Dispute Resolution
July 8, 2013
Our latest Disputes Special Report features contributions from K&L Gates, King & Wood Mallesons, the Hong Kong Arbitration Centre, Lee International and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, – from funding to resolution, bringing the pieces together.
Anti-bribery and corruption Implementing pragmatic and risk-based responses
July 8, 2013
The following is taken from a special paper produced for the In-House Community by Dr Justine Walker, Director Financial Crime (Sanctions and Bribery) at the British Bankers’ Association, which was presented to delegates at the recent Hong Kong Outbound Risk & Corruption Symposium, which took place on May 30th, 2013
The importance of being earnest (when defining the “Client”)
July 8, 2013
Sascha Hindmarch, former General Counsel of the University of South Australia emphasises the importance of knowing who your client is. Dispelling the notion that all employees of an organisation make up the client, she advises that defining who the client is at the outset can avoid common pitfalls and minimise legal risk.
Chinese Vitamin C Producers Price-Fixing Verdict: Questions of Comity and Conflict with U.S. Executive Branch Views Part II
July 8, 2013
By Michael N. Sohn, Miranda So, and Jesse Solomon, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Investigative Intelligence
July 8, 2013
Dispute resolution: the role of forensic accountants and computer forensics
Capital Raising
July 8, 2013
In our Capital Raising Special Report Kim & Chang explore recent developments unfolding in the world of capital markets in South Korea, and India’s Phoenix Legal take us through some of the issues which have moved the needle on capital raising on the ground there.
Tomorrow’s Lawyers – The shifting role of in-house lawyers
July 8, 2013
The legal profession that Professor Richard Susskind OBE has been observing since 1981 is ‘on the brink of fundamental change’. He predicts that the practice of commercial law in particular, will be almost unrecognisable in 15 years from what it is today. Inevitably, in-house counsel teams are not immune. But with change comes opportunity …
Chinese Vitamin C Producers Price-Fixing Verdict: Questions of Comity and Conflict with U.S. Executive Branch Views Part I
July 8, 2013
By Michael N. Sohn, Miranda So, and Jesse Solomon, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Deals of the Year 2012
July 8, 2013
In our landmark ASIAN MENA-COUNSEL Deals of the Year report, we are delighted to bring you a comprehensive overview of our winners from 2012. A varied constellation of deals made it onto our shortlist this year and these consisted of some heavy-hitting M&A transactions, impressive energy projects, titanic IPO’s and various Islamic finance deals.
Legal advice privilege – a ‘Prudential’ approach
July 8, 2013
David Smyth and Warren Ganesh, of Smyth & Co in association with Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, summarise the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on legal advice privilege and some key points for lawyers, in-house lawyers and other professional advisers.
Investigative Intelligence
July 8, 2013
Codes of conduct and best practices in the wake of global anti-corruption legislation
In the strictest confidence: privileged communications in Vietnam
July 8, 2013
Here, Sesto E Vecchi, Managing Partner of Russin & Vecchi takes us through the finer points of legal professional privilege under Vietnamese law. Turning the lens on in-house counsel, we learn a great deal about how and when the privilege can be preserved.
Energy & Natural Resources
July 8, 2013
In this month’s edition of ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL, we bring you an in-depth Special Report on Energy & Natural Resources. Phoenix Legal enlighten us on the steps taken by the Indian government to tap its oil and gas reserves and they also shed light on how foreign investment is changing the country’s landscape. K&L Gates explain how the growing appetite of Asian investors for Russia’s oil and gas has led to a heightened interest in the Eastern Siberian region. Also look out for our latest In-House Insight and a new column featuring a Q&A with Managing Partner David Tang from K&L Gates.
The inside track on China related going-private transactions
July 8, 2013
Greg Puff and David Lee of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP explain the nuts and bolts of China related going private transactions.
Investigative Intelligence
July 8, 2013
Complying with global anti-corruption legislation: Protecting your organisation
Full steam ahead in the Mekong Region: a look at projects in the pipeline
July 8, 2013
In this month’s edition of ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL, we provide you with a Mekong Region Update. Industry experts from Gide Loyrette Nouel offer up a comprehensive overview on the current status of infrastructure in these largely underdeveloped countries bound together by the Mekong River. We learn that some of these countries are seeing sweeping economic and legal changes and here we discover how this has impacted the landscape in terms of foreign investment and new projects in the pipeline.
Rubin v Eurofinance: a return to common sense
July 8, 2013
In a recent landmark ruling, the UK Supreme Court deliberated on the question of whether an overseas defendant had to have submitted to the jurisdiction under common law before a foreign bankruptcy order would be recognised and enforced in England. Richard Keady and Jay Qin of Bird & Bird consider the practical implications of the decision and the significance it may have on practitioners going forward.
Two sides to every ruling?
July 8, 2013
Alec Emmerson and Keith Hutchison of Clyde & Co LLP share with us some of the implications and effects of the recent ruling on the recognition and enforcement of foreign awards in Dubai. Here, they highlight the importance of the decision and indicate that whilst an element of uncertainty still remains, clarity is within reach.
Investigative Intelligence
July 8, 2013
Complying with global anti-corruption legislation: Conducting an internal investigation
Selling a piece of their Seoul?
July 8, 2013
Following the ratification of the EU and US Free Trade Agreements with South Korea in 2011 and 2012 respectively, the liberalisation of the legal market in South Korea will bring sweeping changes to the territory after a raft of foreign firms seek to establish a presence there. In our cover story, we explore the shifting landscape and the impact this will have on local firms on the ground. We also bring you our latest In-House Insight this month, from Muhammad Tariq, Senior Legal Counsel at TECOM Investments as well as an In-House Practice from Sascha Hindmarch, former General Counsel at the University of South Australia.
Recent changes to Public Private Partnership law in Indonesia
July 8, 2013
Chris Naziris of MKK Law Indonesia examines Public Private Partnerships as an alternative means by which development of infrastructure can be managed and promoted. Recent changes to the legislation in Indonesia include financial incentives designed to boost participation in the scheme.
Investigative Intelligence
July 8, 2013
Complying with global anti-corruption legislation: dealing with a violation