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Korea Law Firm Awards

Korea’s Top Lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal unveils the A-List of Korea's top lawyers

Who if not you?

New ACC president and CEO Jason Brown outlines his vision to deepen engagement with in-house counsel across Asia

Indonesia Law Firm Awards 2025

Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms

Danantara dream

Bono Adji has taken on the challenge of building the legal foundations of Danantara, Indonesia’s newest sovereign wealth fund

The Philippines top lawyers 2025

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils its top performers of the country’s legal profession

Time for a refit?

Technology and tighter budgets are reshaping how in-house counsel work with external law firms, shifting routine tasks inside while demanding greater strategic value from advisers.

Malaysia’s top lawyers 2025

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the country’s top lawyers

Data centres: The new boom

Investors and their legal advisers are switched on to the most sought after real estate game in Asia
Everything possible-

Everything possible

The first female president of the Indonesian Corporate Counsel Association reflects on her journey

A-List: Bangladesh 2025

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top lawyers in the country.

Riding the undercurrents

Riding the undercurrents shaping Asia's insurance landscape

Taiwan Law Firm Awards

Asia Business Law Journal names Taiwan's top law firms.

The A-List: Japan’s top lawyers and legal icons

Asia Business Law Journal uncovers the most celebrated lawyers in Japan’s legal industry

Malaysia Law Firm Awards

Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms

Indonesia’s top lawyers

We reveal our choices for the nation’s top lawyers and also the top Legal Icons in Indonesia

The restructure

Vietnam has embarked on a massive reform of its bureaucracy, but what will the changes mean for businesses?

Vietnam Law Firm Awards

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the country’s top law firms

New focus on global IP leadership

2025 INTA president Elisabeth Stewart Bradley shares why it is important to view IP issues through different perspectives.

The red bee’s jolly good GC

As the legal guardian of the Philippines' fast-food giant Jollibee Group, global legal chief Valerie Feria Amante recounts her 18 year-plus journey with Jollibee witnessing the accelerating growth of this household name and her own legal career.

Thailand law firm awards

Asia Business Law Journal acknowledges the country's legal frontrunners for 2025

Taiwan’s top 100 lawyers plus 15 legal icons

Asia Business Law Journal uncovers the premier professionals leading the way in Taiwan’s legal landscape

Trouble ahead

From Trump’s global tariff war to jurisdictional legal hurdles, uncertainty abounds for Asia in 2025.

Singapore’s Top 100 lawyers plus 20 legal icons

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the leading talent in Singapore’s legal profession

Balancing K-AI

Philippines Law Firm Awards

Acknowledging the country's outstanding legal performer in 2024

Korea Law Firm Awards

Asia Business Law Journal names the country's top law firms

The A-List: Vietnam’s top lawyers 2024

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the leading talent in Vietnam’s legal profession

2024: Keep up!

2024 reshaped Asia’s corporate landscape with ESG, tech innovation, and stricter regulations

Case for the defence

Cybersecurity expert Michael Gazeley tells why he is concerned about the lack of security strategy in law firms

Wave of departures

Why are foreign law firms, particularly from the US, leaving China while others choose to expand

Japan Law Firm Awards

Asia Business Law Journal shines a spotlight on the exceptional performance of top law firms in Japan, highlighting their excellence and impact in the legal field

Thailand’s top lawyers 2024

We reveal the nation's top 100 lawyers and, for the first time, our choice of 25 Legal Icons for Thailand's legal sector

A mixed blessing

Second article of a two-part series on legaltech explores how AI is generating both new gains and fresh doubt

Risky business

Geopolitical tensions in Asia are driving lawyers to adopt new risk management strategies

Korea’s Top Lawyers

Miran Lim and Byung Jin Park highlight exceptional talent serving clients benefiting from South Korea's economic recovery and export resurgence

Arbitration about-face?

Finance ministry makes about-face on arbitration

The Philippines top lawyers 2024

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils its top performers of the country’s legal profession

Indonesia Law Firm Awards 2024

Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms

Malaysia’s top lawyers 2024

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the country’s top lawyers

A capital idea

Where do Indonesia’s law firms stand on a future move to their unfinished new capital city?

Turning the tide

Why this year’s Indonesian election was different

Appetite for M&A

Despite headwinds that caused an M&A downturn in Asia, experts say things are taking a turn for the better

The A-List: Japan’s top lawyers

We reveal our choices of the nation's top lawyers and, for the first time, we also introduce our selection of Legal Icons for Japan's legal sector

Malaysia Law Firm Awards

Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms

Judging AI

Singapore Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon addresses the transformative impact of AI on judicial systems

The A-List: Top offshore lawyers 2024

Asia Business Law Journal unveils the crème de la crème of the global offshore legal world

Taking on uninvited takeover bids

Publicly traded Japanese companies are facing novel pressures to deal with unexpected acquirers knocking on their doors

Vietnam Law Firm Awards

Following extensive research, we celebrate the high achievers practising their profession in Vietnam

Wolves at the gate

When activist shareholders come knocking, general counsel hold a unique protective position

Landmark Changes

Foreign investment reforms in Vietnam's property sector

Indonesia’s top lawyers

We reveal our choices for the country’s top legal experts

INTA’s APAC factor

INTA's Asia-Pacific chief discusses his top regional IP issues ahead of the association's annual meeting

Singapore A-List: Top 100 lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the leading talent in Singapore’s legal profession

Thailand Law Firm Awards

Following extensive research, we celebrate the high achievers practising their profession in Thailand

Roadmap for a superhighway

How can India plug the legal and regulatory gaps that are holding back the nation’s massive infrastructure sector?

