O'Melveny to open office in South Korea
O'Melveny & Myers is going to open an office in Seoul, South Korea, in a move to deepen their services for Korea-based clients. It will be the seventh Asia office of the legal firm, alongside locations in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo, and Jakarta. The company has already filed an application with the Korean Ministry of Justice.
As part of the expansion, Sungyong Kang and Jinwon Park recently joined O'Melveny and will be resident in the new office upon receipt of regulatory approval. Each of them has worked with Korean and US...
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