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find out more. Drawing on its immense legal market experience, Dentons is a global law firm driven to provide clients with the competitive edge in an increasingly complex and interconnected marketplace.
Dedicated to supporting a wide range of clients, Dentons can build agile and tailored solutions for all clients, no matter they are local, national or global, private or public. The firm’s Chinese branch consists of 45 offices, spanning all of the nations’ provinces and autonomous territories. These offices can provide global support and ensure that clients receive the assistance they need to succeed. Staff at Dentons’ Chinese offices can provide a full range of intellectual property, dispute resolution, and perennial legal counsel for these companies. For example, the firm is able to provide intellectual property services in China for many well-known multinational companies, and offer foreign-related intellectual property services for Chinese companies, including technology transfer in projects such as cross-border mergers and acquisitions. When judging the APAC Legal Awards, APAC Insider Magazine’s judges were particularly impressed by expert IP Litigator Mingyue Dun, who draws on immense market experience to provide clients with specialist support. For more than 20 years, she has been involved in intellectual property infringement litigation, intellectual property administrative protection, and the protection of trademark, copyright and patent rights, including trademark applications, patent applications, copyright registration, domain name protection, customs protection, and due diligence in management and technology transfer and accumulated rich experience in various intellectual property protection. Over the past two decades, Mingyue has aggressively pursued IP counterfeiters by
Company Name utilizing raid actions in over a hundred cases to promptly stop infringement. To cope with the emerging threat of online counterfeits, she has developed several courses of action for clients to protect their IPR, including online complaints, investigation, administrative action, criminal action, and civil actions. This comprehensive approach has had great success in restraining online counterfeits. By representing large companies in various countries around the world, Mingyue has developed an international perspective and become a talented lawyer with global intellectual property protection experience. Today she is able to work closely with her clients and the team at Dentons to ensure that clients are constantly protected in the ever-evolving IP market. In recent years, as the legal landscape began to shift to favour the client-side a decade ago, Dentons saw the need to adapt to the accelerating pace of the industry’s permanent restructuring.
Seeking to enhance its service offering, over the coming years the firm will be pursuing three core strategic combinations; focusing on client-collaborative solutions, and embracing inclusion and diversity (I&D). Dentons intends to continue to scale, innovate, and ultimately build a very different law firm that is always the law firm of the future. For Mingyue and her team, they will build more close connections within the global network of Dentons, in order to better utilize the D2Channel that helps connecting all the lawyers of Dentons globally. As a result of this focus, the team hopes to be able to provide better oversea services for Chinese enterprises and offer counselling for foreign companies over the years to come. Name: Mingyue Dun Address: 7/F, Building D, Parkview Green FangCaoDi, No.9, Dongdaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China Telephone Number: +86 10 58137705 Web Address: https://www.dentons.com/
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Have Been Named: Legal Awards, discover what makes this firm one of the best customs and trade tax law firms in India. The firm was founded by Ashok Dhingra, a highly-respected attorney who is an authority across India on GST, indirect taxes, customs and trade laws, export controls, and sanctions. ADA provides a full spectrum of litigation, advisory, and compliance support services in three major areas; the customs and trade group, the goods and services tax group, and the whitecollar crimes, investigations and regulatory group. With more than 43 years experiences, Ashok is wellequipped to deal with any and all cases that cross his desk. His experience includes working in Indian customs for more than twenty-two years and over twenty years with consulting firms such as Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and law firms Khaitan & Co. and J. Sagar Associates. Ashok is one of few professionals in the country who carries with him the experience of having worked on both sides of table, and with both accounting and law firms. As a result, ADA presents clients with the unique advantage of providing business solutions whilst keeping in mind possible responses of authorities on contentious issues. Constantly staying at the front of industry developments, Ashok
and Sonia completed training on GST in Canada, which has been introduced in India on July 1, 2017. Ashok leads the white-collar crimes, investigations and regulatory group, which provides advisory services to clients in FCPA and ethical violation investigations, foreign exchange management issues, data security, privacy, retention, encryption and movement. The team at ADA assist clients in all manner of areas. Ashok and the team regularly advise clients in raid or investigations by tax, trade and regulatory authorities, briefing and debriefing employees, assisting in taking a position on key issues of those investigations. Using his extensive experience, Ashok also advises clients on export and import policies, and sanctions under the foreign trade policy, regularly appearing in high and supreme courts as an arguing council on tax and trade matters. Sonia Gupta, co-founder of ADA, is a chartered accountant and attorney who primarily focuses on customs and trade laws including export/import controls and sanctions, foreign trade policies, and regulatory laws, providing clients with advisory and litigation services. Her work ranges from being able to assist
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clients with determination of arms’ length price in case of transaction with associated enterprises, classification and country of origin rules, investigations for levy of anti-dumping/ countervailing/ safeguard duties before the Director General Trade Remedies, etc. and appeals and arguing at hearings before Tribunals, High Court and Supreme Court.
