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Regional Guide

Cryptocurrency regulation in Thailand

By Jason Corbett and Koraphot Jirachocksubsin, Silk Legal
Interest in cryptocurrencies and digital assets in Thailand has seen a significant surge due to the strong bull cycle in the first half of 2021
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Regional Guide

Cryptocurrency regulation in Taiwan

By Abe Sung and Eddie Hsiung, Lee and Li
At the time of writing this article, cryptocurrencies are currently not accepted as currencies in Taiwan
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Regional Guide

Cryptocurrency regulation in India

By Manisha Singh and Nisha Sharma, LexOrbis
Asian jurisdictions have been cautious in developing legal frameworks around virtual currencies, but the volatile market and relentless evolution of cryptos are pushing regulators to act
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A comparison of Cryptocurrency regulation
Regional Guide

A comparison of cryptocurrency regulation

Asian jurisdictions have been cautious in developing legal frameworks around virtual currencies, but the volatile market and relentless evolution of cryptos are pushing regulators to act
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A-List lawyers

Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers 2021

Asia Business Law Journal presents its A-List of the top 100 lawyers practising in Indonesia
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Left-Sheila Ahuja, Right-Pallavi Gopinath Aney
Market pulse

Allen & Overy reshuffles India leadership

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Fighting fund
Cover story

Fighting fund

Litigation financing has found favour in developed markets, but Asian jurisdictions remain guarded. With Hong Kong and Singapore leading the way, will others follow?
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women lawyers
Asia-specific

Gender in justice

Twenty senior women lawyers across Asia share their personal stories of success, strategy and struggle for a more inclusive legal profession
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SPACed-out
Intelligence report

SPAC invaders

Asia is losing out to the US as its tech giants are wooed away by sponsors to list in the US. Can the region’s markets move quickly enough to repel the SPAC invasion and keep their unicorns?
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Time to learn, unlearn and relearn NBFC resolutions, Veena Sivaramakrishnan and Soummo Biswas, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Time to learn, unlearn and relearn NBFC resolutions

By Veena Sivaramakrishnan and Soummo Biswas, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
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Market pulse

Kudun and Partners advise two Thai realty IPOs

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SCCA
In-house agenda

Registrations open for SCCA roundtable

The SCCA is bringing together leading lawyers from China, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Philippines to shed light on the challenges faced by in-house and external counsel today through its webinar, Cross-Border Conversation
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RBI clears air around PA:PG guidelines, Anu Tiwari and Rohan banerjee, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

RBI clears air around PA/PG guidelines

By Anu Tiwari and Rohan banerjee, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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Indonesia enforces song copyrights
Market pulse

Indonesia enforces song copyrights

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Cambodia applies pensions schemes
Deal digest

Cambodia applies pensions schemes

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Tata acquires cereal producer
Deal digest

Tata acquires cereal producer

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Former judges join Shin & Kim
Market pulse

Former judges join Shin & Kim

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New DWF association
Market pulse

New DWF association

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Jurong Port acquires storage asset
Deal digest

Jurong acquires storage asset

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Ashurst escorts Bonjour financing
Deal digest

Ashurst acts on Bonjour CB offering

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Fangda Partners assist Asian Development Bank panda
Deal digest

Fangda assists ADB panda bond

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Skadden advises Meituan offering
Deal digest

Skadden advises Meituan offering

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Toyota Motor’s first ESG bond
Deal digest

Toyota’s first ESG bond

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Baker McKenzie advises Sun Corp de-SPAC
Deal digest

Baker advises Sun Corp de-SPAC

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Yoon & Yang hires former judges and prosecutor 
Market pulse

Yoon & Yang hires ex-judges, prosecutor

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Construction partner joins Squire Patton Boggs in Sydney, Brent Henderson
Market pulse

Construction expert joins Squire in Sydney

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Linklaters appoints new Asia managing partner
Market pulse

New Asia managing partner for Linklaters

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Malaysian boutique firm LAW Partnership recruits new head, Raphael Tay
Market pulse

Malaysian boutique hires corporate head

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King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) adds dispute lawyers in Singapore, Amanda Lees
Market pulse

KWM adds dispute lawyers in Singapore

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Gibson Dunn packs a regulatory team 
Market pulse

Gibson Dunn recruits financial team

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New Asia investigation head at DLA Piper, Maurice Burke
Market pulse

New Asia investigations head at DLA

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Christopher & Lee Ong gets new restructuring head, Chua See Hua
Market pulse

Boutique founder joins Christopher & Lee Ong

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Crypto regulation in Singapore and Thailand, Kay yong, JTJB (Singapore); Bunnasomboon Chaiparinya and Yukgrit Kantamanee, JTJB International Lawyers (Thailand)
JTJB

Crypto regulation in Singapore and Thailand

By Kay yong, JTJB (Singapore); Bunnasomboon Chaiparinya and Yukgrit Kantamanee, JTJB International Lawyers (Thailand)
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Employee’s right to receive or refuse vaccine, Clarence Darrow C Valdecantos, ACCRALAW
ACCRALAW

