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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August 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Howse Williams Bowers Recruits Finance Partner

Former Norton Rose Fulbright of counsel Jonathan Silver is a banking and finance lawyer who focuses on the shipping industry.

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August 13, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Jones Day Adds Hong Kong Partner

Maria Pederson relocated to Hong Kong with K&L Gates last year after the dissolution of Howrey, where she had been a partner in Washington, D.C.

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March 06, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Jones Day Adds Hong Kong Partner

Capital markets specialist Gene Buttrill was most recently a partner in the Hong Kong office of Proskauer Rose.

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May 11, 2012 | The American Lawyer

White & Case, S&C Guide Chinese Bank to Fed Approval

After more than a year of review, the U.S. Federal Reserve approved the state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.'s proposed $140 million acquisition of the U.S. subsidiary of the Bank of East Asia.

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May 30, 2013 | Law.com

NYU-Singapore LL.M. Program to End

New York University and the National University of Singapore are terminating their joint LL.M. program after the 2014 class graduates. The 10-month program has failed to become self-financing and would require a significant diversion of resources from both universities to continue, according to an NYU statement.

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November 08, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Mallesons Adds Melbourne Partner from Blake Dawson

Peter Stirling will join Mallesons early next year. A partner at Blake Dawson since 2004, he focuses on mergers and acquisitions deals in the financial services and natural resources sectors.

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May 02, 2013 | The American Lawyer

DLA Piper Enters Indonesian Alliance

The international firm has linked up with Jakarta's Ivan Almaida Baely & Firmansyah Law Firm.

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October 16, 2012 | Law.com

Linklaters Associate Dies in Hong Kong Triathlon

Daniel Bagshaw, 27, collapsed suddenly as he neared the finish line in the final leg of the race.

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