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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September 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Taylor Wessing Seals Exclusive Singapore Alliance

Anglo-German firm Taylor Wessing has entered into a strategic alliance with 53-lawyer Singapore firm RHT Law. RHT was founded in April by partners who split from larger Singapore firm KhattarWong.

By Jessica Seah

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August 22, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Ashurst Leads on San Miguel's $610 Million Malaysian Oil Push

The British law firm has advised the Philippine conglomerate on the acquisition of three Malaysian subsidiaries of oil giant ExxonMobil.

By Jessica Seah

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May 12, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Dewey & LeBoeuf Handles Chinese Hotels Venture

Dewey & LeBoeuf and Spanish firm CMS Albi�ana & Su�rez de Lezo have taken lead roles on the owner of Hainan Arlines' $620 million investment in NH Hoteles S.A. The companies are planning a joint venture to develop four-star hotels in China.

By Jessica Seah

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June 15, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Freshfields Advises As Everbright Turns to Hong Kong to Raise More Money

China Everbright Bank will follow up last year's initial public offering in Shanghai with a secondary listing in Hong Kong, seeking around $6 billion. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Li & Partners and King & Wood are advising on the deal.

By Jessica Seah

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May 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Financial-Services Team Quits Freehills for Aussie Rival

The trend for defections from Australia's biggest firms continues this week as Freehills has lost a team of four Melbourne-based finance lawyers to Lander & Rogers Lawyers.

By Jessica Seah

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July 05, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Ogier to Become First Channel Islands Firm in Mainland China

Ogier has hired an in-house lawyer from Rio Tinto Ltd. to head up its new representative office in Shanghai. Kirsty Calvert has joined the firm to act as a liaison with Ogier's Chinese clients.

By Jessica Seah

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May 27, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Skadden Steers 'China's YouTube' Through Secondary Issue

Chinese video-sharing site Youku.com, Inc., has followed up its December initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange with a $593 million follow-on share issue, three times the size of its IPO.

By Jessica Seah

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July 01, 2011 | Law.com

Mayer Brown JSM to Launch in Singapore

Mayer Brown JSM has announced plans to open its eighth Asian office, in Singapore. Kevin Owen, head of the firm's Asia construction and engineering group, will relocate from Hong Kong to head the new office, which will focus on asset finance, project finance, energy and international arbitration.

By Jessica Seah

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July 29, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Herbert Smith Asia Managing Partner to Leave for Hong Kong Regulator

Ashley Alder, who has been the U.K. firm's Asia head since 2005, will become chief executive officer of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission on October 1, a source has confirmed.

By Jessica Seah

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June 29, 2011 | Law.com

Hong Kong Seeks Arrest of Chinese Lawyer Over Insider Trading

A Hong Kong court has issued an arrest warrant for mainland Chinese lawyer Pan Caihong, after she failed to appear in court to face nine counts of insider trading brought by the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong's financial regulator.

By Jessica Seah

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