The Asia legal market is becoming more complex with varying momentums across different jurisdictions. Singapore continues to attract international (US/UK headquartered) law firms to make new investments and lateral hires, with over 10 partner moves and promotions recorded in the past month. Chinese law firms seem to be focusing on their domestic market, hiring partners from their peer firms in Beijing/Shanghai, as well as opening new offices across the country. Leading Japanese law firms, on the other hand, are pushing aggressively in the western markets – launching new offices in New York, Jakarta, London and Paris.