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Partners of ADA are writing many well-received articles of key indirect tax, GST, Export Controls, Dual Use Technologies, Ease of Doing Business, and other contemporary issues. Ultimately, the success of ADA is down the breadth of knowledge and expertise they offer across such a wide range of legal arenas. Taking their over seventy years’ combined experience and putting the client first, this legal firm are extremely proficient in working alongside clients to achieve the best results possible through their unrivalled knowledge of the law.
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The firm was founded by Ashok Dhingra, a highly-respected attorney who is an authority across India on GST, indirect taxes, customs and trade laws, export controls, and sanctions. ADA provides a full spectrum of litigation, advisory, and compliance support services in three major areas; the customs and trade group, the goods and services tax group, and the whitecollar crimes, investigations and regulatory group.
and Sonia completed training on GST in Canada, which has been introduced in India on July 1, 2017. Ashok leads the white-collar crimes, investigations and regulatory group, which provides advisory services to clients in FCPA and ethical violation investigations, foreign exchange management issues, data security, privacy, retention, encryption and movement.
“It’s a unique experience because knowledge they already have...” Students from India and Iran also participated in the competition. Judges were Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Fellows from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and England. The competition gives students a chance to complete the final step in the international commercial arbitration process – writing an enforceable award. The competition design builds on the students’ recent experience in the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot by using the same problem as the Vis. Competitors have submitted written memoranda for the Vis and they have made oral arguments. “Write the Award” competition asks the competitors to take off their advocate “hat” and put on their arbitrator “hat” and decide the outcome of the Vis case.
clients with determination of arms’ length price in case of transaction with associated enterprises, classification and country of origin rules, investigations for levy of anti-dumping/ countervailing/ safeguard duties before the Director General Trade Remedies, etc. and appeals and arguing at hearings before Tribunals, High Court and Supreme Court.
“This international competition is an invaluable experience because it gives students a rare
opportunity to sit “in the arbitrator’s chair,” said Jim Lawrence, executive director of the Law Center’s Blakely Advocacy Center, which established, and co-sponsors, the event. “It’s a unique experience because competitors get to utilize research and knowledge they already have,” he added.
The North American Branch of the CIArb provides education and training for arbitrators, mediators and adjudicators and serves as an center for practitioners, policy makers, academics, and those in business concerned with the cost-effective and early settlement of disputes.
The Blakely Advocacy Institute gives Law Center students the opportunity to integrate substantive knowledge with practical skill. In addition to sending student teams to competitions across the country and abroad, the institute hosts the annual Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Moot Court National Championship and the National Mediator Competition.
The Vis Moot competition is designed to foster the study of international commercial law and arbitration and train law leaders of tomorrow in methods of alternative dispute resolution to resolve international disputes. The competition, held in Vienna each year, draws more than 325 teams from around the world. The Vis (East), held each year in Hong Kong, had 127 teams this year.
