Category: Law Firms in Seoul
Seoul – A City Guide for Lawyers and Legal Professionals
Home to large international companies like Samsung, LG and Hyundai, the South Korean capital city of Seoul has transformed economically in just a few years. Indeed, South Korea has risen rapidly to become one of Asia’s most advanced economies. Seoul is a fashion-forward city with cutting-edge […]
US law firms face possible roll-back of South Korean legal market access
As the Washington Post reported last week, U.S. President Donald Trump is contemplating withdrawing the United States from the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). As the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) details on its website, KORUS entered into force on March 15, 2012, with […]
Change comes slowly to the South Korean legal market
While a liberalized legal market and emerging technologies are transforming Korea- change is slow for the country’s legal market — according to Ryan Russell – a corporate finance attorney with Kim & Chang in Seoul and noted author of Kimchi Law Blog. Russell outlines his thoughts […]
Law Firms in Korea: Foreign Firms Can Now Tap into South Korea’s Lucrative Legal
As a result of two recent landmark free trade agreements between South Korea, the European Union and the United States. The South Korean legal market will now be open for American and European law firms. According to Ranajit Dam’s article in Asian Legal Business, South Korea’s […]