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].
May 12, 2022 | International Edition
HSF Appoints First North Asia Corporate Head Amid Rising DemandThe firm said it has created the new role to "respond to client demand and the firm's continued Asia expansion".
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 11, 2022 | International Edition
Davis Polk and Harneys Bring Luckin Coffee Out of BankruptcyDavis Polk & Wardwell and Harneys Westwood & Riegels have acted as U.S. and Cayman Islands counsel to Luckin Coffee on its scandal-plagued restructuring, successfully bringing the coffee chain—China's version of Starbucks—out of bankruptcy. Despite the scandal and expulsion from Nasdaq, the retailer has thrived.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
May 11, 2022 | International Edition
Wilson Sonsini, Latham and K&L Close $3.8B Take Private of Taiwanese Semiconductor ManufacturerSilicon Motion Technology Corporation has forged a $3.8 billion take private agreement with American techware company MaxLinear Inc.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
May 11, 2022 | International Edition
Mayer Brown Veteran Leaves for Grandall Law Firm in Hong KongBeijing-based Grandall Law Firm has hired a veteran of 25 years from Mayer Brown to head its litigation practice.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 10, 2022 | International Edition
Rajah & Tann Launches Thai IP Practice, Linklaters Takes From Herbert Smith's Indonesian AffiliateSingapore-based Rajah & Tann has launched an IP practice in Thailand while Linklaters' Indonesian affiliate has hired a partner from a local rival.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
May 06, 2022 | International Edition
Former Walkers Counsel on Trial for $5.7M Fraud in SingaporeA former Walkers counsel, Feng Then, who is alleged to have deceived a businessman and had him transfer a total of $5.7 million to his own company, is currently on trial in Singapore.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
May 05, 2022 | International Edition
Linklaters Tokyo Veteran Leaves For General Counsel RoleA Linklaters Tokyo partner Matthew Bland has relocated to Hong Kong to become group general counsel at Jardine Matheson. Bland is the third consecutive Linklaters partner to take on the role.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 04, 2022 | International Edition
Kim & Chang Senior Lawyer Relocates to Singapore for Mayer Brown PartnershipDisputes lawyer Kay-Innes Wegner has left Kim & Chang after over a decade. He has relocated from Seoul to Singapore, along with associate Edern Coënt, for Mayer Brown.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 03, 2022 | International Edition
Asia Legal Awards 2022: Firms of the Year Shortlist Reflects 2021 Market TrendsThe final section of the shortlist for Law.com International's Asia Legal Awards 2022, which covers all the Firm of the Year categories, has been released.
By Law.com International Staff
3 minute read
May 03, 2022 | International Edition
Deal Digest: Capital Markets and Restructuring Deals Run the Gamut in AsiaSave for CNOOC's massive $4 billion listing in Shanghai months after being delisted from New York, most of the deals that have kept law firms in Asia busy center around debt issuances and restructuring.
By Jessica Seah
7 minute read
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