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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January 07, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Shearman, Kim & Chang on $1.1 Billion POSCO Deal

The Korean steel giant is leading an Asian consortium buying a stake in the Canadian iron ore business of ArcelorMittal.

By Jessica Seah

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March 11, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Billionaire Kwok Brothers Plead Not Guilty to Bribery Charges

Clifford Chance and Matrix Chambers are among the firms for the defense in one of Hong Kong's biggest-ever corruption cases.

By Jessica Seah

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March 08, 2012 | Law.com

Squire Sanders Joins U.S. Law Firm Push Into Seoul

Squire Sanders has announced plans to open an office in Seoul. Partner Joon Yong Kim, the head of the firm's Korea practice, will relocate from Tokyo to lead the new office. A corporate partner, Kim will focus mainly on M&A and joint ventures. Partner Edward Kim will also join the new office from the firm's Tokyo location.

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November 15, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Allen & Overy Leads as Chinese Company Buys South African Miner

Allen & Overy is advising Jinchuan Group Ltd. on its planned $1.2 billion buyout of South Africa's Metorex Ltd., which has a controlling stake in a copper mine in Zambia. South African firms Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr are also advising.

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January 16, 2013 | Law.com

Baker & McKenzie Hires Korea Partner for Hong Kong Office

Baker & McKenzie has hired Seong Soo Kim, formerly a Kim & Chang foreign legal consultant, as a new Korea practice partner for its Hong Kong office. Though Baker & McKenzie is opening a Seoul office, pending regulatory approval, the firm has so far only decided to send three other Korean-speaking lawyers to Seoul when the office begins operations.

By Jessica Seah

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December 07, 2011 | Law.com

Kirkland Partner Returns to Jun He

Kirkland & Ellis senior Chinese corporate partner Xiaoyang Li has left the firm to return to Beijing-based Jun He Law Offices. Li was one of the first senior-level partners to join a Western firm from a Chinese one when he joined Kirkland in 2008. A private equity specialist, Li has represented many of the industry's biggest names.

By Jessica Seah

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February 21, 2012 | Law.com

Watson Farley Hires Corporate Partner for Hong Kong Launch

Pending regulatory approval, U.K. firm Watson Farley will open a Hong Kong office with corporate partner Loretta Lau from Goodwin Procter. Lau will be joined by asset finance partner Madeline Leong, who will relocate from Watson Farley's Singapore office. The 321-lawyer firm's other Asia offices are in Singapore and Bangkok.

By Jessica Seah

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May 21, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Kochhar Adds Two Partners in Delhi

Nishant Menon and Neeraj Grover have joined Kochhar from Dua Associates and Zeus IP, respectively.

By Jessica Seah

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February 01, 2013 | Law.com

Norton Rose Adds Beijing Partner

Norton Rose has added Barbara Li, previously of Baker & McKenzie, to its Beijing office as a partner. In 2010, Li led a Baker & McKenzie team in advising American truck and tractor maker NC2 Global on a $193 million joint venture agreement with Chinese company Anhui Jianghuai Automobile to develop, manufacture and sell trucks and truck parts in China.

By Jessica Seah

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December 14, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Freshfields, Slaughter and May on $1.1 Billion Privatization

A Malaysian conglomerate has offered $1.1 billion to delist Hong Kong's Guoco Group Ltd.

By Jessica Seah

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