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Q&A: “The Malaysian Bar must continue to update its services to keep up”

by Sarah Wong |

In March, Mohamad Ezri was elected president of Malaysia’s Bar Council. Armed with the mandate of improving professional standards while spearheading reforms and innovation in the Southeast Asia country’s legal industry, Ezri shares with ALB how he…

BRIEFS: Planned U.S, Japan-backed Luzon Economic Corridor buoys Philippine legal market

by Sarah Wong |

Even as China continues to exert economic influence across Southeast Asia and beyond with its Belt and Road Initiative, the United States and Japan struck a deal in April with the Philippines to jointly fund a massive infrastructure investment…

EXPLAINER: Vietnam cracks down on corruption. What is the impact on foreign investors?

by Sarah Wong |

Since 2016, Vietnam has been aggressively combating corruption to attract foreign businesses. However, the ruling Communist Party has recently intensified its sweeping anti-graft campaign to bolster one of Asia's fastest-growing economies further,…

BRIEFS: With AI poised to revolutionise law, legal professionals need to step up

by Sarah Wong |

Generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) has been touted as a game changer for private legal practitioners and corporate legal departments alike, as the AI boom has many predicting a revolution in how lawyers work.

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ALB Conversations

Diversity & Inclusion in Japan's Legal Industry

As one of Japan’s Big Four law firms, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has made it its mission to improve diversity and inclusion, or D&I, across the firm and Japan’s legal industry. ALB talks to Mari Itoh, a partner at AMT and a founding member of the firm’s D&I committee, about AMT’s D&I initiatives, goals, and challenges.

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ALB Asia's Fastest Growing Firms: One Asia Lawyers Group

One Asia Lawyers Group has been recognised by Asian Legal Business as one of Asia’s fastest-growing firms this year. In this interview with ALB, OAL Managing Partner Tetsuo Kurita shares some of his firm's growth highlights and development strategies.

 

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The ALB Asia Fast 30 list spotlights…

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Event Highlights

Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards: Hear From Our Partners

After two years of virtual events, the Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022 made an epic in-person comeback on Sept. 9, bringing around 200 legal professionals and leaders together for the prestigious celebration held concurrently at the Island Shangri-La and the Ritz-Carlton, and connected via livestream. 

Before the event, ALB chatted with our event partners to hear their tho…

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