Financial Times Innovative Lawyers report for Asia Pacific 2023
The FT Innovative Lawyers report for Asia Pacific was published on 5 May 2023.
RSGI’s research team was struck by the creativity and energy with which the industry continues to respond to challenges in the region. Geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty have compounded the already challenging environment in which lawyers operate in Asia Pacific, spanning huge diversity of cultures, markets and legal ecosystems. Legal industry leaders are embracing the challenges posed by sustainability, digital transformation and new market trends as opportunities to expand and try their hands at new things. See the full report here.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Clifford Chance took home the big awards in Singapore on 4 May.
On the in-house side Telstra took home the big award, a vote of confidence for the team’s radical embrace of agile working.
The report takes a deep dive into the implications of liberalisation in India’s legal market and the rise of Chinese law firms, now some of the largest by headcount in the world. Cyber security and sustainability are also top of the agenda for lawyers and their clients.
INNOVATIVE PRACTITIONER Marcia Ellis, Morrison Foerster
INNOVATIVE LEADER Warren Hua, JunHe
NEW LEGAL PROFESSIONAL Paul Fontanot, Clayton Utz
INNOVATIVE LAW FIRM HEADQUARTERED OUTSIDE ASIA-PACIFIC Clifford Chance
INNOVATIVE LAW FIRM HEADQUARTERED IN ASIA-PACIFIC Corrs Chambers Westgarth
INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABILITY Pinsent Masons
INNOVATION IN FACILITATING GLOBAL BUSINESS Kim & Chang
INNOVATION IN CYBER SECURITY AND DATA GOVERNANCE Rajah & Tann Singapore
INNOVATION IN DEAL MAKING King & Wood Mallesons
INNOVATION IN CREATING A NEW STANDARD Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
INNOVATION IN RESTRUCTURING Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
INNOVATION IN DIGITAL ASSETS Allen & Overy
INNOVATION IN TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIES Clifford Chance
INNOVATION IN RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS Ashurst
INNOVATION IN PEOPLE AND STRATEGY Gilbert + Tobin
INNOVATION IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT WongPartnership
INNOVATION IN ADJACENT SERVICES Atsumi & Sakai DLA Piper
INNOVATION IN SMART DELIVERY Corrs Chambers Westgarth
INNOVATION IN DIGITAL LEGAL PRACTICE Herbert Smith Freehills
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INNOVATIVE IN-HOUSE LEGAL TEAM IN ASIA-PACIFIC Telstra
INNOVATION IN ENERGY TRANSITION BHP
AGILE LEGAL TEAM Telstra
INNOVATION IN COMMERCIAL & STRATEGIC ADVICE Recruit
INNOVATION IN NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES UBS
INNOVATION IN RISK MANAGEMENT Johnson & Johnson
INNOVATIVE DIGITAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT DBS Bank
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