Asia/Pacific Forum

The Asia/Pacific Forum is a platform that focuses on connectivity and cooperation among countries with interests in Asia and across the Pacific.

The forum helps those doing business in Asia and the Pacific thanks to a strong emphasis on understanding the cultural issues and needs on both in/out-bound work. The value offered by our Asian professional services network to the business community is unrivalled.

Members have close cooperation and work together from all over the globe to development business opportunities for the client.

Functions of the Asia/Pacific Forum

Information exchange between members
Business Cooperation between firms and jurisdictions
Explore the full potential of businesses through a think tank of experts
Promotion within the Asian markets and accompanying events

If any member or user wishes to discuss Asia/Pacific related topics/business, then please feel free to contact the committee directly. You can obtain their contacts details, by clicking on their individual profiles.

Steering Committee

Wills & Estates, Family Law, Real Estate and Corporate Law in Australia

Ross Koffel

Principal, Koffels Solicitors & Barristers

IP – Trademark & Copyright in Philippines

Valeriano Del Rosario

Managing Partner, Vera Law (Del Rosario Raboca Gonzales Grasparil)

Corporate Law in United Arab Emirates

Thomas Paoletti

Founder & Managing Partner, Paoletti Law Group

Corporate Services in Australia

Riccardo Raso

Principal, McBurneys Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors

Banking & Finance, Real Estate and Corporate Law in Thailand

Robert H. Schuler

Senior Partner, Blumenthal Richter & Sumet

Search members within this group:

Practice Area Jurisdiction Firm City Name

Mergers & Acquisitions in China and Mergers & Acquisitions in Taiwan

Nicholas V. Chen

Partner, Pamir Law Group

Wills & Estates, Family Law, Real Estate and Corporate Law in Australia

Ross Koffel

Principal, Koffels Solicitors & Barristers

Private Equity & Venture Capital in India

Seema Jhingan

Partner, LexCounsel

Employment Law (Corporate) in Australia

Jeremy Cousins

Principal, Whitehall Workplace Law

Corporate Law in China

Graham Brown

Senior Adviser, Liuming International

IP – Trademark & Copyright in Philippines

Valeriano Del Rosario

Managing Partner, Vera Law (Del Rosario Raboca Gonzales Grasparil)

Mergers & Acquisitions in India

Ramanand Mundkur

Managing Partner, Mundkur Law Partners

Franchise and Distribution Law and Foreign Direct Investment in China

Peter C. Pang

Principal Attorney and Managing Partner, IPO Pang Xingpu

Commercial Arbitration in China

Dr. Xu Guojian

Senior Partner, Boss & Young

Commercial Law in Australia

Grant Sefton

Partner, Seftcorp Law

Commercial Litigation and Commercial Arbitration in Singapore

Subramanian Pillai

Partner, CNPLaw LLP

Banking & Finance and Corporate Law in Hong Kong and Corporate Law in Myanmar (Burma)

Julia Charlton

Partner, Charltons

Banking & Finance and Corporate Law in Hong Kong and Corporate Law in Myanmar (Burma)

Clinton Morrow

Partner, Charltons

IP – Trademark & Copyright in China

Wei Xin

Senior Adviser, Liuming International

Employment Law (Corporate) in India

Aliff Fazelbhoy

Senior Partner, ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors

Commercial Law and Real Estate in New Zealand

Mark Copeland

Partner, Mark Copeland Lawyers

Corporate Services in Australia

Riccardo Raso

Principal, McBurneys Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors

Real Estate in Israel

Alon Luxenburg

Senior Partner, Arad, Luxenburg and Co.

Banking & Finance, Real Estate and Corporate Law in Thailand

Robert H. Schuler

Senior Partner, Blumenthal Richter & Sumet

Wills & Estates, Family Law, Real Estate and Corporate Law in Australia

Julia Koffel

CEO, Koffels Solicitors & Barristers

Commercial Law in Japan

Kazuto Yamamoto

Partner, Daiichi Legal Professional Corporation

Commercial Law and Tech-Media-Telecoms in Singapore

Joyce A. Tan

Managing Director, Joyce A. Tan & Partners LLC

Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Law in Israel

Eyal Oren

Partner, Harpaz, Oren, Adler & Co.

