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 04, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Clayton Utz Adds Perth Partner

Clive Luck is joining the Australian firm from the Perth office of U.S. firm Squire Sanders.

By Jessica Seah

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July 26, 2013 | Law.com

Indian Firm to Open in Singapore

Indian law firm Singh & Associates has received approval to open a representative office in Singapore. Lawyers in the new office, which will be operational by the end of August, will not provide any legal advice, but will primarily serve liaison and business development functions.

By Jessica Seah

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November 22, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Freshfields Leads on $1.9 Billion China Unicom Acquisition

China Unicom [Hong Kong] Ltd. is acquiring network operator Unicom New Horizon Telecommunications Co. Ltd. from its parent company.

By Jessica Seah

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August 13, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Sydney Boutique Launches in Singapore

Ryan Lawyers' new Singapore office will be led by former hotel chain in-house lawyer Tien Gui Koh.

By Jessica Seah

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May 22, 2013 | Law.com

Eversheds Hires Beijing Managing Partner

London-based Eversheds has hired a managing partner and a special counsel for its new Beijing office. A specialist in energy-related transactions, Ingrid Zhu-Clark joins as Beijing office head from Morgan Lewis; she headed Dewey & LeBoeuf's Beijing office for over a decade. Special counsel Jay Ze joins from Spanish law firm Uria Menendez.

By Jessica Seah

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January 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Haiwen Picks Up Veteran Expat Partner

Michael Hickman has been a partner in the China practices of several international law firms, including Simmons & Simmons, Fried Frank, and Cleary Gottlieb.

By Jessica Seah

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October 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Linklaters to Bolster Asia Offices With Corporate Partner Moves

Linklaters is boosting its Asia corporate practice with two partner relocations from Europe, to take place next year. The U.K. firm's global corporate co-head, Matthew Middleditch, will also increase the time he spends in Asia.

By Jessica Seah

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February 16, 2012 | Law.com

Zhong Lun Hires Entire Rival Office for London Launch

Zhong Lun Law Firm, one of China's largest law firms, has launched a new office in London with three partners, four associates and two administrative staffers recruited from breakaway firm Zhonglun W&D. The firm is hoping to use the new office to reach European companies doing business in China and to expand its referral network.

By Jessica Seah

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January 11, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Gets a Slice of Chinese Meat Processor's Asset Swap

Paul Hastings and Commerce & Finance Law Offices have advised Henan Luohe Shuanghui Industry Group Co. Ltd., a Chinese state-owned meat processing company, on a $4.6 billion asset swap.

By Jessica Seah

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June 05, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Baker & McKenzie Advising China's State Grid on $1 Billion Brazil Acquisitions

The Chinese government-owned power company is paying $531 million and assuming $411 million in debt to acquire seven high-voltage transmission assets from Spanish construction group ACS Actividades de Construccion & Servicios SA.

By Jessica Seah

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