A rising tide of regulation is driving demand for in-house expertise, with more insider-trading cases tipped in Japan, for instance, as a result of expected rule tightening.
Annette Wargon, global general counsel for Allianz Global Investors and RCM, considers the rising challenges of regulations such Dodd-Frank and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
Kenneth Cote, Managing Partner, Hong Kong and China at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood discusses the vagaries and difficulties of the regional legal market.