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Former UK Ernst & Young-affiliated firm Tite & Lewis has merged with English law firm Lawrence Graham. Its five partners and 15 other lawyers specialize in corporate, outsourcing and real estate law. The hires expand the Lawrence Graham partnership to 93. The firm aims to grow its corporate and real estate practices and build a profile in the outsourcing and IT area.

Only a few months into their new jobs as Asia-Pacific heads of legal, David Graham of UBS, Greg Terry of Morgan Stanley and Ken Willman of Goldman Sachs have a lot on their minds. Here, IFLR's Andrew Crooke talks to them about the challenges they face at a time when the attention of market regulators is more intense than ever

Almost 2,500 lawyers from around the world converged on Auckland last month at the International Bar Association's annual conference to discuss various issues facing the profession. One of the themes to emerge from the conference was the level of concern and attention that in-house and private practice lawyers are paying to governance standards and market reputations - both within corporates and at law firms. The profession is having to face up to potentially wide-ranging implications for its own behaviour and liabilities

Data privacy is often forgotten during mergers and acquisitions, exposing buyers and sellers to private claims as well as public penalties. Wim Nauwelaerts explains

French directors effectively remain immune from liability to third parties, except when criminal sanctions are involved. By Jonathan Wohl and Franck Menand

The new bankruptcy regime in Vietnam risks being as unsuccessful as the last in changing business practices, says Tim Reinold

In the first of two articles on private equity investment in China, Jack Lange tells investors how to structure deals to make the exit process as smooth as possible

Brazil hopes that a new law on public-private partnerships will help pay for improvements in areas such as energy production and transport. Andréa Arean Oncala explains

Two energy industry cases have set a debtor’s right to disavow contracts against the desire of regulators to protect consumers. By Joseph Smolinsky

A withholding tax exemption for UK and US financial institutions that provide debt finance to Australian companies is a welcome advantage in a market where more and more issuers are raising funds offshore. Teresa Dyson and Anna-Maria Stephens explain