IP – Patents in Taiwan

C. F. Tsai

Parnter, Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law

Corporate Law in India

Shailendra Swarup

Partner, Swarup & Company

Corporate Law in India

Bindu Saxena

Partner, Swarup & Company

Audit & Assurance Services in Hong Kong

Mercedes Hsu Yuk King CPA (Practicing), ACCA, RFP, CTA, MAIM

Founder of, Andes Glacier CPA Limited, Certified Public Accountants

Insolvency and Commercial Litigation in Australia

James Conomos

Founder and Principal Partner, James Conomos Lawyers

Commercial Litigation in Hong Kong

Nick Gall

Senior Partner, Gall Solicitors

Corporate Law in Japan

Kazuhiko Nishihara

Partner, Honmachi International Law Office, P.C.

Commercial Law in Afghanistan

Saeeq Shajjan

Founder and Managing Partner, Shajjan & Associates

Mergers & Acquisitions in China and Mergers & Acquisitions in Taiwan

Juan Carlos Madrigal

Consultant, Pamir Law Group

Maritime Law and Insurance Law in Israel

Gilad Berman

Founding Partner, Gilad Berman Law Firm & Notary

Tax (Accountants) in Australia

Don Griffin

CEO, Griffin Group Accountants

Corporate Law and Commercial Litigation in South Korea

Mark Benton

Partner, AHNSE Law Offices

Corporate Law and Commercial Litigation in South Korea

Sung Whan Lee

Managing Partner, AHNSE Law Offices

Accounting Services in Australia

Bruce Saward

Managing Partner, Saward Dawson Chartered Accountants

Business Advisory Services and Real Estate in Indonesia

Meggy Parengkuan

Partner, Marccus Partners Mabel & Associates, Attorneys at Law

Corporate Law in Philippines

Eduardo M. Pangan

Partner, Mendoza & Pangan

Company Formations and Accounting Services in Singapore

Jacqueline Chan

Director, JCPartners PAC

Tax (Accountants) and Tax (Law) in Taiwan

Joe Chang

Partner, HW Group Inc.

Tax (Accountants) in Japan

Kazumoto Aoki

Managing Partner, Aoki Suzuki Accounting Co.

Tax (Accountants) in Japan

Akio Suzuki

Managing Partner, Aoki Suzuki Accounting Co.

