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].
April 19, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Pinsent Masons Hires Tech Partner in SingaporeBryan Tan is joining the British firm form Keystone Law Corp., where he was a founding partner and director.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
May 03, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Cleary Recruits Beijing Corporate PartnerCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has added a new partner to its Beijing office. Ling Huang, previously a partner with Shearman & Sterling, advises on cross-border deals involving Chinese companies.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
December 19, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Berwin Leighton Hires Singapore Corporate PartnerBerwin Leighton Paisner has hired a partner in Singapore from rival U.K. firm Watson, Farley & Williams. Ken Cheung joins after 11 years at Watson Farley, where he was head of the firm's Asia corporate practice.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
January 16, 2012 | Law.com
China's Zhong Lun Hires 2 Corporate PartnersZhong Lun Law Firm, one of China's largest firms, has recruited Zhang Mingjie from local firm Boss & Young for its Shanghai office and Wang Xianghong from the similarly named but unrelated Zhonglun W&D Law Firm for its Beijing office. Zhong Lun has more than 621 lawyers in six national offices, as well as Tokyo and Hong Kong.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
March 27, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Skadden Advising on $3 Billion Sinopec JVThe JV will move Sinopec closer to the vertically integrated business model followed by the Western oil majors.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
April 18, 2013 | The American Lawyer
KhattarWong Adds Criminal Defense PartnerShashi Nathan, who began his career at KhattarWong in 1992, is returning to the firm after 14 years.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
July 18, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Jun He Adds Beijing IP PartnerJessica Xu was formerly deputy director of the trademark division of IP-focused law firm CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
June 19, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Pinsent Masons Scoops Ex-Salans Shanghai PartnersThe London-based firm has recruited two former Salans partners, including the French law firm's former Shanghai managing partner.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
September 11, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Freshfields, King & Wood Advise Chinese Insurer on $1.3 Billion Share PlacementSovereign wealth funds Government of Singapore Investment Corp. Pte. Ltd. (GIC) and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as well as the Norwegian central bank Norges Bank have agreed to subscribe to the placement. The newly issued shares will represent 16.6 percent of the company's enlarged Hong Kong-listed shares.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
September 05, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Covington & Burling Hires Partner for Shanghai OfficeWeishi Li will bring expertise in life sciences and technology transactions to the Washington, D.C. firm's planned Shanghai expansion.
By Jessica Seah
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