Rajiv Luthra, founder of India’s Luthra & Luthra, passes away

by Asian Legal Business 《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Rajiv K. Luthra, founder and managing partner of Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, has passed away following a brief illness. He was 67.

Over his more than three decades of practice, Luthra advised clients on a range of commercial transactions. These included a number of notable mergers…

SUBMISSION OPEN: ALB Asia Rising Stars Vietnam 2023

We are now accepting submissions for ALB’s Rising Stars Vietnam list, which spotlights the next generation of the country’s lawyers. The list will be published in the December 2023 issue of ALB Asia.

SUBMISSION OPEN: ALB Asia Rising Stars Thailand 2023

We are now accepting submissions for ALB’s Rising Stars Thailand list, which spotlights the next generation of the country’s lawyers. The list will be published in the September 2023 issue of ALB Asia.

Legal AI race draws more investors as law firms line up

by Reuters |

With more and more lawyers at major law firms using fast-advancing generative artificial intelligence tools, legal AI startup Harvey said Wednesday that it raised $21 million in fresh investor cash.

Thailand: Ex-Blumenthal partners launch new firm

by Mari Iwata |

Ittinant Suwanjutha, Anuwat Ngamprasertkul, and Siripen Kulworakulpitak, former partners at Thailand’s Blumenthal Richter & Sumet, have left to set up a new law firm called IAS Advisory.

South Korea’s Shin & Kim opens office in Singapore

by Mari Iwata |

South Korean Big Six law firm Shin & Kim has established an office in Singapore, its sixth internationally, and fourth in the ASEAN region.

Portuguese firm Morais Leitão to open office in Singapore

by Mari Iwata |

Lisbon-headquartered law firm Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, is set to open a new office in Singapore as it eyes the growing renewable energy sector in Asia, as well as rising legal demand from Asian investments in Africa.

NK Anand, founder of India's Anand and Anand, passes away

Nawal Kishore Anand, founding partner of the Indian law firm Anand and Anand, and a notable figure in the field of intellectual property rights in the country, has passed away. He was 100. 

Nishimura looks north with Sapporo office

by Mari Iwata |

Nishimura & Asahi, Japan’s largest firm, is set to open an office in Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido. It will be its fifth domestic office after Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka.

ANALYSIS: India's law firms fret about poaching, plan fee hikes as foreigners gain a foothold

by Reuters |

India's decision to allow foreign law firms to establish offices in the country is set to shake up its legal services industry, with local firms fretting star performers could soon be poached and predicting that fees will shoot higher to retain them.