One of the largest research projects to canvas the views of Asia-Pacific GCs found local legal teams often have very different agendas from global counterparts. Leigh Dance (pictured, above) reports

shanghai-composite-alamy-122168302-webA window into the concerns and priorities of senior corporate counsel in China is provided in a new study conducted by the World Law Group (WLG), in conjunction with LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell and ELD International.

While the senior counsel participating in the Global Counsel Agenda 2012 study come from 30 countries worldwide, nearly 42% are based in Asia, with 20.4% in China (the questionnaire was provided in Mandarin).