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 16, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Singapore's Virtus Law Adds PartnerThe Stephenson Harwood associate firm has brought aboard partner Colin Jarrow from Duane Morris & Selvam.
By Jessica Seah
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June 21, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Paul Hastings on $3 Billion Singapore Notes ProgramThe law firm has advised Singapore-based real estate developer Mapletree Investments Pte. Ltd. on the establishment of a program to issue up to $3 billion in Euro-denominated medium-term notes.
By Jessica Seah
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November 23, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Norton Rose Advises on $1 Billion Islamic BondNorton Rose's Hong Kong office has advised the Indonesian government on a $1 billion Islamic asset-backed bond issue. Allen & Overy represented the underwriters.
By Jessica Seah
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January 17, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Corrs Adds Melbourne Product Liability PartnerSydney-based Corrs Chambers Westgarth has added Allens Arthur Robinson product liability lawyer Annette Hughes as a partner in its Melbourne litigation group.
By Jessica Seah
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July 02, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Dentons Hires Asia Capital Markets HeadGordon Ng was previously a Hong Kong partner with O'Melveny & Myers.
By Jessica Seah
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May 22, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Latham Leads on Indonesian Oil Giant's Billion Bond IssueIndonesian state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina has raised $2.5 billion from the sale of bonds on the Singapore Exchange.
By Jessica Seah
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November 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Allens Arthur Digs in for Mongolian Mining Boom With Office LaunchAustralian law firm Allens Arthur Robinson launched an office Wednesday in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar. Nine of the firm's lawyers will rotate between Ulaanbaatar and Allens Arthur's other offices.
By Jessica Seah
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October 24, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Reed Smith Adds Hong Kong PartnerJason Toms will be joining Reed Smith from Stephenson Harwood, where he headed the shipping practice.
By Jessica Seah
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July 25, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Ropes & Gray to Conduct Internal Probe at GSKThe internal investigation follows Chinese government allegations that the British drugmaker's China operation engaged in widespread bribery to boost sales.
By Jessica Seah
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June 06, 2012 | Law.com
Morgan Lewis Picks Up Dewey China HeadDewey & LeBoeuf's former China practice head has joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as co-managing partner of its Beijing office. Ingrid Zhu-Clark specializes in energy-related transactions and has handled a number of major deals for Chinese state-owned enterprises. Zhu-Clark will co-lead the Beijing office with partner Lucas Chang.
By Jessica Seah
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