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].
November 12, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Herbert Smith Advises CNOOC on Additional $1.9 Billion Investment in Australian LNG ProjectThe Chinese state-owned oil giant is increasing its stake in the Queensland Curtis LNG project to 50 percent.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
May 31, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Clifford Chance on $1.5 Billion Chinese Coal IPOIf the listing by Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. proceeds, it will be one of the largest Hong Kong IPOs so far this year. But it comes amid a market slump that has seen two other high-profile listings shelved this week.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 22, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Freshfields Ships Out Partners for Asia Disputes PushFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is relocating two dispute resolution partners to Hong Kong. Global arbitration co-head Lucy Reed and commercial disputes head Geoff Nicholas will relocate from New York and London, respectively.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
December 20, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Paul Hastings on $1.8 Billion Shenzhen to Hong Kong Stock ConversionChina International Marine Containers has converted 1.43 billion Shanghai B-shares to H-shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
June 14, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Cleary on $3.3 Billion Malaysian Palm Oil IPOThe Kuala Lumpur listing by Malaysian state-owned palm oil producer Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd. is the world's second-largest IPO this year after that of Facebook Inc. last month.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
June 21, 2013 | The American Lawyer
CMS Advises Li Ka-shing Group on Dutch AcquisitionFour entities owned by the Hong Kong tycoon are jointly paying $1.25 billion for Dutch waste management company AVR.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
January 31, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Australia's Slater & Gordon to Acquire U.K. Litigation FirmThe world's first publicly listed law firm, Australia's Slater & Gordon, is planning a groundbreaking $85 million deal to acquire London-based Russell Jones & Walker, under new rules governing the ownership of U.K. firms.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
January 15, 2013 | Law.com
Freshfields Boosts Hong Kong With Orrick HireFreshfields has recruited William Woo as a Hong Kong corporate partner from Orrick. Woo focuses on capital markets and M&A transactions, frequently representing Chinese companies or their financial advisers. In 2010, he acted for a seven-bank consortium of underwriters in an $8.9 billion rights offering by Bank of China Ltd.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
March 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Allen & Overy, Allen & Gledhill Cancel Tie-Up PlansThe U.K.'s Allen & Overy and Singapore's Allen & Gledhill have called off talks on forming an alliance or combination. The Singapore firm also announced it has ended its joint law venture with another Magic Circle firm, Linklaters.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
May 04, 2012 | Law.com
Cleary Recruits Beijing Corporate PartnerCleary Gottlieb has added Ling Huang, previously a partner with Shearman & Sterling, to its Beijing office. Huang acted as adviser to Shenzhen-based networking equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies on its $530 million buyout of Huawei Symantec Technologies, a joint venture it had launched with U.S. anti-virus software company Symantec.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
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