COVID-19 in ASEAN Webinar: Country Status Updates on Legal Implications for Clients on Business and Risk Issues

As the COVID-19 pandemic has effectively forced a global standstill, businesses in ASEAN continue to scramble to achieve business continuity, contingency and clarity. Join regional ZICO Law leaders as they discuss, compare and strategize on key legal concerns across South East Asia in relation to the developing COVID-19 outbreak.

The panel will discuss crucial business and risk concerns on force majeure, termination of contracts and employment matters, while also touching on operational issues such as minimizing work disruption, continuing client outreach and communication and dealing with limited government and ministry functions.

COVID-19 in ASEAN: Country Status Update on Legal Implications for Clients on Business and Risk Issues is a 2-part webinar series that will take an inside look at how the virus has impacted the legal industry across South East Asia through the eyes of ZICO Law firm leaders. Part 2 of the series will cover Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam on 8 April 2020 at 12.00 PM (GMT+8).

Part 1: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore

Part 2: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Announcement

On 1 December 2022, KPMG and ZICO Law entered into an agreement under which a number of law firms and teams from the ZICO Law network have joined the KPMG network of firms.

The deal will see more than 275 lawyers join over 2,900 legal professionals in the KPMG global organization, creating a significant legal footprint across Asia. It will offer legal services and solutions, a globally connected legal services platform, and specialists who work with leading technology providers to modernize legal functions across organizations. The strategic combination increases the total number of legal professionals in the KPMG network to over 3,750 across 84 jurisdictions. You may read the press release here.

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