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The last decade has seen dramatic changes in the telecommunications and media sectors, with both a rapid increase in the number of companies doing business in this market and an expansion of products on offer to consumers. This has meant there is no shortage of work on offer for law firms who have established a reputation in this diverse sector. How it develops in future years will in no small part be determined by how law firms in Australia and New Zealand manage to adapt to a rapidly changing market and meet the ever increasing demands of their clients.

Asian culture should play a stronger role in Singapore’s mediation process, according to the Chief Justice.

Rising bankruptcies and deregulation in Japan have promted a wave of mergers and acquisitions of distressed assets by overseas corporations. Law firms are positioning themselves to

Targeting growth overseas has helped boost US firms' turnover during a difficult economic period. Deciding how best to tackle Hong Kong remains open for debate. Stephen Mulrenan re

The MBA has fast become the degree du jour for many up and coming professionals. And while the legal sector has been slower to embrace it, this is set to change. Jeremy Torr and Thin Lei Win report.

Described as an English badge, the select few UK firms considered part of the so-called ‘magic circle’, have the found that the term isn’t quite the stamp of approval in Hong Kong as it is in London. Stephen Mulrenan finds out why.

With the increasing sophistication of the Asian markets and the promotion of new financial instruments in the region, Stephen Mulrenan examines the prospects for securitizations.

By defying the worldwide destruction of private wealth, Asia's super-rich are flying in the face of a global trend. Jeremy Torr reports.

Latham & Watkins represented Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (Jupiter), in connection with a 140 billion yen (approx. $1.2 billion) secured financing, described below in Jupiter's press release. Clifford Chance also had a role on the deal.

Clifford Chance advised the co-ordinating lead arrangers (Citigroup and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) on the US$3.4 billion Integrated Petrochemical Site financing for Sinopec and BASF in Nanjing, PRC.

Australasian law firm Minter Ellison has climbed to the top of the table of ALB's 50 largest law firms in Asia.

Clifford Chance has announced that David Wilson has rejoined the firm in Hong Kong. David, a Senior Associate, was most recently Executive Director and Legal Counsel of Goldman Sachs Australia.

One of the world's fastest growing economies, India is discovering the demands of globalisation while pursuing an ambitious economic reform program. The law meanwhile is struggling to keep up. Lauren Scott reports from New Delhi and Mumbai.

The Australian Government's US$3.2bn (A$5.58bn) divestment of the Kingsford Smith Airport (Sydney Airport) to the Southern Cross Airports consortium was the largest announced transaction in 2002

Though it operates on a longer timeline than a Tolstoy novel, tax and trust work isn't immune to market forces. How has the practice fared in these lean economic times for Hong Kong and Singapore lawyers? Dave Major reports

The Red Circle' firms: an emerging top tier:
For an industry so young and subject to such overwhelming political and governmental influences, it comes as no surprise that Chinese law firms have been involved in much jockeying for position.

Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC), a subsidiary of Malaysias national oil corporation Petroliam Nasional, has acquired oil transportation company American Eagle Tankers (AET) from Singapore shipping company Neptune Orient Lines (NOL).

The short-term outlook for Australian lawyers seeking private practice experience in Asia is not optimistic. But opportunities do exist in niche practice areas

ALB asked Australian firms to identify the key deals they had acted on in each country around the region. Here are some of the results