UK and US law firms have been investing heavily in establishing a pan-Asian presence. But, as a recent Legal Week roundtable found, integrating these offices into the wider network presents major logistical challenges. Jonathan Ames reports

Digby (now Lord) Jones – the boisterous former head of the Confederation of British Industry and UK trade minister – has a favourite line that he wheels out at almost any opportunity: “China wants your lunch; India wants your dinner.”