Shreeya joins from Skrine, where she spent nearly five years and most recently served as a senior associate. She has also been a committee member of the International Malaysian Society of Maritime Law since May 2023.

Shreeya possesses more than seven years of experience in commercial litigation, arbitration, maritime and employment disputes. Her work includes cross-border enforcement and shipping-related claims, such as vessel arrests and charterparty disputes.

On the employment side, Shreeyashe has handled high-stakes unfair dismissal claims and led workplace investigations into employee misconduct.

“Her expertise is highly complementary to our existing disputes capabilities and further enhances our offering, particularly in the context of cross-border transactions,” ASL joint managing partner Putri Norlisa Najib told Asia Business Law Journal.

Najib added that ASL has made a “concerted effort” to grow its disputes practice in recent years and intendeds to continue hiring.

“Shipping and maritime, as well as employment and industrial relations, are among our primary focus areas, and we look forward to continuing to expand these teams,” she said.

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When a company is preparing to expand its products, services or platform from one market into many, the brand name is often the first point of legal exposure. If trademark clearance and filing architecture are not completed in advance, common consequences include: the brand already being registered by a third party in the target market; takedowns on e-commerce platforms after launch; local distributors or business partners rushing to file the mark first; and reduced deal value in financing, licensing or franchise negotiations because ownership is unclear.

Accordingly, trademark strategy should not be understood as a simple act of filing an application. A more mature approach is to treat trademarks as infrastructure for brand expansion. Before entering a market, a company should establish a naming and search protocol, then prioritise which countries to file first, which classes deserve early coverage, and which brand variants should be protected together. This approach balances legal risk control with commercial execution speed.

Plan for naming, filing, monitoring and licensing

Key idea: A trademark filing is not the end of the process.

It is the legal foundation for brand governance, channel expansion, cross-border licensing and investment negotiations.

Six strategic pillars

Global TM strategy framework

Recommended market prioritisation:

• First ring: Principal revenue markets, headquarters jurisdiction, and major export destinations.
• Second ring: Manufacturing locations, OEM/ODM sites, active distributor jurisdictions, and key marketplace countries.
• Third ring: Regions likely to be involved in licensing, franchising, fundraising or M&A discussions within the next 12-24 months.

Regional planning, rollout path

Trademark registrability, use requirements, opposition practice and examination standards vary across jurisdictions. A global strategy does not mean filing everywhere at once. It means applying a consistent brand principle through a phased, region-by-region and risk-based implementation model.

Suggested 12-month rollout rhythm

Governance checklist for brand legal team

Conclusion

A mature global trademark strategy is not a simple exercise of filing the same brand name in multiple countries. It is a co-ordinated legal and commercial framework that supports market entry, digital channels, licensing, strategic partnerships and enterprise valuation.

Companies that establish naming governance, priority-country coverage, evidence management and enforce- ment mechanisms early are usually able to save substantial downstream cost while reducing the risk of reactive brand protection.

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Peter joins the firm after 18 years at Rouse Lawyers, which was founded by his older brother Matthew, and where he most recently served as a director.

He advises founders, investors and privately owned businesses on M&A, governance, capital raising and key strategic decisions.

“Peter joins the firm not by chance, but by design. A lawyer and adviser of considerable standing, Peter brings with him a formidable career built on advising founders, investors and privately owned businesses through their most consequential moments,” managing partner Andrew Johnson told Asia Business Law Journal.

He also confirmed that AJ & Co Lawyers would continue to strengthen its corporate advisory practice with additional hires.

“The firm’s growth agenda does not pause here. AJ & Co Lawyers is actively and selectively expanding its national corporate aAdvisory team, drawing in lawyers of exceptional quality who bring not only technical mastery but the kind of trusted, strategic counsel that defines the very best firms,” he said.

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Senior partner Liat Yeang Lee and partner Shang Chai Chua led the firm’s team.

The Loyang Valley site has an existing 99-year lease, which began in 1982 and will expire in 2081.

The transaction remains subject to various conditions precedent, including in principle approval for upgrading the lease to 99 years and approval of the sale from the Strata Titles Boards or high court if required.

Loyang Valley sits on an 840,648 square foot site and comprises 362 apartments.

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SJ Semiconductor provides wafer-level packaging and testing services for integrated circuits, supporting high-performance chips including graphics processing units, central processing units and artificial intelligence chips. On its first day of trading, the company’s share price surged by more than 400%, with its market value at one point exceeding RMB180 billion (USD29.39 billion).

AllBright advised SJ Semiconductor. The team included senior partners Wang Li and Shen Cheng, and partner Yang Jiwei. During the application stage, senior partner Yang Yijian as well as partners Yu Cheng and Wu Xuri also provided support.

CICC acted as sponsor for the listing, with CITIC Securities serving as joint lead underwriter. Haiwen advised the underwriters, with partners Qiu Chensheng and Qian Zhen leading the team.

The prospectus states that SJ Semiconductor plans to allocate RMB4.8 billion of the IPO proceeds to invest in a 3D multi-chip integrated packaging project and an ultra-high-density interconnect 3D multi-chip integrated packaging project, with planned investments of RMB4 billion and RMB800 million, respectively.

