Joan joined Konexo (then Eversheds Consulting) in 2015 to head up the interim resourcing business in Singapore and she became Head of Konexo Asia in 2019. As head of our team in Asia, Joan is focused on the expansion and delivery of alternative legal services in the region. She is constantly speaking with in-house legal teams, working with them to identify their challenges and looking at ways alternative legal services can help them achieve their goals. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Joan spent seven years as a specialist legal recruiter focusing on various market sectors across the Southeast Asia region, successfully placing legal counsel at all levels into local and multinational...

K Satish Kumar, is a Keynote Speaker, Author, and Group Chief Legal Officer of Intellect Design Arena Ltd. Among the many awards he has received, the coveted are “Top 50 Legal Leaders 2019” by Legal IP Gorilla in Singapore, “GC PowerList India 2018” by London based Legal 500 , “Legal Counsel of the Year -2018” by INBA. He is actively involved in many pro bono activities through Chennai Lawyers. The author can be reached at getksk@gmail.com. The views expressed are his...

Yuliana Pertiwi Siagian has 11 years of experience as an Indonesian lawyer. She obtained her Bachelor of Law from University of Indonesia, majoring in Business Law.

Kudun Sukhumananda is the managing partner of Kudun and Partners. His passion for developing a paradigm-shifting approach to legal advice led to the establishment of the firm in 2015 ...

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troyschooneman/   Troy Schooneman is a partner in Kudun and Partners and heads the firm’s International Practice Group. With a career spanning more than 25 years in Asia, Troy has extensive experience in advising a broad spectrum of Thai and international public and private companies, private equity funds and government agencies, on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures, project and corporate financings, real estate developments, energy projects, and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Kudun and Partners, Troy was a partner at White & Case, Thailand and later at Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners, where he focused on domestic and cross-border investment and general corporate transactions for both Thai and international clients. He obtained his B.A. and LL.B. degrees from Monash University, Australia, and is admitted to practice law in Australia, Hong Kong, and England. Troy has been practicing law and residing in Thailand since 1999 and is fluent in Thai. Individual Awards In 2019, Troy was named in Asia Business Law Journal as one of Thailand’s Top 100 Lawyers. He has also been recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in Banking and Finance, Projects and Energy by The Legal 500, 2009 – 2014 and “praised for his in-depth knowledge and experience of pan-Asian markets” (The Legal 500, 2012) and “respected for his expertise in corporate matters” (IFLR100,...