Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today launched a dedicated restructuring practice in Korea, expanding its Asia-Pacific restructuring platform and deepening its commitment to the market.

The American Bar Association's Section of Litigation hosted the 2026 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Seminar on March 4–7, in Tucson, Arizona. Senior leaders from A&M attended the seminar and explored topics including allocation of long-tail claims, evolving personal jurisdiction standards, emerging contaminants, and complex construction-related coverage disputes.

The forward deployed engineer has emerged as a critical role in defense and AI-driven organizations. This article explores why the model is gaining traction and what leaders must get right to turn field discovery into scalable outcomes.

A&M’s Talent, Organization and People Solutions team explore the role of “linchpin leaders”, the VP and Director-level leaders who control budgets, priorities, and the narrative of change. When empowered, they turn cost initiatives into sustained results.

Agency distribution continues to be the main distribution channel for life insurance across Asia. However, traditional agency compensation models that rely heavily on large first-year commissions (FYC) are creating challenges such as low agent activation, weak customer persistency, and shrinking margins.

Developed markets are facing structural headwinds, such as affordability constraints, pricing reform, as demographic saturation and slower volume growth are limiting expansion and resulting a moderating growth rate. In contrast, emerging markets are entering a phase of healthcare formalization and access expansion driven by rising chronic disease burden and government prioritization of pharmaceuticals

Middle East industries are facing rising disruption across supply chains, operations, and liquidity. Alvarez & Marsal’s latest report outlines immediate actions to stabilize performance and build long-term resilience.

Alvarez & Marsal was featured in Financial News, highlighting the firm’s continued global expansion and its commitment to talent development in parallel.

Capital Returns under Section 45B: lessons from Hicks and Ierna on dividends, Part IVA, and ATO practice for Australian corporate restructures.

The latest edition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Banking Pulse analyzes the FY 2025 performance of the kingdom’s ten largest listed banks. The year reflects resilience and rebalancing in the Saudi banking sector, with moderating credit growth alongside strong profitability, improved asset quality, and solid balance sheet strength, supported by a favorable macro-outlook and ongoing Vision 2030 momentum.

Declan Lavelle joins to lead A&M‘s Irish Tax Practice with Financial Services & Pharmaceuticals industry notable David Smyth.

In a decision dated December 4, 2025 (V R 37/23), the German Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) clarified a crucial question in cross-border VAT law: When a German fixed establishment orders services that are ultimately used by a foreign head office, where is the place of supply for VAT purposes?

Alvarez & Marsal India has announced the appointment of Kartik Goel as Managing Director within its Business Transformation Services practice

The evolution of artificial intelligence is reshaping how organisations derive value from their data and operations. This strategic playbook demonstrates how business leaders can move beyond traditional cloud-centric approaches and instead harness real-time intelligence at the edge.