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].
September 16, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Chinese Shipping Firm Hires Commerce & Finance PartnerMaritime law partner Song Dihuang is to leave Beijing's Commerce & Finance Law Offices to join Wang Jing & Co., a Guangzhou-based firm known for its shipping practice. Song will divide his time between Beijing and Shanghai.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
April 08, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Jones Day, Baker & McKenzie Advise on US IT Firm's $488 Million Aussie Takeover BidFalls Church, Va.-based Computer Science Corp. has offered to pay $188 million in cash and assume $300 million of debt to acquire struggling Australian health care IT firm iSoft Group Ltd.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 20, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Local Firms Lead on $1.7 Billion Taiwanese Brokerage DealLee and Li Attorneys-At-Law, Tsar & Tsai Law Firm and Giant Era Law Office are advising on Yuanta Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.'s buyout of Polaris Securities Co. Ltd. The deal is expected to complete in November.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
June 18, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Baker & McKenzie Advises on Two Thai Energy ProjectsThe firm's Bangkok office has advised a solar power company on securing a $143 million financing package for eight solar farms in Thailand. It has also advised the lenders to the construction of three gas-fired power plants, in a $258 million deal.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 18, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Allens Arthur, Blake Dawson Win Roles in Cargill Australia DealCargill, Inc., a U.S. agribusiness company, has acquired the Australian commodity management unit of Canadian fertilizer and pesticide company Agrium, Inc. Allens Arthur Robinson, Mayer Brown and Blake Dawson advised on the $677 million deal.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
April 20, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Paul, Hastings and Wilson Sonsini on $1.4 Billion Seagate-Samsung DealWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Seagate Technology Plc on its $1.4 billion acquisition of Samsung Electronics Co.'s disk drive business, while Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker represents Samsung on the deal.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 20, 2011 | Law.com
Allens Arthur, Blake Dawson Win Roles in $677 Million Cargill DealAllens Arthur Robinson and Blake Dawson advised on a $677 million acquisition of a grain business in Australia. Cargill, one of the largest private agribusiness companies in the U.S., acquired the Australian commodity management unit of AWB from Canadian fertilizer and pesticide company Agrium.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
May 18, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Four Firms on Sino-Ocean Notes OfferingPaul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker and Kejie Law Office are among four firms to advise on the Beijing property developer's $400 million issuance of perpetual notes in Singapore.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
July 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Linklaters Adds China Corporate Partner With MoFo HireThe Magic Circle firm has hired Tien-Yo Chao, a corporate lawyer, from Morrison & Foerster's Hong Kong office. Chao's hire bolsters Linklaters' team after New York firms hired two key lawyers from its China offices earlier this year.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Jones Day Leads As Temasek Buys U.S. Oilfield Services CompanySingapore's sovereign wealth fund has bought a majority stake in the Texan company after securing a $1.7 billion loan. Jones Day and Commercial Law Group was among the advisors on the multiparty deal.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
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