Asia Pacific
Exclusive IFLR data points to a sharp expectation-delivery disconnect on tech, but firms say they are ramping up AI adoption behind the scenes
Three banking and finance and dispute resolution partners join the firm following landmark split from Mallesons
Partners at both firms have voted in favour of the tie-up, which marks ‘the largest law firm merger in history’
The combination between Ashurst and Perkins Coie, which will create a $2.8 billion law firm, is expected to close in Q3
Michelle Phang, who joined the firm as head of M&A for Southeast Asia in January, breaks down key trends shaping the region’s dealmaking
Amid US and European market stagnation, Australia is emerging as a vibrant mid-market M&A hub, attracting investors with strong deal flow and stable economic policies
Veteran partners Ian Ho and Anthony King will co-lead the new office, which will also welcome two new partners from Baker McKenzie and Latham
Newly independent King & Wood has established offices in North America, while Mallesons has entered a ‘new era’ with a 1,200-lawyer firm across Australia and Singapore
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Sponsored by Nishimura & AsahiThe Competition Law 23/2018/QH14 (Competition Law 2018) in Vietnam took effect on July 1 2019 and replaced the old Competition Law 27/2004/QH11 (Competition Law 2004). The new law contains substantial changes to the old law, and such changes may have an impact on foreign investors' business practices in Vietnam. In this article, we explain one of those changes using the following hypothetical case: -
Sponsored by Riquito AdvogadosMacao SAR has been under pressure in recent years to adjust its tax laws to international standards. While a long overdue, wide Macao SAR tax system reform continues to be delayed, some new laws and several adjustments to the existing laws are being introduced to meet up with the undertakings assumed by Macao SAR and its motherland in the international spectrum.
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Sponsored by Sycip Salazar Hernandez & GatmaitanThe Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), the official organisation of all Philippine lawyers, has recently launched the Philippine International Centre for Conflict Resolution (PICCR). The PICCR is a non-stock, non-profit arbitral institution that will provide commercial arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services and facilities for parties to disputes. The PICCR was established in the IBP's objective of making arbitration more accessible and a mainstream option for dispute resolution in the Philippines.
