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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 1, 2024 | Asia Pacific
Butler Snow lawyers Kurt Rademacher and Ivan Lu and King & Spalding's Peter Brabant are joining Charles Russell Speechlys as partners in Singapore.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
April 1, 2024 | Asia Pacific
Zhong Lun trademark veteran Jimmy Huang joins East IP with five other partners and 30 other IP professionals.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
March 31, 2024 | Asia Pacific
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 | Asia Pacific
Increasing regulatory scrutiny can mean more billable hours for a small group of legal advisers, but the "uninvestable" U.S.-China status is worrisome for most.
By Jessica Seah
6 minute read
March 27, 2024 | Asia Pacific
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 | Asia Pacific
The market downturn in Asia has forced many international firms to cut back on their operations in the region, especially in Greater China. In the past year, Latham & Watkins, Perkins Coie, Proskauer Rose, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld have all shuttered offices in mainland China.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
March 21, 2024 | Asia Pacific
Quinn Emanuel, Skadden, Wilson Sonsini, Sullivan & Cromwell, Gibson Dunn and O'Melveny are all representing parties in the lawsuit.
By Jessica Seah
3 minute read
March 20, 2024 | Asia Pacific
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 20, 2024 | Asia Pacific
Corporate partner Joanna Jiang, who joined Wei Tu last year, will be leading the firm's new outfit in Shanghai.
By Jessica Seah
2 minute read
March 19, 2024 | Asia Pacific
Asia's legal industry has seen a number of recent lateral moves, including in Greater China, South Korea and Singapore.
By Jessica Seah
4 minute read
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