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].
February 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
In iPad Appeal, Apple Spotlights Role of Proview 'GC'In its appeal before the Guangdong Provincial Higher People's Court in Guangzhou, Apple focused on the role played in negotiations by the supposed general counsel for Proview International Holdings Ltd., the company that claims it owns the iPad trademark in China.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
March 20, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
Did Apple's Lawyers Screw Up in China Trademark Battle?As Apple, Inc. and Shenzhen-based Proview International Holdings Ltd. battle over the iPad trademark in China, the lawyering involved in the 2009 trademark deal between the two companies has also become a hotly debated point of contention.
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
June 11, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Legal Recruiter Sues Davis Polk for $1.4 MillionAlan Metz alleges Davis Polk owns him a commission for placing former Clifford Chance litigator Martin Rogers in the firm's Hong Kong office.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
April 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Singapore Debates Decriminalizing HomosexualitySingapore's law banning sex between men is increasingly out of step with its Asian neighbors as well as the city-state's cosmopolitan self-image.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
October 24, 2011 | The American Lawyer
The World of Daisy WongFor four years, young Hong Kong lawyers--particularly those at one top U.K. firm--have seen their lives mirrored in the Bridget Jones-like scribblings of pseudonymous blogger Daisy Wong. But where to draw the line between fiction and fact?
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
March 02, 2012 | Law.com
Ashurst to Launch Beijing Office With King & Wood Mallesons HireOn the same day Ashurst's merger with Australian firm Blake Dawson became official, Ashurst announced plans to launch a Beijing office with partner Patrick Phua, recruited from the newly minted King & Wood Mallesons. Phua was head of the derivatives, structured finance and banking practice for the former Mallesons Stephen Jaques' Beijing office.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
October 25, 2011 | Law.com
Daisy Wong, Would-Be Bridget Jones of the Hong Kong Legal SceneDaisy Wong writes a Chinese-language blog, newspaper column and book series purportedly chronicling the personal and professional life of a young female associate at one of the top law firms in Hong Kong. Is she for real? Several lawyers speculate she is not, but that the featured firm and the lawyers are based on real-life equivalents.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
October 15, 2012 | The American Lawyer
China Politics Hitting U.S. Law FirmsAs U.S. politicians from both major political parties increasingly talk tough on China, American law firms are feeling caught in the middle.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
April 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
IP Insider: Tail Wags DogThe latest iPad case shines a light on a more aggressive Chinese IP posture.
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
October 25, 2011 | Texas Lawyer
Daisy Wong, Would-Be Bridget Jones of the Hong Kong Legal SceneA few months ago, 28-year-old associate Daisy Wong went to lunch at The American Club in Hong Kong with a partner who tried to convince her to join the local office of his New York-based firm. If she would only switch firms, he promised, he would "nurture" her for partnership.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
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