Global law firm Baker & McKenzie announced that following a vote of its partnership, Paul Rawlinson has been elected as the next chairman of the firm...
Mayer Brown announced the opening of its office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The office serves as a hub of the firm’s Middle East practice....
Thanks to the recent referendum, competition law, construction law, contracts and trading relationships, data protection/transparency, dispute resolution, employment law, environmental law, ...
With the easing of sanctions against Iran, vast business opportunities have opened up. The challenge is whether and how to participate in such a potentially phenomenal market without taking undue risks.
On May 26, 2016, the In-House Community hosted its inaugural regional Counsel of the Year Awards Ceremony at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Happy Valley Clubhouse. The ceremony brought together the cream of the legal industry from across Asia and the Middle East and recognised achievement across a range of categories, assessing counsel in the areas of dedication, innovation, efficiency and value, integration, encouragement and improvement and corporate social responsibility and diversity.
After twenty years in a partnership role at Australian firm Allens Arthur Robinson, Bob Santamaria took the plunge and moved in-house in 2007, joining ANZ as Group General Counsel. The GFC hit a mere few months later, rocking the banking world to its core. For Santamaria, it was a case of sink or swim, and despite the inevitable challenges that ensued, he explains to Rebecca Brookes why he has never looked back.
Simply put, mindfulness can be defined as the faculty of being aware of where one’s attention is placed, moment-by-moment, and at the same time monitoring one’s intentions, intuitions ...
PNC Law commenced operations on October 1, 2015. We have a very nimble and niche setup, built on our core practice areas in Banking and Finance, Corporate-Commercial ...
Looking at jurisdictions with both longstanding and emerging cyber crime and data privacy laws, we see why arriving late to the party can sometimes be an advantage.
Our cover story Being 'Verbal' with cyber crime and data protection details different jurisdictions' approaches to cyber crime, while Clyde & Co's Richard Bell writes about 'Electronic growing pains' and Deacons' Richard Hudson reports on the 'CEO fraud' phishing scam.
Clyde & Co’s Richard Bell looks at China’s approach to cyber security and data protection, noting that China, unlike Singapore and Hong Kong, does not currently have a stand-alone governing law.
In this article, Richard Hudson, Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution at Deacons details the ‘CEO Fraud’ phishing scam and explains measures companies can take to both reduce the risk and mitigate after the fact.
