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 23, 2024 | International Edition
Haiwen Takes Another Partner From Linklaters' China AffiliateHaiwen also recently hired Zhao Sheng's former managing partner Eric Liu.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 23, 2024 | International Edition
Japan's Big Four Firm Mori Hamada Launches Fifth New Outfit in 12 MonthsThe firm has recently also set up in New York, Jakarta, Manila and Sapporo.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 22, 2024 | International Edition
When Will Law Firms Learn? The Top-Down Approach Never Pays, and Always Bites BackLatham & Watkins' decision to block automatic access for its Hong Kong staff to files and documents outside of Greater China was not necessarily wrong. But the way it implemented the change was tone-deaf. The firm's sin was its failure to communicate, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
February 22, 2024 | International Edition
Simpson Thacher Advises on CVC's Latest $6.8B Asia Fund RaisingIn 2020, Simpson Thacher and offshore firm Mourant advised CVC on the formation of Asia V, which closed at $4.5 billion.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 22, 2024 | International Edition
Hunton Andrews Kurth Takes Two Senior Partners from Korea's Big Six Lee & KoNelson Ahn and Edward Kim have relocated to the US from Seoul.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
February 21, 2024 | International Edition
Pinsent Masons Hires Veteran Energy Lawyer David Clinch from ShearmansDavid Clinch joined Shearman & Sterling as a partner from Herbert Smith Freehills, where he had practiced for almost three decades.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 20, 2024 | International Edition
South Korea's LG Chem Adopts Luminance AI to Enhance Contracting WorkLG Chem is the first Korea-based business to adopt Luminance's corporate product.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
February 20, 2024 | International Edition
Simmons & Simmons Boosts Disputes Team in Singapore, DLA Piper Adds to SeoulDLA Piper has hired Milbank counsel Brian Youn as a partner in South Korea while Simmons & Simmons is adding Terence Seah from Stephenson Harwood in Singapore.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
February 19, 2024 | International Edition
Simmons & Simmons Hires in Private Funds Head in Hong KongJeffrey Friedenberg has worked at Blackstone and Pathway Capital Management, and at Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins in the US.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 16, 2024 | International Edition
Latham Blocks Hong Kong Lawyers' Access to Foreign Files, Is It Making the Right Call?'If they had consulted the lawyers here, they would have gotten opposition,' says one insider, while rivals believe the firm risks being ostracized by Chinese companies.
By Jessica Seah
7 minute read
