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Jessica Seah
Jessica Seah is Law.com International's Senior Reporter for Asia. 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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May 20, 2022 | Asia Pacific
Lawyer With Hong Kong Law Firm Leaves to Head Up Risk Function at Blockchain NFT Business
Joshua Chu, a lawyer who acted as tech consultant for Hong Kong law firm ONC Lawyers, has left to join Singapore-headquartered metaverse blockchain company Coinllectibles.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 19, 2022 | Asia Pacific
Will China's Compromise on Foreign Audits Be Enough to Stop Stock Market Expulsions?
China has made a compromise in an effort to resolve a conflict between China's national state secrecy laws and a U.S. law requiring foreign listed companies to comply with U.S. auditing standards. But will that be enough to save its companies from being expelled from U.S. bourses?
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
May 18, 2022 | Asia Pacific
Latham, Freshfields, CAM and AZB Lead on India's Largest Ever Infrastructure M&A
Latham & Watkins and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas have advised Indian conglomerate Adani Group on its $10.5 billion stake acquisitions in two of India's largest cement companies.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 18, 2022 | Asia Pacific
Hong Kong Law Firm Deacons Jumps on the NFT Bandwagon
The Hong Kong firm has launched its debut non-fungible token to mark its 170th anniversary—the first Asian law firm to launch its own NFT.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
May 18, 2022 | Asia Pacific
Linklaters, DLA Piper Make Key Leadership Appointments Across Asia
The firms join Pinsent Masons in making senior changes in bases in Singapore, China, Japan and Thailand.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 17, 2022 | Asia Pacific
The World Was Not Quite Ready for a Crypto Implosion, Lawyers in Asia Even Less So
The lack of robust legal frameworks in different Asian jurisdictions means investors in the region face more risk when investing in digital assets, including cryptocurrencies such as stablecoins.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
May 16, 2022 | Asia Pacific
Fangda Loses IP Litigation and Veteran Partner to King & Wood Mallesons
Gordon Gao, best known for representing Michael Jordan in China, has moved over to King & Wood Mallesons
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 12, 2022
The Court of Public Opinion Weighs In on Lawyer Ethics
Law firms and lawyers around the world have been subject to an intense examination of their ethical standards this year. In Singapore, the legal community and its righteous expectations are being scrutinized over a cheating scandal.
By Jessica Seah
5 minute read
May 12, 2022 | Asia Pacific
HSF Appoints First North Asia Corporate Head Amid Rising Demand
The firm said it has created the new role to "respond to client demand and the firm's continued Asia expansion".
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
May 11, 2022 | Asia Pacific
Davis Polk and Harneys Bring Luckin Coffee Out of Bankruptcy
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Harneys Westwood & Riegels have acted as U.S. and Cayman Islands counsel to Luckin Coffee on its scandal-plagued restructuring, successfully bringing the coffee chain—China's version of Starbucks—out of bankruptcy. Despite the scandal and expulsion from Nasdaq, the retailer has thrived.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
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