Employee’s right to receive or refuse vaccine

By Clarence Darrow C Valdecantos, ACCRALAW
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Insurance lawyer boosts Clyde & Co in Hong Kong, Rosie Ng
Market pulse

Insurance lawyer boosts Clyde & Co in Hong Kong

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DWF shuts three Australian offices 
Market pulse

DWF shuts 3 Australian offices

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India issues guidelines for digital media ads of influencers, Pravin Anand and Ashutosh Upadhyaya, Anand and Anand
Anand and Anand

India issues guidelines for digital media ads of influencers

By Pravin Anand and Ashutosh Upadhyaya, Anand and Anand
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Financing a Cayman Islands merger take-private, Peter Vas, Loeb Smith Attorneys
Loeb Smith Attorneys

Financing a Cayman Islands merger take-private

By Peter Vas, Loeb Smith Attorneys
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China’s new Patent Law introduces open licence scheme, Qi Yongqiang, Partner and patent attorney, Corner Stone & Partners
Corner Stone & Partners

China’s new Patent Law introduces open licence scheme

By Qi Yongqiang, Corner Stone & Partners
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OLN
Market pulse

GC rejoins Perkins, bound for Taiwan

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Maples
Market pulse

Maples appoints Asia leaders

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legal tech
Market pulse

Google’s legal head moves to Ironclad

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insurance
The Wrap

Insurance expert tips tighter policies, premiums

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SPAC
The Wrap

Grab hails SPAC deal to market

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India’s leading GCs launch new association
In-house agenda

India’s leading GCs launch new association

Senior general counsel of Indian companies gathered on 5 March in Gurugram to launch the General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI)
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ACC Asia-Pacific annual meeting goes virtual 
In-house agenda

ACC Asia-Pacific annual meeting goes virtual 

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Asia-Pacific will conduct its virtual annual meeting under the theme of transforming the modern law department. The 2021 Virtual ACC Xchange takes place on 16-17 June.
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SCCA continues GC competition for law students 
In-house agenda

SCCA continues GC competition for law students 

The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) is holding its in-house counsel competition for law students, the SCCA Legal Eagle Challenge, again this year following last year’s inaugural success 
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Association of Corporate Counsel HK launches AI-driven newsletter
In-house agenda

ACC HK launches AI-driven newsletter

Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Hong Kong members now have improved access to the ACC’s global resources and thought leadership following the Corporate Counsel Now electronic newsletter launch. The weekly newsletter will feature a range of content relating to in-house legal services in Asia, including legal leadership and ACC resources 
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Market pulse

India’s Khaitan & Co opens Singapore office

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Baker advises Korea Zinc on Australia wind farm deal
Deal digest

Baker advises Korea Zinc on Australia wind farm deal

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DFDL assists Grab lenders in Myanmar, Cambodia
Deal digest

DFDL assists Grab lenders in Myanmar, Cambodia

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HFW in Philippines vaccine deal
Deal digest

HFW in Philippines vaccine deal

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Linklaters helps seal $1.2bn Indonesian port deal
Deal digest

Linklaters helps seal $1.2bn Indonesian port deal

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Paul Hastings assists green dim sum bonds offer
Deal digest

Paul Hastings assists green dim sum bonds offer

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Korea
A-List lawyers

Korea’s top 100 lawyers 2021

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal reveals the A-List of the country’s legal profession
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Data privacy laws in Thailand, Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt and Thaya Uthayophas, Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners
Regional Guide

Data privacy laws in Thailand

By Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt and Thaya Uthayophas, Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners
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Data privacy laws in the Philippines, John Paul M Gaba, ACCRALAW
Regional Guide

Data privacy laws in the Philippines

By John Paul M Gaba, ACCRALAW
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Data privacy laws in Indonesia, Agus Ahadi Deradjat, Kevin Omar Sidharta and Mahiswara Timur, ABNR
Regional Guide

Data privacy laws in Indonesia

By Agus Ahadi Deradjat, Kevin Omar Sidharta and Mahiswara Timur, ABNR
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RCEP
Business law digest

What can business expect from RCEP?

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CORRESPONDENTS

Crypto Asset Remedies In BVI

Overview of remedies in BVI crypto asset disputes

By Edmond Fung, Loeb Smith Attorneys

Inclusive workplaces: The Workplace Fairness Act

By Matthew Teo and Irvin Ho, Helmsman
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Renewable power in the Philippines: FIT for purpose

By Jose M Layug Jr, DivinaLaw

IN-HOUSE AGENDA

SCCA ESG Leadership Sustainability Connect Singapore

SCCA empowers in-house counsel in ESG leadership series

APCCA names new secretary-general at Bali conference

SCCA Great Gatsby Black-Tie Celebration

SCCA to turn 22 with Great Gatsby black-tie celebration

The SCCA will host a gala honouring leadership and pro bono excellence in the in-house legal field

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