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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].
April 25, 2024 | The American Lawyer
The sole legal advisers to issuers on many Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPOs are Greater China-based law firms. Big Law can't compete with Chinese firms on fees and justify the low margins that come with the listings, which are much smaller than the billion-dollar deals they handled in the past.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
April 2, 2024 | The American Lawyer
KPMG Legal isn't the only Big Four firm to pull back investments in Hong Kong, EY did the same earlier this year.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
March 31, 2024 | The American Lawyer
American law firm brands have not penetrated the Southeast Asian market in the same way that American consumerism has. It's a brand issue. And it's also a commitment issue, writes Law.com International Asia Editor Jessica Seah in this bimonthly column.
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
March 27, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Increasing regulatory scrutiny can mean more billable hours for a small group of legal advisers but for most, the "uninvestable" U.S.-China status is worrisome.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
March 27, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Weil joins a growing line of top U.S. law firms that have closed offices in mainland China as the fractious geopolitical relationship between the U.S. and China and the prolonged market downturn force the world's top-performing law firms to reconsider their investments in China.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
March 21, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Asia is no longer cheap and the region's markets are mature enough that firms scoping out opportunities must first do their homework, and do it carefully. If they don't, they may not last, Jessica Seah writes in the Asia Legal Briefing.
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
March 10, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Partner Stephen Chan is leaving along with three other lawyers.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
March 5, 2024 | The American Lawyer
In less than eight months, Akin Gump, Proskauer Rose and Latham have all closed offices in mainland China.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
March 4, 2024 | The American Lawyer
In a meeting with associates, a partner at the firm attributed the firm's decision to market conditions and the size of the team, which is 'too big', a source told Law.com International.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
February 22, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Latham & Watkins' decision to block automatic access for its Hong Kong staff to files and documents outside of Greater China was not necessarily wrong. But the way it implemented the change was tone-deaf. The firm's sin was its failure to communicate, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
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