SCCA Asia-Pacific Legal Congress 2026

Morrison Foerster is pleased to sponsor the SCCA Asia-Pacific Legal Congress 2026, the premier corporate in-house legal counsel event in the APAC region. Hosted by the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association, the two-day congress (8–9 April 2026) will bring together more than 1,600 delegates from across Asia-Pacific.

Our lawyers will contribute to a series of practical, business-focused sessions designed to provide legal and compliance teams with actionable insights for navigating a rapidly evolving legal and regulatory landscape.

MoFo Session Highlights

Managing Regulatory Risks for Life Sciences in APAC: Key Trends in 2026

April 9, 2026, 09.00 a.m. – 09.45 a.m.

Regulatory risk for life sciences companies in APAC is accelerating, driven by geopolitical developments and intensifying enforcement. The newly enacted U.S. BioSecure Act introduces complex restrictions for companies with China exposure, raising challenges for cross-border operations. At the same time, Chinese regulators are sharpening scrutiny in key areas such as HCP fee-for-service arrangements, third-party sponsorships, and charitable patient support programs—reshaping compliance expectations on the ground.

This session will focus on how in-house legal and compliance teams can respond in practice. We will unpack the impact of the BioSecure Act and share real-life lessons from enforcement trends in China, highlighting where regulators are focusing and how expectations are shifting.

Speakers:

• Derik Rao, Partner, Investigations & White-Collar Defense, Morrison Foerster
• Nicholas Seng, Legal Director, Litigation & Investigations, APAC, Johnson & Johnson

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Negotiating the Fine Print – Structuring Risk and Outcomes in Contracts

April 9, 2026, 09.45 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.

Negotiating contract terms is rarely about abstract principles. It requires making precise drafting choices that allocate risk, define obligations, and manage uncertainty in real time. In-house counsels are often required to make these calls under commercial pressure, where small differences in language can carry significant legal and practical consequences.

This panel will explore the practical realities of negotiating and drafting critical contract terms, focusing on the legal nuances, drafting choices and trade-offs that in-house counsel must navigate. Drawing on transactional experience across industries, and lessons learnt from disputes, this discussion will cover key contract terms including guarantees, indemnities, events of default and dispute resolution, and is aimed at helping in-house counsel negotiate more effectively and manage legal and commercial risk.

Speakers:

• Per Lindberg, Partner, Energy & Infrastructure, Morrison Foerster
• Yi-Jun Kang, Associate, Litigation, Morrison Foerster
• Tina Teo, Associate, Energy & Infrastructure, Morrison Foerster
• Lyna Luo, Associate, Energy & Infrastructure, Morrison Foerster

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Geopolitical Risk in Focus: Navigating Rules, Enforcement, and Consequences When the Global Playbook is Being Rewritten

April 9, 2026, 11.00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.

Geopolitical risk is not new—but its speed, scope, and impact on business have fundamentally changed. In-house legal and compliance teams are now operating in an environment of quickly shifting rules, intensifying enforcement, and fast-moving developments that can create immediate operational, legal, and reputational exposure across markets, supply chains, and cross-border businesses. These changes have significant implications across substantive areas ranging from national security (including sanctions and export controls) to managing disputes in challenging markets across APAC.

This session focuses on how legal and compliance teams can respond in practice—navigating heightened regulatory scrutiny, managing overlapping or conflicting obligations, and mitigating exposure arising from third parties, supply chains, and cross-border transactions. With a practical, business-facing lens, we will draw on a range of perspectives to strengthen governance, sharpen escalation and decision-making, and equip stakeholders to make decisions that are operationally resilient and legally and reputationally defensible.

Speakers:

• Daniel Levison, Singapore Head of Litigation and Asia Head of Ethics and Compliance, Morrison Foerster
• Tabitha Saw, Singapore Managing Partner, Morrison Foerster
• Rishikeesh Wijaya, Associate, Investigations & White-Collar Defense, Morrison Foerster
• Anish Hazra, Associate, Litigation, Morrison Foerster