Commercial Law in Hong Kong

Emba W.M. LEUNG

Partner, Chin & Associates, Solicitors

Corporate Law in Indonesia

Rosna Chung

Partner, Hutabarat Halim & Rekan Lawyers

Debt & Asset Recovery in India

Nikhil Palli

Partner, Palli Law Firm

Tax (Accountants) in Hong Kong

Clayton Chan

Founder, K.M Chan & Co., CPA

IP – Trademark & Copyright in Indonesia

Justisiari Kusumah

Managing Partner, K&K Advocates

Employment Law (Corporate) in Philippines

Esteban (Steve) Mendoza

Partner, Mendoza & Pangan

Tax (Accountants) in New Zealand

Richard Ashby

Partner, Gilligan Sheppard

Tech-Media-Telecoms in India

S Eshwar

Managing Partner, Eshwars House of Corporate & IPR Laws

Tech-Media-Telecoms in India

N V Saisunder

Partner – IPR, Media & Technology Law, Eshwars House of Corporate & IPR Laws

Accounting Services in Hong Kong

Ian See

Partner, Ian See & Co

Mergers & Acquisitions in Australia

Geoffrey Shiff

Founding Partner, Shiff & Company

Mergers & Acquisitions in Australia

Michael Levy

Partner, Shiff & Company

Mergers & Acquisitions in Australia

Julia Adams

Partner, Shiff & Company

Real Estate in Japan

Hiroshi Shimuta

Partner, Shimuta Law Firm

IP – Trademark & Copyright, IP – Patents and Tech-Media-Telecoms in Japan

Kenji Kuroda

Partner, Kuroda Law Offices

Company Formations in India

NS Shastri

Partner, 4i Advisory Services

Company Formations in India

Bharath HP

Partner, 4i Advisory Services

Competition Law, Trade & Customs Law and Data Privacy & Security in Pakistan

Saifullah Khan

Managing Partner, S.U.Khan Associates Corporate & Legal Consultants

Business Advisory Services in Hong Kong

Andrew To

Partner, Value Plus CPA Limited

Commercial Law in Philippines

Llewellyn Llanillo

Senior Partner, Salvador Llanillo & Bernardo

Commercial Litigation and Commercial Arbitration in Malaysia

Datuk Seri Krishna Kumar J.P.

Partner, Krish Maniam & Co

Tax (Private Client) in Australia

Daniel Baldovin

Principal, Chapman Eastway

Tax (Private Client) in Australia

Judy Tse

Senior Tax Manager, Chapman Eastway

Commercial Litigation in Thailand

Pisut Rakwong, MCIArb

Managing Partner, Pisut & Partners

Real Estate in Philippines

Aris Gulapa

Partner, Gulapa Law Office

Commercial Law in Papua New Guinea

Michael Sullivan

Partner, Leahy Lewin Lowing Sullivan Lawyers

Accounting Services in New Zealand

Mike McNab

Partner, DFK Oswin Griffiths Carlton

Immigration Law in New Zealand

Nicola Tiffen

Partner, Duncan Cotterill

Franchise and Distribution Law and Commercial Litigation in Israel

Gideon Koren

Founding Partner, Gideon Koren & Co.

Audit & Assurance Services in India

Digvijay Singh Bhandari

Partner, BGJC Consulting Pvt Ltd

White Collar Crime in Hong Kong

Dominic Wai

Partner, ONC Lawyers

Tech-Media-Telecoms in Australia

Matthew Rouse

Managing Director, Rouse Lawyers

Mergers & Acquisitions and Foreign Direct Investment in Thailand

Andreas C. Richter

Senior Partner, Blumenthal Richter & Sumet

Banking & Finance in Australia

Norman Donato

Partner, Bartier Perry Lawyers

Accounting Services in Bangladesh

Md. Waliuzzaman FCA

Managing Partner, Toha Khan Zaman & Co. Chartered Accountants

Company Formations in Japan

Yasuyuki Suzuki

Of Counsel, Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices

Company Formations in India

Niranjan P Hanagodu

Partner, 4i Advisory Services

Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam

Alberto Vettoretti

Managing Partner, Dezan Shira & Associates

Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam

Tam Nguyen

Manager, Dezan Shira & Associates

Accounting Services in Vietnam

Vinh Le

Manager, Dezan Shira & Associates

Commercial Law in Israel

Meir (Michel) Arad

Co-Founder, Arad, Luxenburg and Co.

