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By Michael N. Sohn, Miranda So, and Jesse Solomon, Davis Polk & Wardwell

Dispute resolution: the role of forensic accountants and computer forensics

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.

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 ...

By Michael N. Sohn, Miranda So, and Jesse Solomon, Davis Polk & Wardwell

Reputational due diligence in capital markets

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.

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.

Codes of conduct and best practices in the wake of global anti-corruption legislation

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.

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.

Greg Puff and David Lee of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP explain the nuts and bolts of China related going private transactions.