2 Asian Legal Business | December 2024 From the editor Head of Legal Media Business, Asia & Emerging Markets Amantha Chia amantha.chia@thomsonreuters.com Managing Editor Ranajit Dam ranajit.dam@thomsonreuters.com Asia Journalist Sarah Wong sarah.wong@thomsonreuters.com Asia Writer Nimitt Dixit nimitt.dixit@thomsonreuters.com Rankings & Special Projects Editor Wang Bingqing bingqing.wang@thomsonreuters.com Copy & Web Editor Rowena Muniz rowena.muniz@thomsonreuters.com Senior Designer John Agra john.agra@thomsonreuters.com Traffic/Circulation Manager Rozidah Jambari rozidah.jambari@thomsonreuters.com Sales Managers Hiroshi Kaneko Japan, Korea (81) 3 4520 1192 hiroshi.kaneko@thomsonreuters.com Jonathan Yap Indonesia, Singapore (65) 6973 8914 jonathan.yap@thomsonreuters.com Romulus Tham Southeast Asia (65) 6973 8248 romulus.tham@thomsonreuters.com Simon Wan Hong Kong (852) 3462 7730 simon.wan@thomsonsreuters.com Steffi Yang South and West China (86) 010 5669 2041 qifan.yang@thomsonreuters.com Steven Zhao China Key Accounts (86) 10 6627 1360 s.zhao@thomsonreuters.com Yvonne Cheung China Key Accounts, Hong Kong and Korea (852) 2847 2003 yvonne.cheung@thomsonreuters.com Senior Events Manager Julian Chiew julian.chiew@thomsonreuters.com Senior Events Manager, Awards Tracy Li tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com Farewell 2024 One of the most enjoyable aspects of being the editor of a group of publications covering the legal industry is the sheer pace of change, something that has accelerated in the past few years. Contrary to the popular perception of the industry, law is a genuinely dynamic business, closely connected to politics and policy. It is no surprise that among the events we followed most closely this year were major elections like those in India, Indonesia, and, of course, the U.S., and we devote ample amounts of coverage to the impact of the U.S.- China trade war and the different conflict zones globally. The legal industry is also in a significant transformation phase at the moment, driven by client requirements, the needs of a younger cohort of lawyers, but, most of all, by the fastevolving technological tools available at lawyers’ disposal. And all this is at the macro level. Each of the jurisdictions we cover, as evidenced by Sarah Wong and Nimitt Dixit’s State of the Market report in this issue, presents its own set of challenges and opportunities; and markets that seem to be down today could just as well be up again in the not-too-distant future. ALB evolved as well. Those who avidly follow us on the web and social media will have witnessed our more intense focus in this area in 2024. Our coverage of breaking news is both wider and more frequent, and our buzzing LinkedIn page recently went past 31,000 followers – if you aren’t following Asian Legal Business yet on LinkedIn, you really should be. From a geographic perspective, our online India coverage is significantly deeper than it was 12-18 months ago, we have a monthly Middle East section in the Asia publication, and ALB China has a column focusing on the cutting-edge tech coming out of that country, from AI chatbots to driverless cars. In 2025, expect even more innovations, as we launch video explainers, reaction pieces, surveys and more. As the leading publication covering Asia’s legal industry, change is the least we can do. Ranajit Dam Managing Editor, Asian Legal Business, Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business is available by subscription. Please visit www.legalbusinessonline.com for details. Asian Legal Business has an audited average circulation of 11,402 as of 30 September 2016.Copyright is reserved throughout. No part of this publication can be reproduced in whole or part without the express permission of the editor. Contributions are invited, but copies of work should be kept, as Asian Legal Business can accept no responsibility for loss. MCI (P) 004/02/2024 ISSN 0219 – 6875 KDN PPS 1867/10/2015(025605) Thomson Reuters Alice @ Mediapolis, 29 Media Circle, #09-05, Singapore 138565 / T (65) 6775 5088 10/F, Cityplaza 3, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong / T (852) 3762 3269 www.thomsonreuters.com The ALB India Top IP Boutiques 2024 ranking can be found at www.legalbusinessonline.com/features/alb-india-top-intellectual-property-boutique-firms-2024
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