In a complex M&A landscape this year, Asia’s corporate lawyers had to go the extra mile for their clients as they looked to get deals through. This second annual list celebrates 15 of the best dealmakers in the region.

During the first and second quarters of 2023, there were two main developments in relation to capital markets regulations in Thailand

How confident are you that your ethics and compliance programme is helping your organisation navigate today’s risks? Economic uncertainty, geopolitical conflict, supply chain disruption, stakeholder activism, and increased scrutiny by government regulators present significant challenges for the road ahead. But new data from LRN’s 2023 Ethics & Compliance Programme Effectiveness Report shows that programme effectiveness reinforces corporate resilience in challenging times.

Jazzmine Khoo & Associates was recently named as a joint winner of the Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year award at the 10th ALB Malaysia Law Awards. In this conversation with ALB, its managing partner, Jazzmine Khoo, talks about what sets her firm apart from its peers.

The client-firm relationship is evolving at an ever-increasing pace, with several macro-level trends combining to create conditions of continual disruption and change.

Using solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with document review is now an accepted practice in the legal community. With the overwhelming amount of data to review for a case or investigation, practitioners continue to look for defensible ways to reduce datasets. The use of analytics such as continuous active learning, concept analysis, clustering and solutions that can detect similar documents are becoming increasingly necessary.

Helmsman was founded in 2019 as a specialist firm focussed on shipping and commodities. But as its client base expanded and its relationships with existing clients deepened, the instructions that the firm received often went beyond ship-ping and commodities work. The time was ripe for the firm to transition to provide multi-disciplinary legal services to meet the growing demands. Helmsman celebrated its strategic transformation at the end of October 2022 and formally announced the formation of new practice groups – commercial disputes, employment and corporate, banking and finance, in addition to the existing shipping and commodities practice groups.

As businesses continue to globalize, so does the demand for global data in litigations, regulatory matters, and internal investigations. When thinking about eDiscovery from a global perspective, one size does not necessarily fit all.  Organizations must consider what specific challenges they will face in tackling global eDiscovery or eDisclosure, which includes balancing the demands of local jurisdictions and rule of law against the desire for uniform process, which technology suits their case best, and what business processes need to be created.  Below we speak to the challenges and considerations organizations may want to contemplate when handling a matter that has data located around the globe.

As the push towards ESG-focussed business practices gains momentum, Asian law firms are playing a vital role in guiding clients through the complex regulatory landscape, helping clients identify regulatory risks and potential opportunities, as well as providing legal protection and solutions. In this inaugural ranking, ALB spotlights 15 law firms that are delivering exceptional legal services in the ESG space.

As the push towards ESG-focussed business practices gains momentum, Asian law firms are playing a vital role in guiding clients through the complex regulatory landscape, helping clients identify regulatory risks and potential opportunities, as well as providing legal protection and solutions. In this inaugural ranking, ALB spotlights 15 law firms that are delivering exceptional legal services in the ESG space.