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].
July 05, 2022 | International Edition
Asia Moves: Kim & Chang Veteran Sets Up Own Chambers While FenXun, Jingtian and Howse Williams Add New Partners.The disputes co-founder has retired from the Big Six South Korean firm, while FenXun Partner adds to Beijing and Howse Williams and Jingtian & Gongcheng hire in Hong Kong.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
July 04, 2022 | International Edition
Asia Legal Awards In-Person Ceremony Returns and The Big Winners are…The 2022 ceremony awarded gongs to the likes of Nishimura & Asahi, Withers, Cyril Amarchand & Mangaldas, Kim & Chang and Hogan Lovells
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
June 30, 2022 | International Edition
Herbert Smith Freehills' Singapore Alliance Firm Takes Partner from CMSHerbert Smith Freehills' Singapore alliance unit has hired an energy director from CMS.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
June 30, 2022 | International Edition
EY Partners Lead 10-Person Team Return To Dentons in SingaporeTwo partners from the team had left Dentons in 2018 to launch EY's Singaporean legal operation.
By Varsha Patel | Jessica Seah
3 minute read
June 27, 2022 | International Edition
Partner Hires Pick Up for Law Firms Across Greater China, Singapore and TokyoKing & Wood Mallesons raids Fangda for an IP quartet, Atsumi & Sakai gains three in Tokyo and Hill Dickinson gains two in Singapore.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
June 27, 2022 | International Edition
A&O Takes Two Corporate Heavy Hitters from Linklaters Hong KongThe arrivals, which include Linklaters' Hong Kong head of corporate, mark one of Allen & Overy's rare hires in Asia in recent years.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
June 23, 2022 | International Edition
Asia Deal Digest: Kirkland Advises on Hong Kong SPAC, Market Propped Up by Mid-Level Debt IssuancesThere has been a slowdown of blockbuster transactions in Asia, as the market is being propped by mid-tier transactions, particularly on debt issuances.
By Jessica Seah
10 minute read
June 22, 2022 | International Edition
Goodwin Set to Launch in Singapore, Adds Kirkland Partner in Hong KongThe base would be Goodwin's second Asia office.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
June 21, 2022 | International Edition
Will India's New Era Sever Its Old Power Structures?The Indian market is booming and much of the legal work is being dominated by a small handful of local firms. But as new entrants challenge the established order, traditional Indian law firms are under pressure to adapt.
By Jessica Seah
9 minute read
June 13, 2022 | International Edition
Will the Metaverse Help Young Lawyers Break New Ground?In this week's Asia Legal Briefing, Law.com International's Jessica Seah discusses how partners at the world's largest law firms still have huge gaps in their knowledge of all things crypto, metaverse and Web3-related, and what this means—or should mean—for younger lawyers going forward.
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
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