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The offering comprises a fresh issue of shares worth up to INR3 billion and an offering of existing shares valued at up to INR3 billion. Sathya Agencies filed its draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India in April.

“Issuers such as Sathya Agencies often present a distinct set of opportunities and challenges when compared with larger, more sophisticated issuers, and addressing these effectively requires considerable skill and judgment,” said Arka Mookerjee, lead partner for the JSA team.

“An important part of our role has been to support Sathya Agencies in strengthening its corporate governance framework to meet the rigorous standards expected of a listed company.”

Mookerjee co-led the JSA team, with partners Pracheta Bhattacharya and Ananth Balaji. Associates Shreya Sharma, Palak Karundia, Prateek Khandelwal, Ritu R Jaiswal, Bhuvnesh Kumar and Ishika Jain provided support.

Sathya is the largest consumer durables and electronics-focused retail player in Tamil Nadu and by extension South India based on the number of stores. It also ranks as the largest in Tamil Nadu and the fifth largest in India among its peers in terms of revenue from operations.

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India Business Law Journal is inviting nominations for the In-house Counsel Awards 2026.

Please help us identify India’s top in-house counsel and in-house legal teams.

Please nominate in-house counsel or in-house legal teams at Indian companies and/or foreign companies in India that you believe deserve to be recognised for outstanding work.

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With each nomination please give a detailed and descriptive explanation of why you think the person/team deserves the award (your comments may be quoted in India Business Law Journal).

India Business Law Journal’s editorial team will evaluate all the nominees and shortlist the most eligible candidates. The awards will be decided on the basis of the nominations received as well as on the qualitative information we receive on the nominees’ work in the last 12 months.

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We welcome nominations from in-house counsel, business managers, law firms and anyone else who is familiar with the work and achievements of India-focused in-house legal departments.

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Led by Ho Chi Minh City-based partner Chris Milliken and senior associate Vu Quynh Trang Nguyen, the firm’s team assisted OKX on all aspects of the transaction, including regulatory advice, transaction documentation and negotiations.

Manh Hung Tran, managing partner of BMVN International, which has a strategic alliance with Baker McKenzie Vietnam, provided regulatory, product and commercial advice with special counsel Nguyen Huu Tuan, senior associate Le Thu Minh and associate Dang Minh Tan.

Baker McKenzie Vietnam special counsel Thuy Van Pham advised OKX on payment law advice.

Under the strategic investment, OKX will become strategic partners with CAEX alongside founding Vietnamese shareholders VPBankS and LynkiD, with HashKey Capital also participating in the investment.

OKX and other shareholders will also pledge capital to CAEX to ensure it meets the minimum requirement of VND10 trillion (USD379 million) to participate in the Vietnamese government’s pilot programme for regulated crypto asset trading.

CAEX is a regulated crypto trading platform that focuses on compliant VND-based digital asset trading.

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“SBI Savings Bank, with its leading market position in the savings bank industry [in South Korea] and its digital customer base, made this transaction essential for Kyobo Life Insurance to diversify its portfolio and support its planned transition to a holding company structure,” Hwang Lim Jang, one of the three lead partners for Yoon & Yang, told Asia Business Law Journal.

Kyobo Life Insurance finalised its acquisition of a “50% plus one share” stake in SBI Savings Bank in April 2026, a year after the deal was initially announced, following the conclusion of the regulatory approval process.

“Kyobo Life Insurance was required to obtain, prior to closing, approvals from the financial supervisory authorities for the holding of a subsidiary under the Insurance Business Act, and for a change of major shareholder under the Mutual Savings Banks Act,” said Jang.

Jang led the overall transaction, including contract negotiations and closing of the deal. Senior foreign attorney Myong-Hyon Brandon Ryu drafted and negotiated the English transaction documents, while partner Seung Jae Yeon advised on regulatory approvals from the financial authorities.

The in-house legal team at SBI Holdings directly handled the negotiation of transaction documents and the closure process.

Kyobo Life Insurance Group is officially designated by the Korea Fair Trade Commission as one of the country’s 92 conglomerates, which are subject to stringent regulations and mandatory disclosure requirements.

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Partners Sidharrth Shankar, Nandini Seth and Aditya Vardhan Dayal led the JSA team, representing Apothecon Pharmaceuticals, and its founders Mahendra Patel and Joe Renner.

Principal associate Nabarun Ray, senior associate Pranav Rao N, as well as associates Aditya Sinha, Rahul Nayyar and Aaryan Pandit assisted the team. Partner Dheeraj Nair led on the regulatory matters. US-based firms Troutman Pepper Locke and Brown & Connery acted as international counsel for the JSA team.

“It was a particularly engaging transaction given the various jurisdictions involved, and the counsel across jurisdictions (India, US, Mauritius). We have been involved in the transaction since its inception,” said Shankar.

“One of the key highlights was co-ordinating across jurisdictions and counsel, while maintaining a consistent approach to the output.

“Given the local manufacturing operations, we had to carefully navigate the legal/regulatory requirements along with the acquirer’s expectations – including FEMA, pharma regulatory, and real estate aspects. We worked holistically together with the founders, the target business, and the acquirer to address these complexities and align on key aspects to bring the transaction to a successful conclusion.”

Khaitan & Co advised Everstone Capital, while DLA Piper acted as the US adviser.

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