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 25, 2013 | Law.com
Ropes & Gray Adds Hong Kong Capital Markets PartnerRopes & Gray has hired a capital markets partner for its Hong Kong office. Victoria Lloyd was most recently the Hong Kong-based head of the Asia capital markets practice for Fried Frank. In 2011, Lloyd acted for American handbag manufacturer Coach Inc. on a secondary listing in Hong Kong.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
May 30, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Skadden, Jones Day on Marubeni's $3.6 Billion Acquisition of U.S. Grain TraderIt is the largest deal ever for the Japanese trading companies, which is aiming to become a global leader in the grain industry along with U.S. giants Cargill Inc. and the Archer Daniel Midland Co.
By Jessica Seah
9 minute read
January 04, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Edwards Wildman Hires Partner in Hong KongLitigator John Yiu joins the U.S. firm from Hong Kong's ONC Lawyers.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
August 06, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Ropes & Gray Hires Seoul PartnerJaewoo Lee will relocate from Hong Kong, where he was a counsel with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
June 17, 2013 | The American Lawyer
White & Case Adds Hong Kong PartnerJulian Chung was previously a partner in Ropes & Gray's Hong Kong office.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
January 09, 2013 | The American Lawyer
DLA Piper Hires Hong Kong Projects PartnerCarolyn Dong was previously a partner at King & Wood Mallesons in Beijing.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 23, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Morrison & Foerster Relocates Litigator to SingaporeDaniel Levison is moving from the firm's Tokyo office to spearhead a Southeast Asia anti-corruption and compliance group.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
November 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Freshfields, DLA Lead as Caterpillar Makes Tracks in China Mining SectorFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and DLA Piper are advising on construction and mining machinery giant Caterpillar, Inc.'s $885 million offer to buy ERA Mining Machinery Ltd., a Chinese maker of hydraulic supports for coal mine roofs.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
July 31, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Allens Advises Rio Tinto on $820 Million Oz Mine DealThe British-Australian mining giant is unloading its 80 percent stake in a New South Wales copper and gold project.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
March 06, 2013 | The American Lawyer
MoFo Partner Moves to Mori HamadaTony Grundy, who joined Morrison & Foerster's Tokyo office in 2008 after two decades as a Linklaters partner, is now joining the Singapore office of Japan's Mori Hamada & Matsumoto as a senior of counsel.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
