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].
October 04, 2011 | Law.com
Zhong Lun Affiliate Recruits Former K&L Gates Hong Kong ChiefClifford Ng, the former head of K&L Gates' Hong Kong office, has joined Boughton Peterson, the Hong Kong affiliate firm of Beijing's 620-lawyer Zhong Lun Law Firm. Ng specializes in private client work, which he said is often on behalf of major shareholders of public corporations.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
June 28, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Freshfields Leads As Chinese Grocer Looks to Hong Kong IPOSun Art Retail Group Ltd., a hypermarket joint venture between France's Groupe Auchan SA and Taiwan's Ruentex Group, is planning to raise $1.1 billion in a July initial public offering in Hong Kong.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 16, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Freshfields Picks Up Linklaters Restructuring SpecialistHoward Lam, whose practice focuses on cross-border debt restructuring, insolvency and corporate finance, will move to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Hong Kong office in July.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
August 29, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Norton Rose Boosts Australia with Clayton Utz HiresNorton Rose recruited three partners from Clayton Utz, including financial group head John Moutsopoulos. Tessa Hoser, the former general counsel of Australia's Export Finance and Insurance Corp., is also joining Norton Rose as a partner in Sydney.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
September 23, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Four U.S. Firms Advise on Bid for Stake in China's AlibabaPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Goodwin Procter; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; and Debevoise & Plimpton have advised on a deal which has seen a consortium of investors offer $1.6 billion for a stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
April 27, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Proskauer Makes Double White & Case Partner HireNew corporate partners Seung Chong and Jeremy Leifer will join Gene Buttrill, a recent hire from DLA Piper, in Proskauer Rose's Hong Kong office.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
June 30, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Mayer Brown JSM to Launch in SingaporeThe U.S. firm will open its new outpost in Singapore--its eighth office in Asia--during the fourth quarter of 2011. The firm's Asia construction and engineering head will relocate from Hong Kong to lead the new office.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
September 02, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Jiayuan Law Firm on $2.7 Billion Shaanxi Coal IPOThe state-owned coal company's planned listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange would be the largest IPO so far this year in mainland China.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
March 29, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Clayton Utz Creates New Role for Project Finance BankerAngus Foley is join Clayton Utz in May in the newly-created position of director. Foley, who began his career as a lawyer, was most recently head of project finance for Cr�dit Agricole CIB Australia, an Australian arm of French mega-bank Cr�dit Agricole.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
August 10, 2011 | The American Lawyer
Dorsey Shanghai Partner Leaves for Hogan LovellsTransactions specialist Michael Chin is to join Hogan Lovells' Shanghai office, leaving Dorsey & Whitney with one partner in the Chinese city.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
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