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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].
October 26, 2023
Most of the time, we write about the professional side of the legal industry, but now and then we write about the personal. Law.com International's Jessica Seah did that this week, unexpectedly hitting a nerve among lawyers.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
October 25, 2023 | Asia Pacific
Kieran Donovan walked away from Big Law to pursue a passion that tapped into his legal expertise in technology and data privacy. It also helped him address his own childhood trauma. In launching the tech start-up k-ID, he hopes to protect children's privacy and shield them from the evils that can be found online.
By Jessica Seah
9 minute read
October 18, 2023 | Asia Pacific
The firm hopes the hire will provide opportunities to work with a greater pool of Chinese mainland clients, from shipyards to traders to LNG operators.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
October 18, 2023 | Asia Pacific
Bird & Bird, Holman Fenwick Willan and Morgan Lewis & Bockius have all launched new offices in Shenzhen this year. Lawyers say there's first mover advantage but what are the opportunities that lie within?
By Jessica Seah
7 minute read
October 16, 2023 | Asia Pacific
From Singapore, the firm's first and only Asian office, it now counts 7 lawyers who are admitted in Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, India, mainland China, U.S. and the U.K.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
October 12, 2023
The due diligence that law firms need to conduct before hiring new lawyers requires a lot more than reading a résumé and making a few calls, Jessica Seah writes in the Asia Legal Briefing. But time and again, law firms end up bringing on lawyers whose ethical and professional conduct is questionable—or even criminal. Are they capable of making this stop?
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
October 12, 2023 | Asia Pacific
The alleged harassment by lawyer Stefano Mariani took place while he was a partner at the Hong Kong firm Deacons. Mariani joined Baker McKenzie in June.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
October 12, 2023 | Asia Pacific
The firm is looking to build on opportunities presented by the Greater Bay Area projects.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
October 11, 2023 | Asia Pacific
An influx of wealth and the rapid growth of fintech companies operating on a global level without a comprehensive regulatory framework has led to an increase in high-profile corruption, fraud and money laundering cases involving unprecedented amounts of money.
By Jessica Seah
7 minute read
October 10, 2023 | Asia Pacific
Dentons LuatViet, AZB & Partners and Tilleke & Gibbins have all hired new partners.
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
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