On the move

Like never before, the turnstyle of law firm exits and entries provides a barometer for regional business

Under attack

GCs face increasingly sophisticated cyber-threats while navigating more complex disclosure regulations

Taiwan’s top 100 lawyers

Based on an extensive survey of in-house counsel and others, we reveal the top 100 lawyers in Taiwan

2024: Spheres of influence

A slowing China, the rise in AI and global geopolitics all make for an interesting 2024 for Asia’s legal markets

Korea Law Firm Awards

Asia Business Law Journal names the country's top law firms.

Philippines Law Firm Awards 2023

Acknowledging the country's outstanding legal performer in 2022

Shuffling the deck

Bleak prospects have dealt a challenging hand of enhanced regulations to players in China’s private equity market

Vietnam’s top 100 lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the leading talent in Vietnam’s legal profession

Japan still hot for 2024

Japan has witnessed keen growth in 2023 and the year ahead looks just as optimistic, say top lawyers

2023 – The legal year in review

From AI and geopolitics to energy transitions and global taxation, law firms and in-house counsel had plenty to keep them busy in 2023

Pillar two: setting the web

Pillar two of a global tax initiative to clamp down on cross-border tax avoidance from multinationals is here. Do Asian jurisdictions stand ready?

Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of South Korea’s legal profession

Final frontiers, first opportunities

India's moon mission rocketed space into the minds of savvy businesses eager for a crack at the final frontier. But are the regulatory parameters in place to support the investment?

Thailand’s top 100 lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of Thailand's legal profession

Japan Law Firm Awards

Asia Business Law Journal shines a spotlight on the exceptional performance of top law firms in Japan, highlighting their excellence and impact in the legal field

Leaps & bounds

How Asia is leading the way forward on IP innovation

Strength in Numbers

Why are the region's corporate counsel associations scrambling to form alliances?

The Philippines top 100 lawyers 2023

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils its top performers of the country’s legal profession

Singapore swing

How Singapore became a regional legal hub

Counsel in command

Japan's GC association president shares evolving in-house lawyer roles

Expansive counsel

Regional GCs share business expansion views

Pursuit of parity

Korean committee for women practitioners share views on the future of arbitration in the country

Tiger’s eye

Japan’s top 100 lawyers 2023

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of Japan’s legal profession

All eyes on foreign investment in the Philippines

Long denied access to full business ownership in the Philippines, foreign investors are poised as new laws are now effective

Legal AI’d

Unleashing potential of generative AI across the legal profession

Indonesia’s Future Legal Leaders

Asia Business Law Journal has recognised 50 up-and-coming Indonesian lawyers who are poised for further success

Japan outbound investment guide

Legal experts around the globe offer insights for Japanese companies expanding abroad

A greater good

How law firms across the region prioritise pro bono work, sustainability, and staff welfare over profits

Vietnam Law Firm Awards 2023

Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms

Indonesia’s top 100 lawyers

We reveal our choices for the country’s top legal experts

The patent protector

One-on-one with Rowel Barba, APEC’s IP expert

Not so stablecoins

Following the US regulator's decision to deem a stablecoin unregistered security, Asian regulators may be better positioned to adopt the approach to ensure effective oversight

Who’s next?

The recent collapse of regional financial institutions in the US has rocked global banking, including in Asia, prompting a range of legal ramifications that could last for years

Inventive incentive

Former justice head explains Hong Kong’s unique strengths as a dispute resolution hub

Thailand Law Firm Awards 2023

We celebrate the best of the country’s legal profession

Connect the DOTs

Digital ownership tokens signal future of property law

Singapore’s top 100 lawyers 2023

We reveal the top performers of the country’s legal profession

Judging retirement

Is the mandatory retirement age for judges still relevant?

What’s ahead?

Our survey gathers opinions from legal professionals on their hopes in 2023

Power clash

With strong net zero commitments, Asia is set to be a key arena for climate change-related disputes

Korea Law Firm Awards

Celebrating the best of South Korea’s legal profession

Philippines Law Firm Awards 2022

Acknowledging the country's outstanding legal performer in 2022

Vietnam’s top 100 lawyers 2022

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the top 100 lawyers practising in Vietnam

The hit list

Our survey gauges the opinions of in-house counsel on their pet peeves with law firms

High five

Heads of five major IP offices share their strategies to spur innovation while fostering collaboration

Arbitration aspirations

Mariel Dimsey tells us about her new role and plans to enhance the city’s reputation as a leading dispute resolution hub

Time for a rethink?

Lawyers across Asia are changing their career paths

Japan Law Firm Awards 2022

Asia Business Law Journal names the top firms in Japan

Damage controls

Korea takes hard look at creating safe space for cryptocurrency

Korea’s top 100 lawyers 2022 

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of South Korea’s legal profession

Keymasters

Fair & square

In-house lawyers can provide valuable guidance in compliance matters if brought in at the right time

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Korea Law Firm Awards

Korean-Top Lawyers-2025

Korea’s Top Lawyers

Asia Business Law Journal unveils the A-List of Korea's top lawyers

Indonesia Law Firm Awards 2025 V2

Indonesia Law Firm Awards 2025

Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms

CORRESPONDENTS

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Overview of remedies in BVI crypto asset disputes

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Inclusive workplaces: The Workplace Fairness Act

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Philippines FIT-All 2025

Renewable power in the Philippines: FIT for purpose

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IN-HOUSE AGENDA

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

REGIONAL COMPARISONS

Employment law challenges in Asia

Trends and challenges in employment law

Evolving worker classifications and stricter rules on dismissal highlight the challenges businesses face in navigating labour laws in these jurisdictions

TMT in transition

Advances in technology are reshaping media and telecoms, with regulators in the Philippines

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