Deals of the Year 2013
May 9, 2014
In this landmark Deals of the Year Issue, you will find an overview of the winning deals, which won acclaim for a combination of reasons including uniqueness, complexity, size and innovation. Our final run-down includes: historic aircraft orders, inaugural sukuks, ground-breaking project financing deals, and a multitude of capital market deals, as well as many others. Despite a relatively restrained backdrop in 2013, activity rallied in the final quarter of last year and certain sectors flourished – particularly in the project finance, energy and food and beverage (F&B) sectors.
Investigative Intelligence
May 9, 2014
Hidden ‘Red flags’ – Getting under the surface in Southeast Asia
Kicking the Tyres before lighting the fires
May 8, 2014
Sitting in the legal driver’s seat at a renowned MNC in India has its rewards. However, as Shahana Basu Kanodia, Chief Legal Officer/Global General Counsel of Apollo Tyres Limited explains, one of the biggest challenges can be integrating the legal function between different offices in Asia, Europe and Africa to provide timely, consistent and pragmatic legal advice to business divisions in different time zones. Here she tells us more about her role.
Rajah & Tann goes A-Hunton for more ….
May 8, 2014
A team of 14 lawyers have left US firm, Hunton & Williams’ Bangkok outpost to
Rajah & Tann goes A-Hunton for more ….
May 8, 2014
A team of 14 lawyers have left US firm, Hunton & Williams’ Bangkok outpost to
Eversheds lands landmark contract with the IATA
May 8, 2014
Eversheds has announced, on March 3rd 2014, that it successfully cemented a multi-billion dollar deal
Jumping the (white picket) fence and going in-house…. into real estate and the investment management business
April 25, 2014
Amy Ng, General Counsel for CBRE Global Investors Asia Pacific describes some of the ups and downs inherent in her role since she joined the company in 2005. For her, the appeal in moving in-house was to go beyond a purely legal role and explore the more esoteric aspects of a business itself. Eight years on, she deliberates on how her career has changed and what she looks for specifically when retaining external counsel.
New schedule for foreign owned capital to implement trading and related activities
April 25, 2014
On May 21st, 2007 the Ministry of Trade (currently Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT)) promulgated Decision No. 10/2007/QD-BTM to announce the schedule for implementation of trading …
UAE Anti-Commercial Fraud Law passes through Federal National Council
April 25, 2014
On March 4th, 2014, a new law aimed at combating counterfeit goods and other forms of commercial fraud passed through the UAE’s Federal National Council (FNC). …
The FBPA: South Korea’s Act to prevent bribery of foreign officials
April 25, 2014
Recently, several former executives of a large multinational corporation were hit with the largest civil penalty ever for individuals in a corporate foreign bribery case – each was ordered to pay US$524,000. …
Key features of the mandatory liability insurance regime in Saudi Arabia
April 25, 2014
Saudi Arabia recently passed a new law requiring certain types of business to put in place third party liability insurance. The law came into force on February 21st, 2014. This is a positive development not …
Migrant Welfare Charters
April 25, 2014
As Qatar prepares to host the one of the biggest sporting events in world, the Fifa world cup 2022, working conditions of expatriate workers are a priority. Human Development is one of the five pillars of …
New Trade Law and its effect on business
April 25, 2014
Indonesia’s House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR) recently passed into law a long-awaited trade bill. The new Trade Law will act as an underlying regulation for other trade-related …
External Counsel of the Year 2013
April 17, 2014
Based solely on the votes of members of our In-House Community, we are pleased to present the winners of our External Counsel of the Year accolade. In-House counsel from around the region were asked, as part of ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL’s annual Representing Corporate Asia and Middle East Survey 2013, to name who they believed to be the outstanding external counsel in their jurisdiction, and why. Broken down by jurisdiction, below you will find a roll-call of over 60 private practitioners who won the particular acclaim of our In-House Community together with client testimonials. External counsel who received an overwhelming number of votes and plaudits, have been singled out as In-House Community External Counsel of Distinction. Congratulations to all those recognised below.