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 21, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Davis Polk, Weil Advise on Chinese Company's AMC Entertainment AcquisitionDalian Wanda Group is buying the U.S. movie theater chain for $2.6 billion.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
January 24, 2013 | The American Lawyer
DeHeng Partners Tapped for Bo Xilai DefenseLi Guifang and Wang Zhaofeng have been hired to represent the disgraced former party official.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 31, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Slaughter and May Advising Thailand's PTT on $1.9 Billion Bid for Cove EnergyThe Thai state-owned company raised its offer last week to beat a competing bid by Royal Dutch Shell Plc. If PTT's offer is accepted, it will be the largest cross-border deal ever for a Thai company.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
August 08, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Skadden Advises Baidu on $1 Billion Bond OfferingThe Chinese search giant will use the proceeds to partially fund its acquisition of 91Wireless last month.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
August 02, 2013 | The American Lawyer
McKenna Long & Aldridge Plans China LaunchThe firm has announced that it is taking steps to open an office in Shanghai.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
May 31, 2013 | The American Lawyer
K&L Gates Adds Hong Kong PartnerVirginia Tam was previously a partner in Hong Kong with White & Case.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
April 11, 2013 | Law.com
Singapore's High Court Throws Out Challenge to Gay Sex BanSingapore's High Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge to the city-state's criminal ban on male homosexuality. Justice Quentin Loh said the decision on whether to keep the law or discard it should be determined by the Legislature, not the courts. Loh has yet to rule on a separate challenge to the law.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 03, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Rajah & Tann in Indonesian AllianceSingapore's largest firm has entered into a non-exclusive deal with Jakarta's Assegaf Hamzah & Partners.
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
January 14, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Freshfields Boosts Hong Kong with Orrick HireWilliam Woo, formerly a partner with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, focuses on capital markets and mergers and acquisitions transactions
By Jessica Seah
1 minute read
April 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Seven Hong Kong Partners Leave Clyde & Co in Wake of MergerAll seven of the Hong Kong partners who joined Clyde & Co through its merger last November with Barlow Lyde & Gilbert have now left to join the local offices of three other rival U.K. law firms.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
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