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].
August 22, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Ropes & Gray, Clayton Utz Advise Bain Capital on Aussie Software AcquisitionThe firms advised the Boston-based private equity group in a reported $1.2 billion purchase of MYOB, an Australian maker of payroll and accounting software. Allens Arthur Robinson is representing seller Archer Capital.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 02, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Stephenson Harwood Launches in BeijingThe office will initially be led by legal director James Zhang, a former partner at Beijing's Zhong Yin Law Firm.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
November 30, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Norton Rose Adds Beijing PartnerBanking specialist Li Jinnan was previously a partner at King & Wood Mallesons.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
January 18, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Clifford Chance Adds Australian Antitrust PartnerDavid Poddar was most recently a Sydney partner with rival Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
March 14, 2013 | Law.com
Locke Lord Hires Five Partners in Hong KongLocke Lord is expanding in Hong Kong through an association with local firm Cheung & Lee, which counts five partners: Balbir Bindra, Wing Cheung, Alfred Lee, Tejinder Mahil and Matthew Wong. Previously little known internationally, Dallas-based Locke Lord recruited several Salans partners last year to launch a London office as part of a push to expand overseas.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
June 12, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Nishimura & Asahi Expands at HomeJapan's largest law firm, which has recently been on an overseas expansion kick, is opening its first domestic offices apart from Tokyo in Osaka and Nagoya.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
June 04, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Orrick Adds Partners in Beijing and Hong KongMathew Lewis is joining Orrick from Morgan Stanley, where he was head of the in-house legal team for the Hong Kong global capital markets group. Seung Chong is coming aboard from the Hong Kong office of Proskauer Rose, which he joined as a partner just last year.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
January 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer
K&L Gates Adds Sydney PartnerAndrea Beatty is the first partner to join K&L Gates in Australia following its merger with Sydney-based Middletons.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
October 08, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Davis Polk Advises Mitsubishi UFJ Aircraft Leasing Unit on $1.3 Billion U.S. AcquisitionMitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. is acquiring San Francisco-based Jackson Square Aviation LCC from Los Angeles investment fund Oaktree Capital Management.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 13, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Stamford Adds Corporate PartnerDaniel Yong is joining the Singapore firm from Norton Rose.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
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