 | COVER STORY: THE EVOLUTION OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL If the first phase of a general counsel’s evolution was about being a topnotch lawyer, the second phase was going beyond just legal skills to provide strategic business counsel. Today, GCs are expected to go even further by utilizing their understanding of the business and the industry to set a direction for the company as a whole. Similarly, their relationships with law firms are changing drastically as Legal Tech and the rise of NewLaw completely upend the equation. We look closer at how GCs today are evolving to become among the most important people in their company, the tools they have at their disposal, as well as interviews with some of Asia’s superstar GCs. |  | FEATURE: OFFSHORE DISPUTES Disputes work for offshore law firms has been rising steadily over the past few years, particularly in Asia, where there is an increased demand for offshore litigation services. We speak to law firms about the kind of work they are seeing an increase in, and also how they are bolstering their disputes offerings as a result. |  | REPORT: ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY Six months following the official launch of the ASEAN Economic Community, we look at how much has changed so far. How are companies within the region expanding their reach beyond borders? How are foreign investors looking to take advantage of this opportunity? And how do law firms see this all reflecting in the work they are doing? |  | REPORT: INDONESIA Recent changes to Indonesia's revised Negative Investment List have largely been positive, with relaxation being the primary theme. We speak to law firms within Indonesia as well as those representing foreign investors on some of the key changes and their likely impact. |  | FEATURE: TAX Recently India and Mauritius signed a protocol to amend their 33-year-old tax treaty, causing seismic changes in the tax world. The change is significant for foreign investors to go back to the drawing board and reassess their structures. We speak to lawyers doing India work on the impact that they expect it to have. |  | REPORT: JAPAN Last year, Japan unveiled an energy plan for 2030, by which time it wants to significantly ramp up its renewable energy component, which has crashed to a small percentage today following the Fukushima disaster. We speak with law firms about the framework currently in place, and how domestic and international companies are getting into the space. |  | FEATURE: AUSSIE FIRMS The recent conclusion of several free trade agreements – including the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement and Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement – are expected to open Asian markets to Australian law firms. While a handful of Australian firms are already here, are others looking to make the leap? We speak to firms to find out. |  | SUPPLEMENT: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ASIA The latest intellectual property law news and trends in Asia, including analysis and how-tos. This will be divided into chapters, with each chapter representing a key jurisdiction in the Asia-Pacific region. Each chapter will introduce the IP regime in that country, and also discuss important news and trends from that jurisdiction that companies and their in-house counsel need to be aware of. |
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