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].
March 21, 2022 | International Edition
Deal Digest: Who Is Leading Asia's Market Consolidation and Expansion? And Who's Leading the Region's SPAC Bubble?In this occasional look at Asia's big deals, Jessica Seah writes about the lawyers advising on Asia's market expansion and consolidation. She also examines SPACs, which have not performed as hoped in Hong Kong and Singapore.
By Jessica Seah
7 minute read
March 21, 2022 | International Edition
India's IndusLaw Merges With Real Estate Boutique ASLF, Creating 400-Lawyer FirmThe merger will give IndusLaw an additional office in Chennai as well as 42 real estate lawyers including four partners.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
March 17, 2022 | International Edition
Leading Through Troubled Times: Do Dealmakers Make Good Managing Partners?A power shift is taking place: A hefty book of business is no longer the only thing that counts, and the leader who cracks the whip may very well find that people are no longer falling in line, Jessica Seah writes in her latest Asia Legal Briefing.
By Jessica Seah
7 minute read
March 15, 2022 | International Edition
An Australia-India Trade Pact Is in the Works. Will Australian Lawyers Step Up?While Australian firms can expect more deals to come through with Australia and India's new free trade pact, they will continue to face significant competition from U.K. and U.S. law firms that have offices in Australia and are better established in India's legal market.
By Jessica Seah | Christopher Niesche
6 minute read
March 15, 2022 | International Edition
Kirkland & Ellis Adds Ropes & Gray Hong Kong Private Equity PartnerThe hire comes just days after Kirkland hired a corporate partner from the Securities & Futures Commission in Hong Kong.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
March 11, 2022 | International Edition
Kirkland & Ellis Loses U.S. Securities Partner to Freshfields in Hong KongThe move marks the second partner departure from Kirkland & Ellis in Hong Kong in a month.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
March 10, 2022 | International Edition
Sanctions: Will China Be Russia's Lifeline?As law firms struggle to decide what to do with their Russian operations, Russia-tinged work continues to roll in as a result of fast-changing sanctions. Will China bow to the economic pressures or play a game of Russian Roulette?
By Jessica Seah
7 minute read
March 10, 2022 | International Edition
Ropes & Gray Appoints New Hong Kong Head, Goes 'All In for Life Sciences'The firm says it is making a conscious decision to keep a lean team in Asia to focus on private equity, asset management and life sciences work.
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
March 08, 2022 | International Edition
Kirkland Hires Hong Kong Securities Regulator Veteran, White & Case Adds to TokyoKirkland & Ellis has brought on former head of corporate finance at Hong Kong's Securities & Futures Commission, Brian Ho, as partner. White & Case takes general counsel from Japan's largest oil exploration company.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
March 03, 2022 | International Edition
Will Russia's War on Ukraine Set Off a War on Ethics?As Russia's brutal war on Ukraine continues, the legal sector, unsurprisingly, has been criticized and scrutinized for the way it has responded to the crisis and for representing certain Russian business interests.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
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