Tag: AsiaLawPortal
Hugill & Ip deepens its pro-bono commitment and launches the #PathGuardiansHK campaign
The firm has kicked off a new corporate social responsibility initiative starting on Children’s Day (4th April) and lasting until Mother’s Day. The campaign sees Hugill & Ip supporting PathFinders with a series of collaborative events throughout its duration which aim to increase legal awareness and […]
Providing tech-enabled legal services to private equity and venture capital in India. An interview with Rasmeet Charya, Chief Innovation Officer, Algo Legal
Algo Legal is a new age technology backed firm focused on venture capital and private equity firms, VC-funded start-up companies and corporate businesses. The firm is Headquartered in Bangalore and has offices in Mumbai and Delhi. In this interview with Asia Law Portal, Algo’s Chief Innovation […]
China’s Second Free Trade Zone to Open Next Week
China’s Second Free Trade Zone will Open Next Week. Below is an interview with Paul Kossof, an Associate at the Beijing office of TransAsia Lawyers, about this new development. There has been substantial interest from foreign investors and companies in Shanghai’s free trade zone. Which appears […]
Asia’s Legal Leaders to gather in Hong Kong, March 24-25, 2015
The 2nd Legal Leaders Asia Forum is set to take place March 24-25, 2015 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Hong Kong. The event will provide an opportunity for both international and independent law firms already established in Asia or with an eye towards the path to […]
For international law firms, China alone does not make an Asia Strategy
In February 8, Asia Law Portal’s Twitter feed (@AsiaLawPortal) – tweeted an announcement from international law firm Norton Rose (@NLegal_Global). That they’d added an Asia section to their Financial Services Regulation Blog. Richard Smith (RWS_01). The Australia-based legal business development professional responded to that tweet with […]
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 […]
Asia-Pacific Region General Counsel: Their preferences when selecting outside counsel
Sydney-based legal business development professional Richard Smith (@RWS_01) has outlined in a blogpost this week. They discuss what Asia-Pacific Region In-House Lawyers are looking for from their outside counsel. Smith based his post on an article by “Legal Week’s Elizabeth Broomhall (@ELBroomhall) [who] wrote up a very succinct account […]
PwC poised for success in the Japanese legal market
“PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has launched a legal services arm in Japan” – as Elizabeth Broomhall (@ELBroomhall) reported last week in Legal Week. “The big four accounting firm began providing legal advice in Tokyo [in November] debuting with one partner offering local law advice and focusing on corporate and […]
Hong Kong-based LawTranslate eyes the global legal translation market: A Q&A with Founder and Director Barry Wong
Recently Asia Law Portal had the opportunity to sit down with Barry Wong, Founder and Director of Hong Kong-based LawTranslate (@lawtranslatecom). It was to discuss the company, its core services offer, and plans for the future. LawTranslate focuses on translation services to the legal services sector […]
Is Australia the world’s most competitive legal market?
“For many, the Australian legal marketplace presents something of a quandary. On the one hand, its close proximity to the fastest growing legal marketplace on Earth – Asia, makes it an extremely attractive jurisdiction to be located in. On the other hand, with a population of […]
Change comes slowly to the South Korean legal market
While a liberalized legal market and emerging technologies are transforming Korea- change is slow for the country’s legal market — according to Ryan Russell – a corporate finance attorney with Kim & Chang in Seoul and noted author of Kimchi Law Blog. Russell outlines his thoughts […]
Conventus Law forges a new path for lawyers to engage online in the Asia-Pacific Region
The digital economy in the Asia-Pacific market and its intersection with law firms in Asia and legal services in the region are one highlight of a new book by this author which provides “A Comprehensive Guide to the Asia-Pacific Legal Markets“. Integral to the the book […]
New research outlines Asia-Pacific regional opportunities for international law firms
Eric Chin (@EricJYChin), Senior Analyst to the professions at Beaton Capital in Melbourne has just published new research about international law firms in the Asia Pacific region. As Chin frames: “The Asian Century is upon us. And from many…accounts, this is also true for professional service law […]
The state of free-trade in Asia-Pacific: An interview with Eric Emerson, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Free trade in the Asia-Pacific region has received much attention in recent years. Two major proposed trade agreements are currently center-stage in the region, The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and The Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP). “The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed expansion of the […]
Exploring the Impact of Global LPO on the Business Landscape
The global market of Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) was estimated to be USD 13.2 Bn in 2022. And the expectations are to reach USD 134.7 Bn by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 29.6% from 2023 to 2032, according to a report published by Market.us. Legal firms […]