Jessica Seah

June 07, 2012 | The American Lawyer

* Baker & McKenzie helps a Chinese power giant juice up in Brazil* China's biggest gold miner turns to Allens for a takeover bid Down Under* Allen & Overy and Mayer Brown JSM guide a Vietnamese bank to its first international bond offering

By Jessica Seah

5 minute read

August 07, 2012 | Law.com

This time last year, the Hong Kong legal scene was abuzz about Kirkland & Ellis' big push into the market, which was cruising toward a third year as the world's top destination for IPOs. One year later, Hong Kong capital markets are in the midst of a downturn. What's been the outcome for Kirkland's move?

By Jessica Seah

7 minute read

February 29, 2012 | The American Lawyer

In its appeal today before a Guangzhou court, lawyers for Apple, Inc. focused on the role played in negotiations by the supposed general counsel for Proview International Holdings Ltd., the Shenzhen-based company that claims it owns the iPad trademark in China.

By Jessica Seah

4 minute read

April 16, 2012 | The American Lawyer

After being spurned by China's King & Wood last year for a bigger, flashier Aussie partner, the Sydney firm has piled on the big-ticket work.

By Jessica Seah

6 minute read

August 29, 2012 | Law.com

Kuala Lumpur has come from far behind to become the region's IPO champ, outpacing former leader Hong Kong. The $3.3 billion listing in June of Malaysian palm oil company Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd. was 2012's second-largest after Facebook. So is Kuala Lumpur the next big thing?

By Jessica Seah

5 minute read

November 12, 2012 | Law.com

Vietnam is one of the most open markets in Asia for international law firms. But a group of 18 leading Vietnamese firms are urging their government to change that.

By Jessica Seah

7 minute read

August 14, 2012 | Law.com

Singapore has long prided itself as a place where the corruption rampant elsewhere in Asia does not exist. High salaries for Singapore's officials are supposed to forestall financial temptation -- but some recent scandals show that officials may not be immune to other temptations. The scandals have been keeping some of the country's most senior litigators busy.

By Jessica Seah

5 minute read

March 02, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

In its appeal before the Guangdong Provincial Higher People's Court in Guangzhou, Apple, Inc. focused on the role played in negotiations by the supposed general counsel for Proview International Holdings Ltd.

By Jessica Seah

4 minute read

April 24, 2012 | Law.com

U.K. Magic Circle firm Linklaters and Australia's Allens Arthur Robinson are entering into an exclusive alliance and will form a series of joint ventures across Asia. Allens Arthur chief executive partner Michael Rose stressed that the deal was not a merger and that both firms wanted to remain independent.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

May 11, 2012 | The American Lawyer

A three-judge panel overturned a lower court's decison to set aside the award on procedural unfairness grounds, ruling that the arbitral tribunal had acted reasonably.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read