Surveys and ranking

  • ALB 2013 Private Equity Rankings
    By Kanishk Verghese,Seher Hussain | Friday, 1 February 2013

    The ALB research team spoke to a wide variety of lawyers and clients. The results were drawn from firm submissions, our own resources, and market suggestions. All interviews were off the record, confidential, and conducted entirely for research purposes.

  • ALB Asia In-House Survey 2013
    By ALB | Tuesday, 1 January 2013

    With one tumultuous year coming to an end, and a (hopefully) better one beginning, ALB has surveyed in-house counsel across Asia to gauge their mood for 2013. The survey has thrown up results that are both unsurprising – fees continue to be a major factor in the hiring of external counsel – as well as interesting: Southeast Asia is becoming a business destination to rival, if not overtake China. Ranajit Dam investigates

  • Client Choice Hot 75
    By ALB | Tuesday, 1 January 2013

    A booming legal market across the continent is driving increased demand for skilled, knowledgeable and experienced practitioners that can handle matters ranging from M&A to intellectual property to dispute resolution. Here, in our first Client Choice Hot 75 Survey, ALB presents Asia’s best 75 lawyers. We asked leading in-house counsel to choose their favourite private practice lawyers and received over 1,000 nominations over several months. From Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City, from Singapore to Shanghai, these are the practitioners that amassed the most votes due to their strong expertise, exceptional client service and overall superior counsel.

  • Asia's Top 50 Largest Law Firms
    By ALB | Wednesday, 12 December 2012

    While the global economy remains stagnant, Asia continues to be the standard bearer of growth. Sure, the rumblings of an unsettled European economy and a flagging U.S. market have taken its toll in the East. Yet, Asia’s number of wealthy is fast increasing, its middle class is burgeoning, and its companies are expanding abroad. The legal market is capitalising on these opportunities. Seher Hussain and Kanishk Verghese investigate

  • ALB China Top 8 In-House Counsel
    By ALB | Saturday, 1 December 2012

    In our Top 8 In-House Counsel Survey, ALB acknowledges the best of the best amongst the in-house teams in China and cheers those legal practitioners that have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help companies become leaders in their respective fields.

  • Corporate M&A Rankings 2012
    | Friday, 5 October 2012

    “The situation in Europe is threatening a slowdown in Asia,” says one practitioner, whose view is echoed unanimously by over 150 lawyers interviewed by ALB for the 2012 Corporate M&A Rankings.

  • Employer Of Choice
    | Tuesday, 17 July 2012

    Employer of choice: Over half of the survey respondents were associates and nearly a quarter were partners. Hundreds of lawyers from across the region were keen to anonymously share candid feedback about their employers.

  • ALB 2012 Arbitration Rankings
    By ALB | Wednesday, 6 June 2012

    As Asia continues to thrive, domestic companies are increasingly venturing outside local borders to fuel their desires for expansion. This is not without its perils, as many companies are getting into bumps and scrapes abroad. In many cases, companies are turning to arbitration as a cheaper, quicker and a more private alternative to litigation.

  • Asia Intellectual Property Rankings 2012
    By ALB | Monday, 23 April 2012

    The first of our brand new rankings with enhanced methodology and greater transparency; these rankings identify the best intellectual property firms across Asia.

  • Asia's 50 Largest Law Firms of 2011
    By ALB | Monday, 16 April 2012

    ALB identifies the 50 largest firms of 2011 in Asia as well as the ten largest firms in each jurisdiction across the region.

  • ALB China 20 2010年全国律所规模20强
    By ALB | Thursday, 29 July 2010

    Strong economic growth is a prerequisite to achieve inclusive growth. The next decade is for the country's largest and best-known firms to grab, ALB reports

  • ALB Watchlist 2010
    By ALB | Friday, 22 January 2010

    As the industry enters the New Year with a renewed sense of optimism, ALB singles out ten firms that are set to have a bigger 2010 than most.

  • ALB/Jun He In-House Top 25 (1 comments)
    By ALB | Friday, 16 October 2009

    ALB identifies 25 of the most outstanding in-house legal counsel in Asia.



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