When the firm first opened its Seoul office in 2012, we already
had a long history of assisting global Korean clients with executing
sophisticated commercial transactions, resolving thorny regulatory issues,
prosecuting and defending complex disputes, and advising multinational
companies with operations in Korea.
Having a physical presence in Seoul allows us to broaden and deepen our
capabilities, especially our Banking and Finance; Intellectual
Property; and Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practices. Our
Seoul office also enables our firm to help our clients remain at and advance
to the forefront of their industry sectors locally, regionally, and
globally. We are positioned to assist our clients, regardless of their
nationality, to capitalize on opportunities in Korea and beyond, as well as
to respond to any legal issues that may arise as a result of current
business operations or future commercial plans.
All lawyers in our core Korea practice, wherever they may physically
reside, combine knowledge of Korean business customs, language, networks,
and the domestic legal system with Western legal training and
standards.
Our Seoul office, in close cooperation with lawyers in the firm’s
other offices and local Korean counsel firms, assists domestic clients with
accessing foreign markets and resolving other legal issues overseas. The
firm’s wider Korea practice, comprising lawyers in Seoul as well as
overseas, assists Korean companies doing business in the United States, the
United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and beyond with their diverse
contentious and noncontentious legal needs.
CAPABILITIES:
- Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation
- Banking and Asset Finance
- Construction
- Corporate
- Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources
- Financial Services
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade: CFIUS, Sanctions, and Export Controls
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution (domestic and international
arbitration and mediation)
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Policy and Regulatory
- Project Finance
- Real Estate
- Technology Transactions and Sourcing
