GC Issue: Autumn 2018

With experience in offline and online retail management for major brands, Supriya Gogia talks to GC about the legal issues faced operating in Asia.

With hundreds of millions of dollars being poured into eSports every year, GC talks to the key players helping guide the industry to maturity.

GC takes a look at the thriving – and evolving – Indian entertainment industry, and the lawyers working behind the scenes.

In July, The Legal 500 and GC magazine in partnership with Dentons Rodyk, hosted a roundtable in Jakarta to consider the contemporary state of infrastructure in Indonesia, as well as the legal frameworks instituted to facilitate development.

The general counsel of two of China’s largest public companies, Tencent and Xiaomi, speak to GC about business growth, challenges in the Chinese tech sector, leadership and the ever-changing role of the GC.

As fintech becomes an increasingly important component of all financial institutions, Crystal Lalime discusses the approach at Credit Suisse and the role of Legal in driving progress.

The Legal 500’s publishing director, David Burgess, considers whether we are on the precipice of change for the delivery of legal services.

As global investment in financial technology continues to climb, GC investigates its impact on Hong Kong and learns why one of the world’s pre-eminent financial hubs has been slow out of the gate.

In May, The Legal 500 and GC magazine, in partnership with Morrison & Foerster, hosted the first in a series of Anti-Corruption Forums set to take place across Asia. Held exclusively for senior in-house counsel, the event brought together 25 leading general counsel, heads of legal and heads of compliance from across Japan to discuss current anti-corruption trends and share best practices to mitigate emerging risks.

A GC in the burgeoning Indonesian insurance sector, Sardoni talks us through the opportunities and disruptions currently facing industry.