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White & Case launches 3-partner office in South Korea
The Seoul office will be the 39th in the law firm's international network, opened to support long-standing project finance clients and to broaden advice given on M&A, private equity and dispute resolution.
EY Law gains Seoul partner
The big four accountancy giant is in the process of building up its Asian alliance members and has teamed up with a South Korean law firm.
Milbank starts Seoul office with M&A focus
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has just opened a Korean office which will focus on international M&A, private equity, project finance and - reflecting the managing partner's specialisms - aviation.
Korean tax service to strengthen response to law firms
A string of victories by the large law firms has prompted the National Tax Service (NTS) of Korea to reorganise its legal affairs teams and rethink its tactics.
S Korea prepares for corruption clampdown
Pressure is coming on the South Korean parliament to pass a bill which would increase the punishment handed out to civil servants who take bribes.
Korean law firms recruit retired bureaucrats
Some 720 of the Korean civil servants who have retired in the last five years have been taken on by law firms, conglomerates and financial companies.
Bureaucrat mafia controversy hits Korean law firms
There are 177 former government officials acting as consultants or other advisers to the top ten Korean law firms, according to government agencies.
Taylor Wessing links up with S Korea firm
Taylor Wessing will have access to 120 lawyers across South Korea through an association with local practice DR & AJU.
Simpson Thacher soars ahead in Korean M&A work
New York-based Simpson Thacher & Bartlett was beaten only by local firm Kim & Chang in the Bloomberg M&A advisory Q1 league tables for 2014.
PwC plans for 500 lawyers in Asia by 2019
The Big Four accountancy giant plans to earn 15 to 20 per cent of its income in Asia, with a doubling of staff numbers in the area, in the next five years.
Skadden Arps opens base in Seoul
Skadden Arps is to open a Seoul office staffed by up to four lawyers.
Top Korean firm signs up with Bird & Bird
Bird & Bird has become the first international firm to sign a co-operation agreement with a firm in the Korean top ten.
Bengal braced for falling tax revenue after big business challenge
The Indian state of West Bengal is braced to see a fall in tax revenue this year after Tata Steel, Cadbury and other multinationals challenged one of its tax laws.
Korean lawyers defends right of poor students to take up law
The Korean Bar Association (KBA) is urging the National Assembly to revoke plans for a new professional entry scheme which would make it harder for people from poor backgrounds to become lawyers.
Ius Laboris expands its network to Korea and NZ
Ius Laboris, the world's largest HR legal network, has expanded its alliance of law firms to include New Zealand and Korea.
Korea sets up arbitration centre
Korea is the latest country to set up an arbitration centre with the launch of the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center.
Herbies given green light in Seoul
Anglo-Australian law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has been given final approval to open an office in Seoul.
DLA latest firm to open doors in Seoul
Global law firm DLA Piper today opened an office in South Korea following a Ministry of Justice green light to practise international law.
Human rights concerns as firms rush to East Asia
English and US global law firms may be tripping over each other in a bid to exploit recently liberalised legal markets in East Asia, but the path to commercial success could be littered with human rights potholes, campaigners warned last week.
Baker & McKenzie latest to launch in Seoul
One of the world's biggest law firms -- Chicago-based Baker & McKenzie -- has become the latest global practice to announce it has applied to open an office in Korea.
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