Thailand's groundbreaking Platform Economy Act aims to tame its $50 billion digital frontier by imposing strict oversight on tech giants while balancing innovation needs. Thailand's draft Platform ...

U.S. law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has hired restructuring expert Daniel Margulies as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Dechert, which shuttered its office in the Chinese city last year.

UAE heavyweight Habib Al Mulla & Partners has opened its fifth international office in New Delhi, marking a strategic bet on the growing legal services corridor between India and the Gulf as bilateral ...

Thai law firm Kudun and Partners (KAP) and South Korean firm Jipyong have entered into a landmark strategic alliance, establishing the first comprehensive legal partnership between firms from the two ...

Countries across Asia are racing to modernise their intellectual property frameworks, enacting sweeping reforms from unified regional registries in ASEAN to specialised courts in China and landmark ...

Australian law firm Wotton Kearney, which specialises in insurance and risk, is set to expand its presence with a new office in Thailand – its second in Southeast Asia, and eleventh overall. Wotton ...

U.S. law firm Reed Smith has welcomed two new corporate finance partners across its Asian offices from A&O Shearman. Tim Beech (L) was joint managing partner of the latter firm’s Singapore office, ...

Labour and employment-focused U.S. law firm Fisher Phillips has opened an office in Tokyo, marking its second international location following its Mexico office launch in 2023. The new location aims ...

The Indonesian legal community is in mourning following the death of Ibrahim Sjarief Assegaf, co-founder and managing partner of the country’s largest law firm, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP), who ...

UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard has appointed construction and commercial disputes lawyer Danna Er as partner in its Singapore office from construction-focused Singapore law firm Eldan Law. Er, who had ...

In a historic move that transforms India's legal landscape, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced groundbreaking amendments to its regulations that will, for the first time, permit foreign ...

Once again, Asian Legal Business spotlights the top offshore lawyers in Asia — practitioners recognised for their ability to handle complex cross-border matters and achieve outstanding results. These ...