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ANALYZING ASIA AND AUSTRALIA
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Jessica Seah
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International Edition | Commentary
Law and Politics: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't
By Jessica Seah | May 25, 2022
Law firms sometimes have to walk a fine line between law and politics, a path that can be treacherous. In this edition of The Asia Lawyer Briefing, Jessica Seah writes that the subject has once again taken center stage in the legal realm.
7 minute read
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International Edition | Commentary
The Court of Public Opinion Weighs In on Lawyer Ethics
By Jessica Seah | May 12, 2022
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.
5 minute read
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International Edition | Commentary
Will Chinese Law Firms Ever Be Trusted to Lead Foreign IPO Advice?
By Jessica Seah | April 25, 2022
Despite the rise of Chinese firms on Hong Kong listings, none of the most active was lead legal counsel on any of their listing transactions, Asia Legal Briefing author Jessica Seah writes. That job went to Western firms.
5 minute read
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International Edition | Commentary
Women in Leadership: Do Law Firm Quotas Negate Meritocracy?
By Jessica Seah | March 31, 2022
How far should law firms go to ensure women fill leadership roles that have long proved elusive? Jessica Seah, who has followed the rise of women law firm leaders in Asia for more than a decade, tackles this question in her latest Asia Legal Briefing.
5 minute read
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International Edition | Commentary
Leading Through Troubled Times: Do Dealmakers Make Good Managing Partners?
By Jessica Seah | March 17, 2022
A power shift is taking place: A hefty book of business is no longer the only thing that counts, and the leader who cracks the whip may very well find that people are no longer falling in line, Jessica Seah writes in her latest Asia Legal Briefing.
7 minute read
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International Edition | Commentary
Will Russia's War on Ukraine Set Off a War on Ethics?
By Jessica Seah | March 3, 2022
As Russia's brutal war on Ukraine continues, the legal sector, unsurprisingly, has been criticized and scrutinized for the way it has responded to the crisis and for representing certain Russian business interests.
4 minute read
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International Edition | Commentary
The Asia Legal Briefing: Hard Truths
By Jessica Seah | February 23, 2022
For any law firm that focuses on advising on the China nexus, it is still absolutely critical to maintain an office in Hong Kong. But the increasing control China has over Hong Kong has unveiled some uncomfortable truths: international law firms are reassessing their business strategies in the city, although none are going to shout about it from the mountain tops.
5 minute read
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International Edition | Commentary
Hong Kong: The Great Departure
By Jessica Seah | February 10, 2022
Hong Kong is experiencing a record drop in population as tens of thousands of residents have moved to such countries as the U.K., the U.S., Canada and Australia. Whether they are leaving because of politics or as a result of Hong Kong's draconian "zero-COVID" policy, the exodus is having a big impact on Hong Kong's legal industry.
4 minute read
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International Edition | Commentary
Asia Legal Briefing: The New Generation of Lawyers Is Less Forgiving
By Jessica Seah | January 20, 2022
The new generation of lawyers are precisely that—they will create the future of legal services, whether senior lawyers like it or not. Rejecting the old and obstinate ways of practice, young lawyers are forcing change in the profession. They may not want for more, but they certainly want different.
6 minute read
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International Edition | Commentary
The Asia Legal Briefing: Departing Hong Kong, Who or What's Next on the Chopping Block?
By Jessica Seah | December 9, 2021
The cost of doing business in Hong Kong is high. Who will survive? | In Asia, which law firm metrics matter?
4 minute read
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