First session: Tuesday, 6 October 2020 at 3.00-5.20pm Tokyo time

Remark by Thomas Wu, Principal Representative (acting), Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Tokyo)

Cutting costs and time for resolving cross-border commercial disputes effectively: ODR
Presented by the Department of Justice and the eBRAM Centre

Recent developments in the law and practice of Japanese M&A; Electronic Contracts and Signatures in Japan; Hybrid Virtual Shareholders Meetings in Japan
Presented by Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Second session: Thursday, 8 October 2020 at 3.00-5.20pm Tokyo time

Deal-makings in Hong Kong
Presented by Invest Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

ASEAN regulators COVID-19 reliefs and measures stimulating M&A prospects in the region
Presented by ZICO Law

Investing into India during the Pandemic
Presented by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Third session: Tuesday, 13 October 2020 at 3.00-4.00pm Tokyo time

EFFECT*: The impact of Covid-19 on legal practice: How can In-House teams work better to get what they need out of external law firms? How law firms are responding?
*IHC research indicate that In-House counsel wish law firms to change in the following areas:
- Effective Crisis Management
- Fees & Billing
- Focused Advice
- Efficiency & Technology
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Trust & Partnership

Discussion with Shiro Kuniya of Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners; Anthony J. Luna of IBM Japan; Masahiro Homma of Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd; Shinobu Obata of NEC Corporation; Hanim Hamzah of ZICO Law and moderated by experienced General Counsel Grady Loy.