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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January 09, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Fenwick Shutters Shanghai Office

Fenwick launched its Shanghai office in 2014 with a team of five lawyers from Covington & Burling.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

January 09, 2025 | International Edition

MoFo Replenishes Singapore Corporate Partner Loss as Lawyer Returns From Gibson Dunn

Earlier this week, CMS hired away Morrison Foerster's Singapore corporate partner Steven Tran, who will relocate back to Hong Kong with his new firm.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

January 08, 2025 | International Edition

China’s Han Kun Scoops Up Another Senior Partner from Foreign Firm

Just last week, Han Kun brought on former Milbank partner Alex Tao in Beijing.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

January 08, 2025 | International Edition

Fenwick & West Shutters Decade Old Shanghai Office, Sole Partner Retires from Firm

Fenwick & West launched its Shanghai office in 2014 with a team of five lawyers from Covington & Burling.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

January 07, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Skadden Corporate Partner Departs For Cooley in Beijing

The move comes months after Skadden's announcement of a restructuring of its China offering.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

January 07, 2025 | Law.com

A&O Shearman Lost 15 Asia Partners in a Year

Three of the 15 partners who left the practice in Asia were legacy Shearman & Sterling partners. Some departees also left the legacy practices after the merger was voted through but before the merger went live in May last year.

By Jessica Seah

4 minute read