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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March 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

DLA Phillips Fox Sees Departures Ahead of International Merger

A group of lawyers led by partner Peter Tredinnick is leaving DLA Phillips Fox--DLA Piper's new Australian merger partner--in order to join Sydney's Moray & Agnew.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

April 19, 2011 | Law.com

Freshfields, Skadden Advise on First Hong Kong Listing by a Japanese Company

Freshfields, Nishimura & Asahi, Skadden, and Paul Hastings have advised on the first listing of a Japanese company in Hong Kong. Financial services company SBI Holdings on Thursday launched a $167 million global offering of Hong Kong depositary receipts on the HKEx.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

March 15, 2011 | The American Lawyer

DLA Phillips Fox Loses More Partners Ahead of Merger

Nine Brisbane-based partners are leaving DLA Phillips Fox ahead of its merger with international alliance partner DLA Piper to join Adelaide-based Thomsons Lawyers.

By Jessica Seah

4 minute read

February 23, 2011 | The American Lawyer

BP-Reliance Deal Ropes in V&E, Magic Circle and Indian Firms

Linklaters, Allen & Overy, Vinson & Elkins, and Indian firms AZB & Partners and Talwar, Thakore & Associates are advising on the $7.2 billion deal that will see BP plc acquire a 30 percent interest in offshore oil and gas fields held by India's Reliance Industries Ltd.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

April 19, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Paul, Hastings Leads on Franshion Notes Issue

Paul, Hastings; Tian Yuan Law Firm; and Maples and Calder advised the Hong Kong-listed property group on a $500 million debt issuance in Singapore.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

March 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Mayer Brown JSM, Linklaters on First Overseas Listing for Vietnamese Company

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company, one of Vietnam's largest property developers, raised $56.5 million to finance additional interests in rubber plantations and hydroelectric power generation.

By Jessica Seah

2 minute read

August 29, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Will Chinese Firms Monopolize Chinese Anti-Monopoly Work?

King & Wood's Susan Ning has emerged as one of the go-to lawyers for multinationals navigating China's three-year-old anti-monopoly law. International firms are eager to expand in the area, but practice restrictions have left their position ambiguous.

By Jessica Seah

7 minute read

August 24, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Latham Leads As China's Bright Food Heads Down Under

The Shanghai-based company's $516 million acquisition of Manassen Foods is a rare Chinese investment in the Australian consumer sector, as opposed to the mining and energy industries.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

June 22, 2011 | Law.com

China's Low-Key Legal Elite

While some of China's internationally known law firms are rapidly expanding, other Chinese firms are taking a very different route to success, keeping a tight focus on high-end capital markets and M&A work, while largely maintaining a low profile.

By Jessica Seah

5 minute read

February 25, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Five Firms Advise on $3.3 Billion Singapore Casino Refinance

Rajah & Tann and Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee led work on a new loan facility for the resort complex that includes Singapore's first casino.

By Jessica Seah

3 minute read

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