Tag: John Grimley
Big4 accounting firms emerge as Belt and Road thought leaders
Belt and Road growing in size and scope The growing impact and importance of China’s Belt and Road international infrastructure development initiative was on display last week in Beijing as leaders from 28 nations gathered to discuss […]
International lawyers of LexMundi briefed in Jakarta on how to grow their practices
I briefed international lawyers of LexMundi law firm network in Jakarta on November 20th on how to grow their practices. The briefing was attended by LexMundi member lawyers from around the world — and took place at LexMundi’s […]
Investment from China a focus of the 2015 Milken Institute California Summit
China’s investment into California was a focus of the 2015 Milken Institute California Summit, held today in Marina Del Rey, California. Curtis S. Chin, Asia Fellow at the Milken Institute and Former U.S. Ambassador to the Asian […]
Legal Innovation takes center-stage in Asia-Pacific
The months of July and August have seen a flurry of conferences and news coverage dedicated to legal innovation in the Asia-Pacific legal markets. And this trend will continue into September. Here’s a list of what’s happened […]
Lawyer blogs are gaining currency among in-house counsel
“New media is gaining currency among the in-house crowd, with 54 percent reading lawyer-authored blogs to research potential outside counsel”, according to an article published this week in the Canadian Bar Association legal magazine (@CBAnatmag) and shared […]
Amid Asia’s infrastructure boom, professional services firms need social media
Asia’s massive infrastructure opportunity On June 4th, Luke Sayers (@LukeSayers), CEO of PwC in Australia and Vice-Chair of PwC Asia, Tweeted: “Infrastructure development in #Asia will lead to a wave of opportunity for Australia. What’s next…and what’s needed?” […]
Japan to outspend China on Asia infrastructure
Japan announced this week that it will lend around US$ 110 billion to help fund infrastructure development in Asia over the next five years via the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the […]
For foreign law firms expanding in Asia – Hong Kong or Singapore?
For foreign law firms eyeing the possibility of expansion into the Asia-Pacific region, a fundamental question is often: Should we open in Singapore or Hong? The two cities are key financial centers in the region and often […]
There’s a better path to US law firm success in Asia
US law firms face hyper-competitive markets in Asia The recent announcement that US-based law firm Fried Frank would close its Shanghai and Hong Kong offices and leave Asia highlights the intense and unique competitive pressures US law firms […]
3 challenges facing the Dentons-Dacheng merger
“Multinational law firm Dentons and China’s biggest legal practice Dacheng Law Offices [have this week] signed off on [a] merger…that will create the world’s biggest law firm. The new firm, as Reuters reported Tuesday, “…will be only […]
Where are Asia’s Legal Startups?
The question posed by the title to this post came from a blogpost of last January by Jeffrey Ling (@lingdecklee), a Taipei-based Lawyer and Startup Evengelist. In that post, Ling outlined: “Ever since I embarked on my very own […]
5 key business development strategies for international law firm networks
Sydney-based legal business development professional Richard Smith (RWS_01) shared an article on Twitter recently entitled: Special Report: Law firm networks — Catching the white whales by Natasha Bernal (@TheLawyerTasha) of The Lawyer. The article highlights the efforts […]
