Month: June 2026
Korea’s One Law Partners To Merge With Boutique Minwho
South Korea’s One Law Partners is set to merge with Minwho Law Group, an intellectual property boutique, in a deal that will push the combined firm past 100 lawyers for the first time and deepen its bench in the practice areas its leaders believe will define […]
Asia-Pacific Law Firms in a Wave of Senior Moves
From Singapore and Hong Kong to Gurgaon and Tokyo, four firms have moved on the same day to deepen their benches in the practice areas now driving the region’s work, international arbitration, regulatory disputes, energy transition, and cross-border compliance. Four announcements landing together offer a useful […]
Asia-Pacific Cybercrime Surges, AI Drives Risk
Interpol’s 2025/2026 Asia and South Pacific Cyberthreat Assessment Report has revealed a dramatic increase in cybercrime across the region, driven by rapid digitalisation, new technologies, and increasingly organised criminal networks. The report, covering the period from January 2024 to March 2025, found that more than half […]
May 2026: India’s Industrial and Regulatory Focus
India is boosting its industrial infrastructure by establishing new zones and launching facilities, including semiconductor manufacturing units. Economic growth forecasts by global financial institutions appear to remain steady. There was a welcome move to expand the Supreme Court’s capacity by increasing the number of judges. Regulatory […]
Kirkland & Ellis to Launch Tokyo Office
Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s largest international law firm by revenue and a top advisor to global alternative assets, private equity and corporate clients, announced it will launch an office in Tokyo to support the growth of the Firm’s long-standing transactional practice in Asia. In connection with the […]