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Smita, co-founder of ADA, advises large multinational clients under The team at ADA assist clients in GST on a wide range of services all manner of areas. Ashok and including liability to pay tax, With more than 43 years the team regularly advise clients eligibility to input tax credit, day to experiences, Ashok is wellin raid or investigations by tax, day compliances and reworking Krishna &any Saurastri Associates LLP is a full service Intellectual equipped to deal with and trade and regulatory authorities, the supply chain for efficiency Property and Technology law all cases that cross his desk. His briefing and debriefing employees, and compliance, and to drafting experience includes working in assisting in taking a position on compliance manuals. Indian customs for more than key issues of those investigations. twenty-two years and overspoke twenty with Using Anshul his extensiveSunil experience, Partners of ADA are writing many in India. We Saurastri, an Associate at the firm, to find out how they years with consulting firms such as Ashok also advises clients on well-received articles of key Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young, export and import policies, and indirect tax, GST, Export Controls, Dual Use Technologies, Ease KPMG, and law firms Khaitan & sanctions under the foreign trade of DoingAs Business, other Co. and J. Sagar Associates. policy,base. regularly appearing highhas 150 Founded in Currently, theinfirm a result and of this approach, the these challenges our firm offers contemporary issues. and supreme an arguing 1992 to tackle people courts spreadasacross its offices firm has been frequently ranked flexible pricing based on client Ashok is one of few taxmajor and trade matters. a professionals growing need councilinon the economic centres of as one of the best Indian IP needs; continuous innovation Ultimately, theon success of ADA in the country whofor carries with him a specialised Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, firms the market byisleading on recruitment, compensation, down the breadth and of knowledge the experience of having worked Gupta,and co-founder of ADA, intellectual propertySonia Pune Ahmedabad. domestic international appraisals, and the careful and expertise they offer on both sides of table, law and firm, with Krishna is a chartered accountant and and technology publications. Byacross all regards, the adoption of legal technology.” range offrom legalAPAC arenas. both accounting lawlong firms. As attorney who primarily focuses & Saurastriand have established “Since its inception, the firm such a wide recognition Insider Taking their over seventy years’ a result, ADA presents clients with on customs and trade laws themselves as innovators in a has represented clients from all Magazine is only the latest in Finally, when it comes to the combined experience and putting – a the unique advantage of providing field including export/import now notoriously competitive major industriescontrols and sectors. The a long line of recognition future of Krishna & Saurastri the client first, this legal firm are business solutions whilst keeping and sanctions, foreign trade of practice. Today, they have firm’s team includes specialists testament to their expertise and Associates, Anshul speaks on extremely proficient working in mind possible responses reputation of policies, and regulatory laws,and industry forged a remarkable with niche expertise standard of in practice. the firm’s recruitment efforts authorities on contentious issues. providing clients with advisory through their considerable experience, which is leveragedalongside clients to achieve the as they look to expand further. best results possible through their Constantly staying at the front of and litigation services. Her work expertise and vast team of to provide clients maximum The conversation soon turns “Primarily, we hope to increase unrivalled knowledge of the law. industry developments, Ashok ranges from being able to assist experts working in offices across value from legal counselling.” to the topic of competition, and our presence across India by the country. Indeed, though their On top of this legal expertise, the firm’s unique benefits in a adding a new office in Chennai. still practice primarily within the many of the firm’s associates sector which has only grown We will also be hiring across all 4 APAC 2019 Legal Awards IP and/ technology sectors, the and professionals have formative more competitive on the back of levels and improving our office firm have also branched out into degrees, such as those in natural swift technological development. infrastructure and employee supplementary fields such as, sciences and engineering, “Krishna & Saurastri is, first and benefits.” anti-counterfeiting, customs and enriching their abilities whilst foremost, a well-established border enforcement, biodiversity, navigating the often-complex pan-Indian firm with a strong and mergers and acquisitions, to intellectual property and technoglobal reputation and network. name but a few. legal landscapes. More than that, we have a tremendous breadth of expertise Anshul, himself a highly regarded Further, the firm was founded on across all facets of the IP sector krishna & saurastri associates llp voice in IP protection and IP a platform defined by delivering and related sectors. We have a litigation, starts the interview legal solutions in an ethical and diverse workforce and a large by offering some more insight responsible manner, as Anshul number of support staff and Contact: Anshul Sunil Saurastri into the firm’s background and explains in detail. “Our approach paralegals.” As you can imagine, Firm: Krishna & Saurastri history. “Krishna & Saurastri is always solution oriented. the firm has also implemented Associates LLP Associates LLP is a full-service All solutions are delivered robust IT and automated systems Offices: Mumbai, Delhi, law firm focused on rendering with the highest integrity and across the practice, making sure Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad business friendly legal advice. accountability. We believe that that they remain – in all ways- at Head Office: New Excelsior The firm was formed in 1992 and retaining the trust of our clients the cutting edge of their field. Building, 7th Floor, Wallace merged with a law practice set is the highest reward for our Street, A.K. Nayak Marg, Fort, up in 1956. Ever since, the firm efforts. Retaining the trust of one “On the other side, the key Mumbai – 400001 has been navigating complex client results in strong referrals challenges are price undercutting Telephone: (+91 22) 2200 6322 intellectual property and technoand recommendations within the and the retention of talented Website: www. legal issues for its diverse client community.” professionals. To overcome krishnaandsaurastri.com
The winning entry from Bond University Faculty of Law in Robina, Queensland, Australia, was awarded $5,000 by the competition’s co-sponsor, the North American Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The second place award of $2,000 went to the Chinese University of Hong Kong with John Marshall Law School of Chicago placing third, earning a $1,000 award.
