Month: January 2015
Hong Kong legal market at epicenter of booming investment into China
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into China will double over the next six years, according to a new report from international law firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) (@kwmlaw). As the report outlines, foreign direct investment in China will reach 1.3 Trillion GBP by 2020. And as […]
Asia’s social media-savvy law firms are here
Enrique Dans (@edans) Professor of Information Systems at IE Business School in Madrid (@IEbusiness), has written a fascinating article published in Forbes last week, entitled. The Social Company is Already with Us. In that article, Dans’ article highlights the evolution of today’s workplace from physical spaces to […]
5 Trends to watch in the Asian legal market in 2015
5 key trends appear to be shaping the Asia-Pacific Region’s legal markets in 2015 and are worth paying close attention to as the year progresses. Here they are: Increased M&A Activity In an interview this week, Herbert Smith Freehills (@HSFlegal) Partner Rebecca Maslen-Stannage discussed the strength of M&A […]
Where are Asia’s Legal Startups?
In a blogpost entitled: Where are The Legal Web Startups in Asia? Jeffrey Ling explained: “Ever since I embarked on my very own legal web startup project in June 2012. I started paying attention to legal web startups around the world. And I have been noticing a […]
Hong Kong Legal Startup: A Q&A with Chris Sykes, Client Services Director, Dragon Law
As Iris Leung (@irismtleung), Editor at StartupsHK and Contributor at Forbes Asia wrote just last week: “The limelight has long been shed on Hong Kong legal startup-friendly destination. Besides efficient business setup, a robust legal system, an easygoing regulatory environment and a simple tax system – one […]
12 law blogs in Asia to follow in 2015
As a follow-on to a post published on Asia Law Portal last October entitled: 10 law blogs in the Asia-Pacific Region worth following — below is a new list of even more Asia-Pacific Region law blogs that are also interesting and informative — and that you too […]
30 people to watch in the business of law in Asia in 2015
As 2015 begins – below is a list of 30 key people to watch for commentary and new initiatives in the business of law in the Asia-Pacific legal markets during the course of the coming year: Chris Devonshire-Ellis (@cde_asia) — Founder of Dezan Shira & Associates (@DezanShira) and […]