Commercial Litigation in India

Kartik Nayar

Managing Partner, KN Legal

Accounting Services in Vietnam

Filippo Bortoletti

Manager, Dezan Shira & Associates

White Collar Crime in Malaysia

Hamidi Datuk Mohd Noh

Partner, Shahrul Hamidi & Haziq Advocates & Solicitors

White Collar Crime in Malaysia

Shahrul Fazli Kamarulzaman

Partner, Shahrul Hamidi & Haziq Advocates & Solicitors

Mergers & Acquisitions in Philippines

Franchette M. Acosta

Partner, Villaraza & Angangco Law

Mergers & Acquisitions in Philippines

Sylvette Tankiang

Partner, Villaraza & Angangco Law

Business Advisory Services in Australia

Nick Barwell

Principal, McBurneys Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors

Foreign Direct Investment and Tax (Law) in Bangladesh

Sakib Sikder

Managing Partner, Jural Acuity

Commercial Law in Papua New Guinea

Peter Lowing

Partner, Leahy Lewin Lowing Sullivan Lawyers

Business Advisory Services in Australia

John Howell

Partner, McBurneys Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors

Employment Law (Corporate) in Thailand

Mark D’Alelio

Founder, LEGAL ASEAN

Corporate Services in Australia

Luke Alcock

Principal, McBurneys Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors

Mergers & Acquisitions in Japan

Kazuma Higuchi

Partner, Higuchi & Partners, LPC

Construction Law in Singapore

Lim Tat

Managing Partner, Aequitas Law LLP

Commercial Law in Japan

Kei Kimura

Partner, Daiichi Legal Professional Corporation

Audit & Assurance Services in Japan

Joey Shuhei Miyake

Managing Director, Navis Consulting Co., Ltd

Corporate Services in Israel

Micha Rosenblatt

CEO, Mellius

Commercial Arbitration in India

Sudhir Mishra

Managing Partner, Trust Legal

Wealth Management in Australia

Nicholas Moustacas

Director, Strategic Wealth Management Pty Ltd

Business & Asset Valuations in Australia

Richard Hemingway

Director, Mandanex Capital Pty Ltd

Accounting Services in Thailand

Paris Suktitipat

Managing Director, Optimum Accounting Services Co., Ltd

Commercial Litigation in Hong Kong

Kenix Yuen

Partner, Gall Solicitors

Employment Law (Corporate) in Japan

Ayuko Nemento

Partner, Sonderhoff & Einsel

Employment Law (Corporate) in Japan

Makoto Ohsugi

Partner, Sonderhoff & Einsel

Employment Law (Corporate) in Japan

Grant Tanabe

Partner, Sonderhoff & Einsel

Accounting Services in Australia

Matthew Stokes

Principal, Saward Dawson Chartered Accountants

Accounting Services in Australia

Joshua Morse

Principal, Saward Dawson Chartered Accountants

Commercial Law in India

Gautam Khurana

Founder & Managing Partner, India Law Offices LLP

Tax (Accountants) in Israel

Idan Weinstein

Partner, Weinstein & Co Certified Public Accountants

Tax (Accountants) in Israel

Dov Weinstein

Partner, Weinstein & Co Certified Public Accountants

Maritime Law in India

Gautam Bhatikar

Partner, Phoenix Legal

Immigration Law in Philippines

Rob D. Avenida

Partner, Avenida & Diaz Law Office

Mergers & Acquisitions in Indonesia

Rio Lassatrio

Partner, LHBM Counsel

IP – Trademark & Copyright in India

Shantanu Sood

Founder, Quest IP Attorneys

Commercial Law in Indonesia

Marshall Situmorang

Founder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership

Insolvency in Philippines

Elmer B.o Serrano

Head, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group, Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano (MVGS)

Insolvency in Philippines

Manuel Z. Gonzalez

Head, Capital Markets Practice Group, Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano (MVGS)

Insolvency in Philippines

Mark O. Vergara

Head, Banking and Finance Practice Group, Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano (MVGS)

Private Equity & Venture Capital in Philippines

Michelle Carisse Suarez Balois

Partner, FERIA TANTOCO DAOS (Feria Law)

