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].
June 13, 2013 | Daily Report Online
Legal Recruiter Sues Davis Polk For $1.4MA New York legal recruiter who claims Davis Polk & Wardwell owes him a commission for placing litigator Martin Rogers in the Hong Kong office is suing the firm for $1.4 million.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
September 14, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Clifford Chance Leads on $1.8 Billion Astro Malaysia IPOThe offering, which is expected to take place later in September or earlier in October, will be the third-largest in Malaysia this year.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 15, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Singapore to Allow Domestic-Foreign Law Firm MergersSingapore's Parliament has approved legislative changes that would clear the way for mergers between international and domestic firms. The amendments will go into effect in the second quarter of 2012.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 17, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Freshfields Leads on Hong Kong Oil Sands IPOFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Calgary-based McCarthy T�trault are advising Canadian natural resources company Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. on a $600 million Hong Kong initial public offering.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
June 06, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Cooley Recruits In-House Veteran for Shanghai OfficeChristina Zhang joins Cooley from Johnson Controls Inc., where she was Shanghai-based vice president and Asia Pacific general counsel for the U.S. multinational.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
May 03, 2012 | Law.com
Pillsbury Adds DLA Piper Partner to China PracticePillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has recruited New York partner Henry Liu from DLA Piper to be the head of its financial institutions infrastructure team for Greater China in Asia. Liu will primarily work in Pillsbury's New York office but will also spend significant time in the firm's Shanghai office.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
October 13, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Blank Rome Hires Hong Kong Disputes PartnerThe Philadelphia-based firm has recruited maritime and trade dispute specialist Ronald Sum as a partner from the Hong Kong office of U.K. firm Eversheds. He is the tenth lawyer in Blank Rome's Hong Kong office, which opened in 2006.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
April 24, 2013 | Law.com
Pinsent Masons Hires Tech Partner in SingaporePinsent Masons has hired a new partner to spearhead a technology, media and telecommunications practice in Singapore. Bryan Tan will join the U.K. firm in May from Singapore's eight-lawyer Keystone Law Corp., where he was founding partner and director. Tan says he is bringing two associates and one trainee with him.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
January 30, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Webb Henderson Hires Former Baker & McKenzie Australia Antitrust HeadAndrew Christopher primarily represents multinational companies facing Australian cartel and price-fixing investigations, as well as merger review.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
October 12, 2011 | Law.com
DLA Taps Norton Rose Australia for Asia Restructuring HeadDLA Piper has recruited Troy Doyle, currently a special counsel in Norton Rose's Sydney office, to be its Asia restructuring head based in Singapore. In explaining the move, DLA pointed to global economic jitters' likely impact on distressed investment opportunities.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
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