansion with the addition of a new partner and the opening of a branch office in Surabaya.