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].

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July 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Former Chinese Rail Minister Gets Death Reprieve

Former railway minister Liu Zhijun, who was accused of accepting bribes totaling $10 million, received a suspended death sentence.

By Jessica Seah

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July 09, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Freshfields Brings Aboard India Practice Co-Head

Arun Balasubramanian, who is joining Freshfields in Singapore, was most recently a partner with Linklaters.

By Jessica Seah

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March 13, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Norton Rose Jakarta Affiliate Hires Finance Partner

Norton Rose's Indonesian alliance firm Susandarini & Partners has hired a new banking and finance partner in Jakarta. Tasdikiah Siregar is joining from Makarim & Taira S., where she was head of the firm's aviation practice.

By Jessica Seah

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January 10, 2012 | Law.com

Former Reed Smith Hong Kong Partners Launch Breakaway Firm

A group of lawyers has left Reed Smith in Hong Kong to set up an independent firm. Howse Williams Bowers, led by partners Chris Howse, Christopher Williams and Kevin Bowers, will focus mainly on health care matters. Two other Reed Smith lawyers are joining as partners, and some 15 counsel and associates have also made the move.

By Jessica Seah

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July 12, 2013 | Law.com

Debevoise's Lord Goldsmith Seeks to Challenge Singapore Homosexuality Ban

Debevoise & Plimpton partner and former U.K. Attorney General Lord Goldsmith QC has agreed to represent, on a pro bono basis, a gay couple seeking to overturn Singapore's ban on male homosexual sex. Singapore and Malaysia are the only two major economies in Asia where homosexuality remains illegal.

By Jessica Seah

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February 01, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Minter Ellison Takes Steppe Forward With Mongolia Office Launch

Australian firm Minter Ellison has launched an office in Mongolia focusing on the energy and resources sector. Partner Elisabeth Ellis is relocating from Hong Kong to take charge of the new office in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar.

By Jessica Seah

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January 08, 2013 | Law.com

Edwards Wildman Hires Partner in Hong Kong

Edwards Wildman has hired John Yiu as a partner for its Hong Kong litigation practice from local firm ONC Lawyers. Edwards Wildman launched an association with local firm Lister Lo Lui & Choy in 2006 and formally merged on January 1 of this year.

By Jessica Seah

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December 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Simpson, Debevoise Lead on $4.2 Billion ILFC Sale

Insurance giant AIG is selling an 80 percent stake in its International Lease Finance Corp. aircraft leasing arm to a consortium of Chinese investors.

By Jessica Seah

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May 08, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Squire Sanders Adds Four Partners in China, Hong Kong

Two former Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton lawyers are joining Squire Sanders as partners in Beijing and Shanghai, while two new Hong Kong partners are coming aboard from Sidley Austin and DLA Piper.

By Jessica Seah

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April 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Wilson Sonsini Adds Shanghai Corporate Partner From Davis Polk

Palo Alto-based Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has hired a new partner for its China practice. Zhan Chen, a corporate lawyer, joins Wilson Sonsini from Davis Polk & Wardwell, where she was a Hong Kong-based counsel.

By Jessica Seah

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