Described by one of her peers as being “everything you would need in a lawyer”, Heba Ali was hired by Lenovo in 2014 to establish the organisation’s legal department for the Middle East and Africa region. A reflection of her success, in May, Ali was selected by our expert panel of judges as the In-House Community Counsel of the Year, 2016. Here she talks to Asian-mena Counsel about the qualities she thinks are vital to being a good in-house lawyer.

By Kenny Tung, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at In-Gear Legalytics¹

JunHe Partner Hongbin Zhang delves into issues regarding China’s provisions to its network publishing services.

We discuss Brexit with insight from various private practice lawyers; Richard Bell of Clyde & Co writes about his Journey along the Silk Road; JunHe delve into issues regarding provisions to China's network publishing services; and Trowers inform us about Doing business in Iran in this Hot Topics Special Feature.

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.

While Gilkron's General Counsel looks at ways technology can aid in-house counsel in 'IP can be both easy and hard to find', Yoon & Yang focus on the implications of new technology in 'Regulation of personal information in new fields'.

The legal landscape for doing business in Iran has changed significantly since the easing of certain Iran related sanctions.

The government of India, in the year 2015, announced a slew of schemes to catalyse foreign investment in areas that would help in ...

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada provides guidance on the proper use of IP in this digital world that brand owners need to know now.

Thailand passed two amendments to make the country's copyright law more relevant and more practical in the age of digital technology.

Robert Southgate, Head of Corporate Governance, Compliance & Contentious Legal for the Asia, Middle East & Africa region for British Telecommunications (BT), reveals to the In-House Community his methods of motivation, what makes external counsel stand out to him and why 'phoning it in' is never the answer.