Asia Pacific
IFLR’s legal accreditation title reveals that 85 firms across the region entered the rankings this year, while 23 dropped out across seven practice areas
IFLR’s accreditation title reveals that 240 practices moved up the tables and 128 firms appeared for the first time
Firms say there is no substitute for advice from lawyers with deep understanding of their sectors
The firm announced the launch of a new office in Sydney with four partners 'to open doors' to opportunities for Australian clients
The alliance is aimed at creating an integrated platform across banking and finance, corporate, and other key practice areas, a spokesperson told IFLR
How India’s ICM aims to integrate domestic compliance, voluntary schemes and Article 6 of the Paris agreement to achieve a framework for carbon credits and climate finance
Paul Atkins urged the IFRS Foundation to meet its goal for “stable funding” and make standards for financial accounting a priority
IFLR’s legal benchmarking title reveals its latest rankings for China, with eight new firms listed across 38 practice areas
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Sponsored by Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuOn July 24 2019, based on a request from the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the Trust Companies Association of Japan – a financial association whose members comprise of financial institutions engaged in trust businesses – proposed sample provisions to deal with the risk of money laundering etc. in trust agreements. The outline of these sample provisions is as follows:
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Sponsored by Riquito AdvogadosContractual relations between governments and the private sector are usually dictated by a strict set of rules and regulations, that are set in place as an assurance that the public interest is protected and that the public procedures are transparent and subject to the necessary advertising and competitive tendering requirements. In this context, the exceptional public health situation we are living in represents a true game changer, posing challenges to the existing legal frameworks and imposing upon governments the task to quickly adapt the regulatory system to provide answers to the ever evolving pandemic situation.
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Sponsored by Nishimura & AsahiOn March 24, the Vietnamese government issued Decree 35/2020/ND-CP (Decree 35), which took effect on May 15 and contains detailed guidelines on the implementation of the Law on Competition No. 23/2018/QH14 (2018 Law on Competition). This article gives a brief overview of some key features of merger filings addressed in Decree 35, as well as some practical observations.