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].
February 04, 2021 | International Edition
How Will Southeast Asian Firms Survive the Pandemic?As competition on the ground steepens, regional firms are choosing to bank on their relationships with international players for a bigger share of referral work.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
February 04, 2021 | International Edition
K&L Gates Expands in SingaporeThe addition of two lawyers takes K&L Gates' Singapore head count to 45, overtaking Hong Kong as the firm's largest office in Asia.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 03, 2021 | International Edition
A Coup in Myanmar: Will Law Firms Dig in or Pull Out?Lawyers say the threat to democracy and the rule of law, and the imposition of sanctions, would mean less investment in the country, resulting in job losses and a huge blow to an economy that is trying to recover from the effects of COVID-19.
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
February 01, 2021 | International Edition
Watson Farley Singapore Partner Leaves for Penningtons Manches CooperNick Dingemans handles corporate deals in the oil and gas sector.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
February 01, 2021 | International Edition
Hogan Lovells Hires New Partner for Jakarta AssociationMochamad Kasmali specializes in energy deals.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
January 27, 2021 | International Edition
Shanghai Partner Leaves DLA Piper for BCLP in Hong KongWayne Ma arrives at BCLP's Hong Kong office at a time when the firm has suffered a series of departures from its Asia practice.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
January 26, 2021 | International Edition
RPC Adds Employment Partner in Hong KongAndrea Randall joins from local litigation powerhouse Gall.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
January 25, 2021 | International Edition
Reed Smith Raids 6-Lawyer Team From BCLP in SingaporePartners Manoj Purushothaman and Simon Spells, both Berwin Leighton Paisner veterans, lead the team.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
January 21, 2021 | International Edition
India's Trilegal Hires Real Estate Partner From Cyril AmarchandMridul Kumbalath is based in Bangalore.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
January 19, 2021 | International Edition
Mayer Brown Closes Bangkok Office, Lead Partner Joins Hunton Andrews KurthThe firm still has Southeast Asian offices in Singapore and Vietnam although Hanoi no longer has resident lawyer based in the office after the firm restructured the Vietnam practice in 2019.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
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