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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October 04, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Trio of Firms Advise as Mizuho Takes Stake in Vietnamese Bank

Shearman & Sterling, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu have advised on Mizuho Financial Group PLC's acquisition of a 15-percent stake in the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, also known as Vietcombank.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

July 04, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Allen & Gledhill Acts for SingTel on $1.7 Billion Loan

Allen & Gledhill and Rajah & Tann have advised on a $1.7 billion syndicated loan for Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. The three-year revolving finance will be provided by 12 banks.

By Jessica Seah

1 minute read

June 02, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Davis Polk, Amarchand Steer Indian Bank Through $1 Billion Bond Issue

India's largest private-sector bank, ICICI Bank Ltd., listed the bonds in Singapore in a deal completed through the bank's Dubai branch. Davis Polk & Wardwell and Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co advised the issuer.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

January 26, 2011 | Law.com

China's Zhong Lun Strengthens Hong Kong Presence

Zhong Lun Law Firm, one of China's largest firms with more than 300 lawyers, is undertaking a merger in Hong Kong and making plans for another in New York. Zhong Lun's Hong Kong affiliate firm, Roger Ho & Co., will merge next month with Hong Kong's Boughton Peterson, Young, Anderson.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

May 16, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Linklaters, Haiwen Advise China Flooring on IPO

The Hong Kong flooring manufacturer's listing, in which it plans to raise $202 million, has provided work for seven law firms, including Linklaters and Beijing-based Haiwen & Partners.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

June 24, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Clayton Utz Advises on $12 Billion Aussie Broadband Deal

Clayton Utz is advising Australia's state-owned broadband company NBN Co. Ltd. on two separate deals to acquire broadband networks. The deal is part of a $38 billion scheme to improve the country's high-speed internet access.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

June 02, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Four Firms Taking Chinese Mobile Phone Retailer Private

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Latham & Watkins, Shearman & Sterling and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton are among the firms advising on the $443 million purchase and delisting of Funtalk China Holdings Ltd.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

July 18, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Malaysia's $2 Billion Islamic Bond Brings Work for Four Firms

Linklaters, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, Clifford Chance and Kadir Andri & Partners have advised on a $2 billion sovereign Islamic bond issue by the government of Malaysia.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

February 24, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Debevoise Recruits Private Equity Specialist to Lead Shanghai Office

Former Orrick Beijing partner Niping Wu is joining Debevoise as international counsel in Shanghai.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

February 04, 2011 | The American Lawyer

MoFo, Reed Smith Richards Butler on Chinese Beverage Joint Venture

Japan's Kirin and Hong Kong's China Resources Enterprise are teaming up to manufacture and distribute nonalcoholic beverages in China.

By Jessica Seah

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