Asia Pacific

LGBTQ inclusion in APAC: An evolving landscape for equality & business connections

Earlier in June, a positive step was taken at the prefecture-level of Japan to ban being outed — the process of having one’s sexual orientation…

Outspoken: Advancing LGBTQ+ Professionals July 27, 2020

Career advancement tactics for South Asian lawyers

In honor of May being Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we offer weekly discussions about issues of importance to APA and South Asian attorneys, such as…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color May 28, 2020

How the legal profession is fighting anti-Asian-American hate during the pandemic

In honor of May being Asian Pacific Heritage Month, we offer weekly discussions about issues of importance to APA attorneys, such as overcoming the blatant racism…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color May 21, 2020

Self-leadership: Savvy career advancement for Asian Pacific American lawyers

In honor of May being Asian Pacific Heritage Month, we offer weekly discussions about issues of importance to APA attorneys, such as skills for career advancement.…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color May 14, 2020

Expanding the image of leadership for Asian Pacific American lawyers

When Andrew Yang became the first man of Asian American descent to run for president it “was a culturally significant moment for Asian Americans” and…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color May 05, 2020

Forum Magazine: State of Legal Innovation in the Asia Pacific Region — Trends from a New Study by Singapore Academy of Law

The idea for a comprehensive look at the state of legal technology development across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region was born of a very local…

David Curle November 07, 2019

NAPABA’s Plan to Increase APA GCs: Setting Targets, Access to Power & Leadership Skills-Building

The same year that Alan Tse, Global Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Jones Lang Lasalle, became co-chair of the In-house Counsel Network of…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color July 12, 2019

How NAPABA Increased Representation of Asian Pacific American GCs by 200%

In 2005, Don Liu, EVP & Chief Legal Officer of Target, and Wilson Chu, M&A Partner at McDermott Will & Emery, co-founded an intentional effort to…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color June 14, 2019

New Video: “2019 State of the Legal Market in China” Shows Country is Ready to Embrace Change

In a new video interview, Mike Abbott, Global Lead of Enterprise Thought Leadership and Content Strategy at Thomson Reuters, speaks with Lisa Hart Shepherd, CEO…

Legal Executive Institute April 17, 2019

Forum Magazine: Singapore’s Coordinated Push to Lead in Legal Tech

Singapore has fewer than 6 million inhabitants in a geographically small space. Its legal services industry is also modest – about 6,000 lawyers are in…

David Curle October 22, 2018

New Report Shows How Corporate Law Departments in Hong Kong Are Dealing with Asian Market Growth & Regulatory Pressure

Corporate law departments in Hong Kong are dealing with increasing work-flow due mostly to the strong growth in many Asian markets and more international activity.…

Legal Executive Institute September 17, 2018

Forum Magazine: The Lawyers Strike Back in Southeast Asia

One of the major threats to law firms in recent years has come from accounting firms, particularly the Big Four, encroaching into the legal services…

Ranajit Dam May 16, 2018