Country Comparative Guides

The Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guides are produced in association with the World’s leading lawyers and give the in-house community a practical overview of the laws and regulations in key jurisdictions, for specific practice areas.

Each country chapter is written by a renowned firm in an easy to use Q&A format. The Hot Topic articles provide analysis of current trends and developments within particular practice areas, giving our readership a deeper understanding of pressing issues within the specified sector.


Legal Landscapes

Introducing the Legal 500’s Legal Landscape series.

Legal Landscapes, developed by the Comparative Guides from legal500.com, provides law firm partners with the opportunity to give their personal insight into the latest trends, developments, opportunities and risk in their respective country and practice area, along with best practice advice for GCs and corporate counsel.

Each video is formatted as a 5-minute interview, and will be published with a transcript, designed to give an overview of the most pertinent issues for a GC whilst allowing partners to showcase their individual expertise, approach and personality.


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Hot Topics

Legal Framework for Child Online Protection in Indonesia

K&K Advocates

I. Introduction The rapid digital transformation has integrated children into the online world at a dizzying pace, through a variety of electronic products, services, and features, including smartphones, social media, and online games. While beneficial for...

Personal Data Breach Prevention and Response Strategy

Fabian Privacy Legal

1. Introduction Laws around the world impose strict data security obligations on organisations that process personal data, and in some cases require them to report data breaches to data protection authorities and individuals affected. In addition to...

How to Protect Trade Secrets from the Perspective of Labor Law

K&L Gates

A. Introduction In recent years, there have been numerous cases in Taiwan involving improper poaching and instances where employees have joined new employers bringing stolen confidential information from their former employers. These actions often rise to...

Layoff Guidelines for Company Restructuring under PRC Labor Law

King & Wood Mallesons

A. Introduction Driven by the economic downturn and technological shifts, many enterprises are facing financial pressures and market uncertainties. In such a dynamic business landscape, companies are forced to reorganize their operations to reduce costs and...

Carve-Out Transactions: Particularities under Swiss Law

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

In line with the rather cautious M&A landscape seen in 2023, the Swiss M&A market showed no significant upturn in 2024, although a strong increase of the deal volume could be observed. For the year 2025, increased M&A activity may be expected,...

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The Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guides are produced in association with the World’s leading lawyers and give the in-house community a practical overview of the laws and regulations in key jurisdictions, for specific practice areas.

Each country chapter is written by a renowned firm in an easy to use Q&A format. The Hot Topic articles provide analysis of current trends and developments within particular practice areas, giving our readership a deeper understanding of pressing issues within the specified sector.

Guides

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jake Mincemoyer of A&O Shearman.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Geraint Lloyd-Taylor and Brinsley Dresden of Lewis Silkin.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Christopher D. Christian and Abigail Bell of Dechert LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Giangiacomo Olivi and Chiara Bocchi of Dentons.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Freyda Mechlowicz of Milbank.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Benedikt Maurenbrecher, Stefan Kramer and Benjamin Leisinger of Homburger.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Duncan Blaikie of Slaughter and May.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Yindi Gesinde of Baker McKenzie.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Gordon Ng of Dentons.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Sally Evans and Thomas Wilson of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jeremy Sher of DLA Piper UK LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Edward Coulson of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jason N. Smith of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Tom Rose of Macfarlanes LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jurga McCluskey of Deloitte Legal.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by John Timmons of White & Case.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Rachel Hossack of Deloitte Legal.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Claire Prentice of Travers Smith.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Nicola Rabson of Linklaters LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Darren Spalding and Kirsty Delaney of Bracewell (UK) LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Dan Smith and Chris Pettett of Stephenson Harwood.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Paul Davies of Latham & Watkins LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Sylvie Gallage-Alwis of Signature Litigation AARPI.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by David Allison of Family Law in Partnership Ltd.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Lisa Lanham of Greenberg Traurig.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by David Bond and Vicky Reinhardt of Fieldfisher.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Bahar Alaeddini of Harris Hagan.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Imogen Ainsworth of Clifford Chance LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Amy Lacey of Fenchurch Law.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Mathilda Davidson and Huw Evans of Gowling WLG.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Michael Polkinghorne and Lucas De Ferrari of White & Case.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jo Feldman of Norton Rose Fulbright.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by George Casey of Linklaters LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Ed Poulton and Judith Mulholland of Baker McKenzie.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Robert Salter of DLA Piper UK LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Alfred Xue of Latham & Watkins LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Dr. Gunnar Sachs and Torsten Syrbe of Clifford Chance.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Damian Taylor of Slaughter and May.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jennifer Storey of Clifford Chance LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Richard Hall of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Nicola Dagg of Kirkland & Ellis.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Nikki Reeves of King & Spalding LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Alexander Erskine of Taylor Wessing LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by David Higgins and Carlos Gil Rivas of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Samantha Silver of Kennedys.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Tom Bartlett and Sam Burleton of Latham & Watkins LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Fleur Turrington and Jennifer Clarke of Shoosmiths LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Jeremy Walden of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Richard Goodfellow of Addleshaw Goddard.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Saam Golshani of White & Case.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by of Slaughter and May.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Edward Gray of MFB.

Tax

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Graham Samuel-Gibbon of Taylor Wessing.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Kim Marie Boylan of White & Case LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by David Ives of Slaughter and May.

TMT

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Joe Stephenson of Shoosmiths LLP.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Sarah Wright of CMS.

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Raphael Annasohn of Bär & Karrer Ltd..

The Q&A template for each chapter has been provided by Tim Bowden and Richard Hodge of Dechert LLP.

Legal Landscapes

Introducing the Legal 500’s Legal Landscape series.

Legal Landscapes, developed by the Comparative Guides from legal500.com, provides law firm partners with the opportunity to give their personal insight into the latest trends, developments, opportunities and risk in their respective country and practice area, along with best practice advice for GCs and corporate counsel.

Each video is formatted as a 5-minute interview, and will be published with a transcript, designed to give an overview of the most pertinent issues for a GC whilst allowing partners to showcase their individual expertise, approach and personality.