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].
May 21, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Kochhar Adds Two Partners in DelhiNishant Menon and Neeraj Grover have joined Kochhar from Dua Associates and Zeus IP, respectively.
By Jessica Seah
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February 01, 2013 | Law.com
Norton Rose Adds Beijing PartnerNorton Rose has added Barbara Li, previously of Baker & McKenzie, to its Beijing office as a partner. In 2010, Li led a Baker & McKenzie team in advising American truck and tractor maker NC2 Global on a $193 million joint venture agreement with Chinese company Anhui Jianghuai Automobile to develop, manufacture and sell trucks and truck parts in China.
By Jessica Seah
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December 14, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Freshfields, Slaughter and May on $1.1 Billion PrivatizationA Malaysian conglomerate has offered $1.1 billion to delist Hong Kong's Guoco Group Ltd.
By Jessica Seah
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November 09, 2011 | The American Lawyer
O'Melveny Seals Indonesian Alliance, Relocates Singapore PartnerLos Angeles-based O'Melveny & Myers has established a formal alliance with Indonesian firm Tumbuan & Partners, focusing on corporate, finance and capital markets work. Partner Joel Hogarth will relocate to Jakarta from O'Melveny's Singapore office.
By Jessica Seah
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February 28, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Khaitan Adds Two Mumbai PartnersSiddharth Shah and Bijal Ajinkya are the former co-heads of the funds and tax practice at Nishith Desai Associates.
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June 03, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Milbank, Davis Polk Advise on Mongolian Mining BuyoutMongolian Mining Corp. has acquired QGX Coal Ltd. in a deal worth up to $950 million. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy advised the buyer. Davis Polk & Wardwell was lead counsel to the seller.
By Jessica Seah
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June 20, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Two Firms on Planned $3 Billion Mongolian Mining IPOMongolian state-owned coal giant Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi is hoping to list in Ulaanbaatar, Hong Kong, and London.
By Jessica Seah
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October 18, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Debevoise, Cleary Advise on Mitsui Loan to Chilean Copper GiantDebevoise & Plimpton, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and three Chilean firms have advised on a $6.75 billion loan from Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co. Ltd. to a Chilean copper giant, to fund its partial buyout of Anglo American PLC's Chilean business.
By Jessica Seah
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July 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Davis Polk on $1.9 Billion Baidu AcquisitionIn its biggest acquisition ever, the Chinese Internet search giant is buying an operator of smartphone app stores.
By Jessica Seah
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August 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Sullivan & Cromwell, Nagashima Ohno on $8.5 Billion JAL OfferingJapan Airlines is relisting its shares after $30 billion bankruptcy in 2010. If successful, the IPO will be the world's second-largest this year, following Facebook Inc.'s $16 billion Nasdaq offering in May.
By Jessica Seah
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