Ropes & Gray announced today that it will open an office in Seoul, a move that will enable the international law firm to work better and more closely with clients in Korea
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Squire Sanders Plans to Open Korea Office
Squire Sanders announced today that it has applied to the Korean Ministry of Justice to open an office in Seoul, Korea. The announcement follows the ratification of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, which will come
Read morePaul Hastings First U.S. Law Firm to Submit Preliminary Applications in Relation to Foreign Legal Consultant Office in Korea
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has become the first U.S. law firm to submit preliminary applications to the Ministry of Justice of Korea in relation to the establishment of
Read moreClifford Chance Begins Application Process to Open an Office in the Republic of Korea
We are pleased to confirm that we have submitted a preliminary application to the South Korea Ministry of Justice (MOJ) for registration as a Foreign Legal Consultant. According to the press release issued by the
Read moreMcDermott to Open in South Korea
Following a careful, strategic review, McDermott Will & Emery announced today its decision to open a new office in Seoul, South Korea. In so doing, McDermott becomes one of the very first Western law firms
Read moreSimpson Thacher to Open Office in Seoul, Korea
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that it plans to open an office in Seoul, Korea as soon as practicable in 2012. Partner Youngjin Sohn will relocate to Seoul, together with several associates from
Read moreSheppard Mullin Plans Seoul Office Opening
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP today announced that it plans to open an office in Seoul, Korea in the first quarter of 2012. The announcement follows the recent ratification of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade
Read moreCleary Gottlieb to Open Office in Seoul
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced today that it plans to open an office in Seoul, Korea in the first half of 2012
Read moreU.S. Trade Deals with Korea, Others
Interesting news on U.S. free-trade agreements from Bloomberg.
Read moreKorea – The Next Frontier – But When?
A good number of our placements over the last six years have been of Korean-speaking attorneys, most of whom are Korean natives who were educated in the United States after a preliminary legal education in
Read moreVERY HOT LATERAL MARKET CONTINUES IN ASIA – OPENINGS LISTED HERE
Robert here. It continues to be a very busy year for lateral biglaw associate and partner hiring in Hong Kong / China. Further we have noticed that in HK, BJ and SHG there is more
Read moreState of the Lateral Market – Korea Practices
While Korea practices, mostly based in Hong Kong, have been busy over the past year and in some cases even quite understaffed, there is not much hiring going of US associates with Korean background. We
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