Vivien Chan law firm news

Over 8,000 IP lawyers from all over the world attended the132nd annual conference hosted by the International Trademark Association (INTA) in Boston recently. For a regular attendee like King & Wood patent partner Shi Yusheng, what becomes immediately noticeable is the growing number of legal representatives from Chinese firms.

The global financial crisis has not diminished law firms’ passion for the country’s most cosmopolitan and fast-paced city. Rather, it provides a timely opportunity for ambitious firms in this up-and-coming financial centre to prepare for a new wave of competition. ALB China investigates

The ability to generate a headline is not always a good thing. But the following 100 lawyers from around the Asia-Pacific region have managed to do just that over the last 12 months

Now in its second year, the Asian Legal Business Awards is due to take place on 25 September in Hong Kong. Here we reveal the official list of finalists

Lauren Scott reports from the IPBA annual conference in New Delhi.

US firms have at last been given the nod to open second offices in China, in what is effectively the third batch of licences to be granted by the Ministry of Justice since the mainland committed to opening up its legal market post WTO accession.

UK firm DLA plans to open an office in Shanghai by August after being granted a licence to operate in China.

The Chinese Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has extended to some select UK law firms the privilege it granted recently to five Hong Kong law firms. But US firms continue to miss out.

The Chinese Ministry of Justice has ignored the pleas of international law firms, deciding to issue its first batch of second office licences to five Hong Kong law firms instead.

While the rest of the world grapples with recession, China is poised to move into overdrive. But will WTO accession really change the face of the mainland? Lauren Scott reports.