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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October 13, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Davis Polk, Kirkland Advise on Japanese Can Maker's U.S. Merger

Davis Polk & Wardwell, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto and Kirkland & Ellis are advising on Japanese packaging company Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd.'s $775 million buyout of Stolle Machinery Co., Inc., which supplies equipment for making storage cans.

By Jessica Seah

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April 18, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Seyfarth Shaw Plans Shanghai Launch

The Chicago firm, best known for its labor and employment practice, has hired former DLA Piper partner Wan Li as head of the new office.

By Jessica Seah

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May 07, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Locke Lord Adds Five More in Hong Kong

The Texas firm's addition of two partners and three of counsels follows its recruitment of a five-partner group in March.

By Jessica Seah

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April 25, 2013 | Law.com

Ropes & Gray Adds Hong Kong Capital Markets Partner

Ropes & Gray has hired a capital markets partner for its Hong Kong office. Victoria Lloyd was most recently the Hong Kong-based head of the Asia capital markets practice for Fried Frank. In 2011, Lloyd acted for American handbag manufacturer Coach Inc. on a secondary listing in Hong Kong.

By Jessica Seah

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May 30, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Skadden, Jones Day on Marubeni's $3.6 Billion Acquisition of U.S. Grain Trader

It is the largest deal ever for the Japanese trading companies, which is aiming to become a global leader in the grain industry along with U.S. giants Cargill Inc. and the Archer Daniel Midland Co.

By Jessica Seah

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January 04, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Edwards Wildman Hires Partner in Hong Kong

Litigator John Yiu joins the U.S. firm from Hong Kong's ONC Lawyers.

By Jessica Seah

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August 06, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Ropes & Gray Hires Seoul Partner

Jaewoo Lee will relocate from Hong Kong, where he was a counsel with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

By Jessica Seah

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