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].
June 04, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Addleshaw Goddard Inks Japan AllianceThe U.K. firm has entered into an exclusive arrangement with 16-lawyer Hashidate Law Office.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
January 30, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Lander & Rogers Adds Sydney Property PartnerJulian Olley is joining the Australian firm from Norton Rose, where he was a Sydney-based property partner for over five years.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
March 13, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Cambodian Firm Hires Barrister As Managing PartnerA former English barrister, John Pike, has joined Cambodian law firm Sciaroni & Associates as managing partner. Pike most recently worked in Phnom Penh as an aid worker with VSO U.K., a volunteer international development organization.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
December 02, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Freshfields, Commerce & Finance Lead on New China Life ListingFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Beijing-based Commerce & Finance Law Offices are advising New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. on a $2.3 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong and Shanghai. King & Wood and Slaughter and May are advising the underwriters.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
January 30, 2012 | The American Lawyer
HWL Ebsworth Adds Norton Rose Partner in MelbourneAustralian firm HWL Ebsworth Lawyers has hired Scott Charaneka as a partner for its Melbourne office. Charaneka will join the firm later this year from Norton Rose's Sydney office, where he was a partner.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
February 02, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Minter Ellison Adds Partners in Perth, SydneyAustralia's Minter Ellison has recruited former Corrs Chambers partners Adam Handley and Richard Guit to its Perth office. Sophie Chen is also joining Minter Ellison's Sydney office as a partner from Freehills, where she was a special counsel.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
August 21, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Duane Morris Singapore JLV on $4.5 Billion Heineken BidThe Dutch beer maker is seeking to buy out its joint venture partner in Singapore's Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 16, 2012 | Law.com
Singapore to Allow Domestic-Foreign Law Firm MergersSingapore's Parliament has approved legislative changes that would clear the way for mergers between international and domestic firms as of the second quarter of this year. The move reflects changing attitudes by Singaporean law firms, which had previously sought protection against competition from international firms.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
March 27, 2013 | Law.com
Hong Kong Maids Lose Final Appeal for Permanent ResidencyHong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has rejected a bid to give domestic workers from the Philippines and Indonesia the right to seek permanent residency in the territory, finding that special contractual restrictions put them in a different category from other foreign residents and it was not unconstitutional to exempt them from eligibility for permanent residency.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
April 11, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Former Singapore Deputy PM Joining Law FirmS. Jayakumar, who was Singapore's number-two leader from 2004 to 2009 and its minister of law for two decades, will join Drew & Napier as a consultant in May.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
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