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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June 21, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Holman Fenwick Willan Boosts Asia Head Count

The British firm has recruited two new partners in Hong Kong and Sydney, from Simmons & Simmons and Reed Smith Richards Butler, respectively. It has also restructured its Asian offices with three partner relocations.

By Jessica Seah

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July 19, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Aussie Trio Advise on Sydney Housing Joint Venture

Allens Arthur Robinson, Holding Redlich and Blake Dawson have advised on a joint venture between Singaporean and Japanese property developers to build a $2 billion housing and retail project in Sydney.

By Jessica Seah

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August 23, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Dorsey & Whitney Strikes Shanghai Alliance

The Minneapolis-based firm has entered into an agreement with 20-lawyer Chinese firm Martin Hu & Partners, which will act as special counsel to Dorsey & Whitney on Chinese law.

By Jessica Seah

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August 03, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Freshfields, King & Wood Advise CITIC on $4 Billion Rights Issue

The firms have advised China CITIC Bank Corp. on its $4 billion rights issue on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges. Morrison & Foerster advised the underwriters of the issuance.

By Jessica Seah

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June 20, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Corrs, Clifford Chance Win Roles on Macau Casino Sale

Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Clifford Chance and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom are advising on Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd.'s $360 million acquisition of its second casino resort in Asia's gambling capital, Macau.

By Jessica Seah

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May 11, 2011 | The American Lawyer

DLA Piper Loses Six Canberra Partners to HWL Ebsworth

The lawyers, who focus on administrative law, bring DLA Piper's total post-merger losses in Australia to 16 partners. The lateral hires will enable HWL Ebsworth to open a Canberra office in August.

By Jessica Seah

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June 09, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Blake Dawson's Indonesian Partner Doubles in Size

Oentoeng Suria & Partners, the Indonesian alliance partner of Australian firm Blake Dawson, has doubled its headcount with the acquisition of 14-lawyer firm Susanto and Partners.

By Jessica Seah

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July 05, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Mayer Brown JSM Advises Chinese Water Company on Singapore Renminbi Bonds

Mayer Brown JSM has teamed up with Dacheng Law Offices to advise Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. on a $224 million issuance of renminbi-denominated bonds on the Singapore Exchange.

By Jessica Seah

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July 04, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Baker & McKenzie Expands Beijing Securities Practice

Baker & McKenzie has recruited Yunlong Gao, a Shearman & Sterling lawyer, to its Beijing office. Gao will practice as a partner in the firm's U.S. securities group.

By Jessica Seah

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August 17, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Former K&L Gates Partner Admits Client Money Theft

A former partner of K&L Gates' Hong Kong office, Navin Kumar Aggarwal, has admitted to taking money from client accounts to pay for his long-term gambling habit, Bloomberg has reported.

By Jessica Seah

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