IP – Trademark & Copyright and IP – Patents in Vietnam

Le Quoc Chen

Managing Partner, ANNAM IP & LAW

Audit & Assurance Services in Singapore

John Woo

Partner, AG Singapore

Energy Law in Indonesia

Rex R. Panambunan

Senior Partner, Nah’R Murdono Law Office

Commercial Law in Japan

Satoshi Miki

Partner, Daiichi Legal Professional Corporation

Mergers & Acquisitions in India

Divya Balagopal

Senior Partner, Mundkur Law Partners

Audit & Assurance Services and Accounting Services in Saudi Arabia

Haytham Al-Nasser

Founder, Haytham Al-Nasser Certified Public Accountants & Auditors

Wealth Management in Australia

Jasmine Theophile

Financial Planner, Strategic Wealth Management Pty Ltd

Tax (Law) in Japan

Hiroyuki Kimura

Partner, Yodoyabashi & Yamagami LPC

Construction Law and Commercial Arbitration in Australia

Jim Patrick Doyle FCIArb

Director, Doyles Construction Lawyers

Tech-Media-Telecoms in India

Aravinth Rajagopal

Head – Client Relationships & Corporate Communication, Eshwars House of Corporate & IPR Laws

Rising Star in India

Ahetesham Ahmed A. Thaver

Senior Associate, ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors

Mergers & Acquisitions in Singapore

Kenneth Leong

Director, Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC

Corporate Services in India

Amit Ashok Purohit

Partner, NMK & Co LLP Chartered Accountants

Corporate Services in India

Nilesh M Kapadia

Partner, NMK & Co LLP Chartered Accountants

Corporate Services in India

Anjali Kothari

Vice President, NMK & Co LLP Chartered Accountants

Audit & Assurance Services in Indonesia

Rexon Nainggolan

Managing Partner, KAP Rexon Nainggolan & Rekan

Tax (Accountants) in India

Uday Ved

Partner, KNAV

Tax (Accountants) in India

Amitabh Khemka

Partner, KNAV

Corporate Services in China

Jason Xu

Managing Director, Sino Group

Corporate Services in China

Charles Kwun

Managing Director – Sino Fund Services Limited, Sino Group

Corporate Services in China

Alex Cho

CEO – Sino Corporate Services Group, Sino Group

Insolvency in India

Ryna Karani

Partner, ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors

Audit & Assurance Services in China

Vivian Ni

Managing Partner, Shanghai Xin-Wo Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd

Audit & Assurance Services in China

Min Chen

Partner, Shanghai Xin-Wo Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd

Audit & Assurance Services in China

Anny Shi

Senior Audit Manager, Shanghai Xin-Wo Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd

