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Do Sexual Affairs and Scandals Affect the Bottom Line?

Consensual affairs and inappropriate behavior have been more common at law firms than most would like to admit. They may not directly affect firm revenue but they do have an impact on firm culture, Jessica Seah writes in the Asia Legal Briefing.
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Chinese Firms Aren't Interested in Competing With Global Firms and Here's Why

In this week's Asia Legal Briefing, Asia Editor Jessica Seah discusses the rise of Chinese law firms and how they may soon be forced to compete with global players.
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International Edition

We Need to Talk About US–China

The U.S.-China relationship is creating turmoil for U.S. law firms, writes Asia Editor Jessica Seah in this week's Asia Legal Briefing. What will the constant bilateral bickering mean for the future of their practices in China?
5 minute read

International Edition

The Asia Legal Briefing: Do British Firms in Asia Suffer From an Identity Crisis?

The very characteristics that the leaders of the elite U.K. law firms believe set them apart are actually what make them the same, says Asia Editor Jessica Seah.
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International Edition

The Business of Law in Asia: One Size Does Not Fit All

In this week's Asia Legal Briefing, Jessica Seah considers the challenges and frustrations experienced by Asia regional heads of U.K.-headquartered firms and examines how their Asia strategies differ from those of U.S.-based firms.
6 minute read

International Edition

In Asia, Is It Back to Business or Still Too Soon?

The Asia legal market is back, as was clear at Law.com International's Asia Legal Awards dinner last week. But it's an ever-changing market, Jess Seah writes in the Asia Legal Briefing. Who will come out ahead?
5 minute read

International Edition

Will the Metaverse Help Young Lawyers Break New Ground?

In this week's Asia Legal Briefing, Law.com International's Jessica Seah discusses how partners at the world's largest law firms still have huge gaps in their knowledge of all things crypto, metaverse and Web3-related, and what this means—or should mean—for younger lawyers going forward.
5 minute read

International Edition

Law and Politics: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

Law firms sometimes have to walk a fine line between law and politics, a path that can be treacherous. In this edition of The Asia Lawyer Briefing, Jessica Seah writes that the subject has once again taken center stage in the legal realm.
7 minute read

International Edition

The Court of Public Opinion Weighs In on Lawyer Ethics

Law firms and lawyers around the world have been subject to an intense examination of their ethical standards this year. In Singapore, the legal community and its righteous expectations are being scrutinized over a cheating scandal.
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International Edition

Will Chinese Law Firms Ever Be Trusted to Lead Foreign IPO Advice?

Despite the rise of Chinese firms on Hong Kong listings, none of the most active was lead legal counsel on any of their listing transactions, Asia Legal Briefing author Jessica Seah writes. That job went to Western firms.
5 minute read

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