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].

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May 27, 2024 | International Edition

Simmons & Simmons Hires I-Mab Chief Legal Officer in Hong Kong

Richard Li worked at I-Mab for over a decade.

By Jessica Seah

1 minute read

May 24, 2024 | International Edition

Skadden Acts on JD.com's Billion-dollar Bond Issuance; Rival Alibaba Seeks to Raise $4.5B

Hot on the heels of JD.com's bond issuance, Alibaba has announced that it is also seeking to raise $4.5 billion via a convertible bond sale.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

May 23, 2024 | International Edition

Asia Moves: Yulchon's Lateral Spree Continues, MoFo Veteran Defects to Japanese Boutique, India's JSA Seizes Team of 8

Yulchon has hired 10 lateral partners so far this year. India's talent movement also continues with a team defection from DSK to JSA.

By Jessica Seah

4 minute read

May 22, 2024 | International Edition

Japan's Big Four, Kirkland Advise on Carlyle's $910 Million Tender Offer for Tokyo-listed KFC Holdings

Nishimura & Asahi, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and Mori Hamada & Matsumoto have all been mandated.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

May 21, 2024 | International Edition

Paul Hastings Loses Five-Strong Team, Led by China Co-Head, to Pillsbury

Veteran partner Jia Yan was most recently the co-chair of the Beijing and Shanghai offices of Paul Hastings.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

May 20, 2024 | International Edition

Death by a Thousand Cuts: Should Big Law Still Invest in Asia?

Some firms in Asia see lingering uncertainty and bad news as a sign that it's time to cut and run. But law firms cannot tout a global offering without having a presence in Asia, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing.

By Jessica Seah

7 minute read

May 20, 2024 | International Edition

Omni Bridgeway Partners With Singapore's Drew & Napier to Fund $270M Credit Suisse AT-1 Bonds Class Action

Withers, Reynolds Porter, Quinn Emanuel, Pallas Partners and Clyde & Co are all also acting for investors on their claims in relation to the write-down of Credit Suisse's AT1 bond.

By Jessica Seah

4 minute read