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].
September 02, 2011 | Law.com
Weil Relocates N.Y. Partner to Head Asia Finance PracticeWeil has relocated New York partner Soo-Jin Shim to take charge of its Asia finance practice in Hong Kong. A banking and finance specialist who also handles bankruptcy-related corporate transactions and M&A, Shim was part of the team that in March advised Citadel Broadcasting on its $2.5 billion merger with Cumulus Media.
By Jessica Seah
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July 20, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Blank Rome Bulks Up New Shanghai Office With Pillsbury HireBlank Rome has made its first lateral hire for its newly established Shanghai office, taking on partner Scott Kline from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
By Jessica Seah
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August 10, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Linklaters, Jones Day Advise on China-Argentina Bank DealThe firms are advising on Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.'s $600 million acquisition of a majority stake in the Argentine operations of South Africa's Standard Bank Group.
By Jessica Seah
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March 24, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Colin Ng & Partners Leads on Malaysian Bank's $300 Million Dollar Bond IssueHong Leong Bank's $300 million float is the first time a Malaysian bank has issued a dollar-denominated bond.
By Jessica Seah
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October 06, 2011 | The American Lawyer
DLA Taps Norton Rose Australia for Asia Restructuring HeadTroy Doyle, who is presently a special counsel in Norton Rose's Sydney office, is relocating to DLA Piper's Singapore office as a partner. He will head up the firm's restructuring and distressed acquisitions practice for Asia.
By Jessica Seah
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August 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Blake Dawson Hires Sydney Antitrust PartnerGilbert + Tobin partner Liza Carver is to join Blake Dawson's national competition and consumer protection practice in Sydney. She will be the firm's eighth competition partner.
By Jessica Seah
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September 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Herbert Smith Adds Beijing Disputes PartnerInternational arbitration specialist Julie Fei is joining the British firm from the Beijing office of Fulbright & Jaworski, where she had been a counsel.
By Jessica Seah
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May 27, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Sydney's Gilbert + Tobin Acquires Perth BoutiqueThe acquisition of its 31-lawyer alliance partner Blakiston & Crabb Lawyers will give Sydney-headquartered Gilbert + Tobin an office in the capital of Western Australia's booming mining industry.
By Jessica Seah
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June 28, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Baker & McKenzie Advises Aussie Planter on Debt, Derivatives IssueTFS Corp. Ltd., an Australian sandalwood plantation company, has raised $150 million in an issuance of high-yield notes and warrants. Baker & McKenzie advised the issuer. Vinson & Elkins and Minter Ellison advised the underwriters.
By Jessica Seah
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June 18, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Lee & Lee, Troutman Sanders Lead on Medical Devices DealSingaporean holding company Biosensors International Group will pay $550 million for the 50 percent interest it does not already own in JW Medical Systems Ltd., a Chinese producer of drug-eluting stents.
By Jessica Seah
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