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].

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November 22, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Has Thrived in China. Will Trump Help Boost Its Fortunes?

Tit-for-tat regulations between China and the U.S. have helped Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Will Trump’s leadership expedite its growth?

By Jessica Seah

6 minute read

November 22, 2024 | Law.com

Will Trump Be a Boost to Quinn Emanuel's Fortunes in China?

Tit-for-tat regulations between China and the U.S. have helped Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan thrive in China. Will Trump’s leadership expedite its growth?

By Jessica Seah

6 minute read

November 22, 2024 | International Edition

Japan’s Mori Hamada Joins Funder LCM for $150M Credit Suisse Bonds Claim

More than a year since the $17 billion writedown of Credit Suisse’s AT-1 bonds, law firms are still gathering investor classes to recoup their losses

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

November 21, 2024 | International Edition

Fangda Partners Takes 2 Energy Specialists From HSF in Beijing

Chinese law firms have continued to take senior lawyers from international firms, which have been scaling back in Greater China. The moves come as HSF, an Anglo-Australian firm, plans to merge with New York-based Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

November 21, 2024 | International Edition

Will Trump Boost Quinn Emanuel's Fortunes in China?

Tit-for-tat regulations between China and the U.S. have helped Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan thrive in China. Will Trump’s leadership expedite its growth?

By Jessica Seah

6 minute read

November 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani Indicted in Brooklyn for Alleged Orchestration of $250 Million Bribery Plot

The Adani Group has slammed as "baseless" fraud and bribery charges brought by the feds against its chairman.

By Emily Saul and Jessica Seah

3 minute read

November 21, 2024 | International Edition

Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani Indicted in US for Alleged Orchestration of $250 Million Bribery Plot

The Adani Group has slammed as "baseless" fraud and bribery charges brought against its chairman.

By Emily Saul and Jessica Seah

3 minute read

November 18, 2024 | International Edition

Gibson Dunn’s Regional Head of Arbitration Leaves for Singapore Chambers

Paul Tan is joining One Essex Court as a barrister.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

November 18, 2024 | International Edition

Hogan Lovells Takes Partner Quartet, Hiring from Dechert, Ashurst in Singapore

Dechert's Siew Kam Boon, Timothy Goh and Thomas Kim will join Hogan Lovells in the coming months while Rob Palmer has already started at the U.S. firm.

By Jessica Seah

4 minute read

November 15, 2024 | International Edition

Goodwin, Conyers, A&O Shearman Act on $800M China Biotech Sale

German vaccine maker BioNTech is buying Guangdong biotech company Biotheus.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

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