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 14, 2023 | International Edition

Baker McKenzie, Kirkland Advise on Subway Sandwich's China Expansion

Baker McKenzie advised Subway while Kirkland & Ellis served as counsel for the investors.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

June 08, 2023 | International Edition

The Weather in Asia Is Grim

The legal market in Asia is suffering, writes Asia editor Jessica Seah. IPOs have fallen off a cliff. Mergers and acquisitions are at a 10-year low. Some firms are finding ways to keep busy, but how long can this go on?

By Jessica Seah

5 minute read

June 04, 2023 | The American Lawyer

The Curious Case of Hong Kong

Why are rumors swirling around of U.S. Firm office closures in the city?

By Jessica Seah

4 minute read

June 01, 2023 | International Edition

Mishcon Steals Hong Kong Head and US Private Client Partner From Withers

With Wei Zhang's departure, Withers divorce and family lawyer Jocelyn Tsao will be taking the reins as Hong Kong managing director.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

June 01, 2023 | International Edition

Morgan Lewis Hires Stephenson Harwood's Asia Private Equity Head in Singapore

George Cyriac joins the U.S. firm from Stephenson Harwood, where he was the head of the firm's Indonesia practice and led its private equity practice in Asia.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

June 01, 2023 | International Edition

Linklaters Hires Norton Rose Fulbright Singapore Disputes Partner

Andrew Battisson has spent the last five years working at Norton Rose Fulbright both in the Sydney and Singapore offices.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

May 31, 2023 | International Edition

Akin Adds New Hong Kong Partner, Offshore Firms Play Musical Chairs

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Carey Olsen, Appleby and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas have hired partners across Asia.

By Jessica Seah

4 minute read

May 31, 2023 | International Edition

Just How Much Will US-China Geopolitics Threaten Law Firms in Asia?

China's former zero-COVID policy is still having lingering effects on its economy, the country's housing boom is over, its shrinking population is becoming a serious problem, and its prosperous residents have spent the last two years offshoring their wealth to countries like Singapore and the U.K. But it is the decoupling of the world's two largest economies that poses the biggest threat to law firms in Greater China, lawyers say.

By Jessica Seah

7 minute read