Leading Law Firm Networks (Legal Network) | Asia-Pacific

An extensive network of practitioners who offer cross-border support to clients with business interests throughout the Asia-Pacific region. This strong alliance aims to cultivate networking and the sharing of knowledge through regional and annual meetings. Additionally, it encourages members to form practice-specific groupings, thereby offering specific expertise across jurisdictions. The quality of its membership is ensured through peer reviews, and mentors are assigned to new members, while existing member firms build relationships, share insights and host workshops and webinars with and for each other. Peter Dernbach of Winkler Partners in Taiwan is the network's chair for the Asia-Pacific region.

Globalaw comprises 75 leading independent law firms operating predominantly across three regions: the Americas, Asia-Pacific including Oceania, and EMEA. The network boasts members across 13 jurisdictions in the APAC region, with expertise in M&A, dispute resolution and many other specialist areas, including securities, aviation, immigration and telecommunications. President Peter Brown of Edwards, Kenny & Bray in Canada is a key contact.

This full-service network has member firms across nine Asia-Pacific jurisdictions, and biannual referral surveys ensure a high standard is maintained among member firms. Members regularly meet and cooperate, while webinar offerings and virtual networking opportunities have lately been expanded to meet the needs of present circumstances. C.K. Kwong of Sit, Fung, Kwong & Shum in Hong Kong, Selena She of Llinks Law Firm in Shanghai and Uday Singh Ahlawat of Ahlawat & Associates in New Delhi are key contacts for the APAC region.