Jessica Seah
Jessica Seah is Law.com International's Asia Editor. She writes about lawyers and legal issues in Hong Kong, China, Singapore and throughout Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea. Her coverage includes the business of law, global and domestic law firms, legal tech, in-house legal departments and regulatory issues. She can be reached at [email protected].
November 18, 2024 | International Edition
Gibson Dunn’s Regional Head of Arbitration Leaves for Singapore ChambersPaul Tan is joining One Essex Court as a barrister.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
November 18, 2024 | International Edition
Hogan Lovells Takes Partner Quartet, Hiring from Dechert, Ashurst in SingaporeDechert's Siew Kam Boon, Timothy Goh and Thomas Kim will join Hogan Lovells in the coming months while Rob Palmer has already started at the U.S. firm.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
November 15, 2024 | International Edition
Goodwin, Conyers, A&O Shearman Act on $800M China Biotech SaleGerman vaccine maker BioNTech is buying Guangdong biotech company Biotheus.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
November 13, 2024 | The American Lawyer
HSF's American Dream: What Will a U.S. Merger Mean For its Asia Practice?Last year, HSF announced the closures of its Seoul and Kuala Lumpur offices. It has also recently rejigged its Singapore offerings and cut some Hong Kong staff. How much of that was so it would sit pretty for an American suitor?
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
November 12, 2024 | International Edition
HSF Locks In Its American Dream. But What Will a U.S. Merger Mean For its Asia Practice?Last year, HSF announced the closures of its Seoul and Kuala Lumpur offices. It has also recently rejigged its Singapore offerings and cut some Hong Kong staff. How much of that was so it would sit pretty for an American suitor?
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
November 11, 2024 | Law.com
Herbert Smith Freehills to Merge with Kramer LevinThe firms are to combine into one fully-integrated organization known as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, in one of the industry's most significant transatlantic combinations.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
November 11, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Kramer Levin to Merge With Herbert Smith FreehillsThe firms are to combine into one fully integrated organization known as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. In the U.S., it will be called HSF Kramer.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
November 11, 2024 | International Edition
Herbert Smith Freehills to Merge with New York’s Kramer LevinThe firms are to combine into one fully-integrated organization known as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, in one of the industry's most significant transatlantic combinations.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
November 11, 2024 | International Edition
K&L Gates Hires Energy Partner from Gibson Dunn in SingaporeBrad Roach joins with an associate.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
November 10, 2024 | International Edition
Trump and China: Lawyers Warn of Risk to the Practice of LawChina-focused lawyers in the U.S. and China say geopolitics and the exodus of foreign law firms from Greater China have had a chilling effect on the practice of law. But with Trump’s triumph in America, they warn that it may get a lot worse.
By Jessica Seah
7 minute read
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