Maritime Law and Trade & Customs Law in Singapore

Peter Doraisamy

Managing Partner, PDLegal LLC

White Collar Crime in Singapore

Eugene Thuraisingam

Managing Partner, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP

Corporate Law in Singapore

Lisa Theng

Managing Partner, CNPLaw LLP

Corporate Law in Singapore

Ken Chia

Partner, CNPLaw LLP

Corporate Law in Singapore

Min-Li Tan

Partner, CNPLaw LLP

Commercial Arbitration in Singapore

Soo Ling See Tow

Partner, CNPLaw LLP

Commercial Arbitration in Singapore

Venetia Tan

Partner, CNPLaw LLP

Company Formations and Tax (Accountants) in South Korea

Kook Hee Lee

Partner CPA, Samhwa Accounting

Business Advisory Services in South Korea

Kay H. Lee

Managing Partner, Sungjee Accounting Corp

Corporate Services in Singapore

Loo Meng Gee

Founding Director, Providence Management Services Pte Ltd

Business Advisory Services in Singapore

Jason Lee

Managing Director, CA.sg

Business Advisory Services in Malaysia

Chin Ee Lin

Director, MYBA

Tax (Law) in Israel

Gilad Barone

Founding Partner, Barone & Co

Tax (Private Client) in Australia

Peter Kedziora

Principal, Chapman Eastway

IP – Trademark & Copyright in Indonesia

Danny Kobrata

Partner, K&K Advocates

Audit & Assurance Services in South Korea

David Kim

CPA, Sejong

Audit & Assurance Services in South Korea

Joey Yoon

CPA, Sejong

Rising Star in Singapore

Kyle Gabriel Peters

Partner, PDLegal LLC

Tax (Private Client) in India

Urvesh Patel

Partner, 4i Advisory Services

Tax (Private Client) in India

Sudhakar Giridharan

Partner, 4i Advisory Services

Tax (Private Client) in India

Sumathy T

Partner, 4i Advisory Services

Rising Star in Singapore

Chooi Jing Yen

Partner, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP

White Collar Crime in Malaysia

Mohd Haziq Dhiyauddin Razali

Partner, Shahrul Hamidi & Haziq Advocates & Solicitors

Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam

Marco Förster

International Business Advisory Manager, Dezan Shira & Associates

Tax (Accountants) in Singapore

Rahul Raj

Director, Prudential Public Accounting Corporation

Turnaround Professionals in Singapore

Bob Low

Founder, Bob Low & Co

Rising Star in India

Prem Jumani

Principal Associate, ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors

IP – Trademark & Copyright in Indonesia

Risti Wulansari

Partner, K&K Advocates

Insolvency and Commercial Litigation in Australia

Carly Hanson

Managing Associate, James Conomos Lawyers

Commercial Litigation in Hong Kong

Yandy Lam

Associate, Gall Solicitors

Rising Star in Australia

Mitchell Carey

Senior Associate, James Conomos Lawyers

Commercial Litigation in New Zealand

Michael Wolff

Partner, Morrison Kent Lawyers

Employment Law (Corporate) in New Zealand

Tess Von Dadelszen

Senior Associate, Morrison Kent Lawyers

Corporate Law and Tech-Media-Telecoms in Thailand

Ittinant Suwanjutha

Partner, Blumenthal Richter & Sumet

Insolvency in Japan

Hiroe Toyoshima

Partner, Nakamoto & Partners

Business Advisory Services in India

Sharad Kohli

Managing Director, KCC Group

Insolvency in Singapore

Wei Chern Tham

Director, Fullerton Law Chambers LLC

Investigative Due Diligence in China

Fei (Charles) Wei

Founder, Shanghai Steele Business Information Consulting Co., Ltd

Investigative Due Diligence in Australia

Greg Lamey

CEO, ForenSix

Debt & Asset Recovery in Hong Kong

Gwynn Hopkins

Managing Director, Perun Consultants

Commercial Litigation in Singapore

Edwin Chia

Partner, CNPLaw LLP

Commercial Litigation in Singapore

Sharleen Eio

Partner, CNPLaw LLP

White Collar Crime in India

Prashant Mara

Managing Partner, BTG Legal

Insolvency in Malaysia

Dato’ Raveendra Kumar Nathan

Managing Principal, RIMBUN

Real Estate in India

Manishi Pathak

Founding Partner, Anhad Law

Corporate Law in Vietnam

To Xuan Tinh (Mr.)

Managing Partner, TND Legal

Commercial Arbitration and Tech-Media-Telecoms in Thailand

Anuwat Ngamprasertkul

Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Blumenthal Richter & Sumet

Corporate Law in Vietnam

Vo Huu Tu (Mr.)

Partner, TND Legal

Corporate Law in Vietnam

Nguyen Quoc Bao (Mr.)

Senior Associate, TND Legal

Investigative Due Diligence in Hong Kong

Ilya Umanskiy GRCP

Director, Current Consulting Group

Rising Star in Malaysia

Yuvaraj N Muralitharan

Senior Consultant, RIMBUN

Maritime Law and Trade & Customs Law in Singapore

Lakshman Shankar

Partner, Head – Indian Desk, PDLegal LLC

Commercial Law in Saudi Arabia

Christopher H. Johnson

Managing Attorney, Al-Sharif Law Firm

Foreign Direct Investment in India

Ravi Singhania

Managing Partner, Singhania & Partners LLP

Investigative Due Diligence in Hong Kong

Anders Bäckström

Partner & Chairman, Current Consulting Group

Investigative Due Diligence in Hong Kong

Björn Wahlström

Partner & Managing Director, Current Consulting Group

White Collar Crime in India

Xerxes Antia

Partner, BTG Legal

White Collar Crime in India

Arjun Paleri

Partner, BTG Legal