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Grandall Law Firm is the country’s leading, full-service corporate and commercial law firm. As part of APAC’s Legal Awards, we examine the firm to understand more about their corporate and commercial work.
“Providing strong support for the number of the firm’s lawyers have become specialists on the BRI having written books and worked extensively on it.”
Grandall, founded more than twenty years ago, has been consistently ranked amongst the top law firms across the Asia-Pacific region by leading legal publications such as Chambers Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Legal 500, China Business Law Journal and many others. Many of the firm’s legal experts and professionals are highly-recognised as top practitioners in their chosen fields of specialisation, with a large number of foreign counsels who bridge the gap between the East and West societies. Making full use of the firm’s specialised workforce, Grandall operates across a wide legal practice area that covers many different legal arenas. Those areas include finance, securities, corporate matters, M&A, reorganization, cross-border investment, international trade, intellectual property, wealth management, dispute resolution and many others. Within some areas, such as investment and capital markets, the firm has taken a leading position and topped relevant rankings for years. By offering such a wide variety of corporate and commercial areas of legal practice, Grandall have firmly established themselves as a leader in full-service provision. Committed to protecting the legal rights and interests of its client, the firm maintains social fairness and justice, delivering on its social responsibilities as a legal practice. With honesty and brilliant intelligence, lawyers at Grandall offer professional advice that develop the legal, economic ad industrial businesses of China, actively partaking in the discussion and formulation of policies and legislation. The firm’s development in recent years has relied upon staff consistently delivering on key principles of the company. Compliance, loyalty, diligence, fulfilling commitments, pursuing perfection, excellence, prudence, independence, efficiency, decisiveness,
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and dedication to work are just some of the reasons that Grandall has experienced such high levels of continued success for more than two decades. Having established itself as one of China’s leading legal firms, Grandall has also been instrumental in the implementation of the country’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which aims to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks. Dedicated to improving regional integration, increasing trade and stimulating economic growth, the BRI has seen Grandall participate in large numbers of major investment and M&A projects across several countries.
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Operating with offices strategically located across China, as well as representative international offices in Hong Kong SAR, Paris, Madrid, Silicon Valley, Stockholm and New York, Grandall Law Firm is one of China’s leading transnational partnership law firms. Employing more than three thousand individuals, the firm’s workforce includes licensed attorneys, foreign counsels, paralegals, secretaries, administrative and supporting staff.
Successfully being a leader in full-service corporate and commercial law for more than twenty years, the achievements of Grandall are nothing short of remarkable. With the BRI providing more opportunities for excellence than ever before, this law firm are proving invaluable in Asia’ expansion of trade and global collaboration.
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Drawing on their extensive experience in outbound legal services, Grandall have been actively engaged in providing legal services related to the BRI, further strengthening relationships and communication with other countries and their legal entities. Providing strong support for the initiative, a large number of the firm’s lawyers have become specialists on the BRI having written books and worked extensively on it.
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“It’s a unique experience because knowledge they already have...” Students from India and Iran also participated in the competition. Judges were Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Fellows from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and England. The competition gives students a chance to complete the final step in the international commercial arbitration process – writing an enforceable award. The competition design builds on the students’ recent experience in the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot by using the same problem as the Vis. Competitors have submitted written memoranda for the Vis and they have made oral arguments. “Write the Award” competition asks the competitors to take off their advocate “hat” and put on their arbitrator “hat” and decide the outcome of the Vis case. “This international competition is an invaluable experience because it gives students a rare
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opportunity to sit “in the arbitrator’s chair,” said Jim Lawrence, executive director of the Law Center’s Blakely Advocacy Center, which established, and co-sponsors, the event. “It’s a unique experience because competitors get to utilize research and knowledge they already have,” he added.
The North American Branch of the CIArb provides education and training for arbitrators, mediators and adjudicators and serves as an center for practitioners, policy makers, academics, and those in business concerned with the cost-effective and early settlement of disputes.
The Blakely Advocacy Institute gives Law Center students the opportunity to integrate substantive knowledge with practical skill. In addition to sending student teams to competitions across the country and abroad, the institute hosts the annual Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Moot Court National Championship and the National Mediator Competition.
The Vis Moot competition is designed to foster the study of international commercial law and arbitration and train law leaders of tomorrow in methods of alternative dispute resolution to resolve international disputes. The competition, held in Vienna each year, draws more than 325 teams from around the world. The Vis (East), held each year in Hong Kong, had 127 teams this year.
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