Client Services / International / Korea

Korea

McDermott Will & Emery’s Korean Practice Group has represented Korean and U.S.-based organizations and institutions in their inbound and outbound commercial activities worldwide for nearly 20 years. Members of our group have studied and trained in Korea and, accordingly, have a substantial knowledge of the legal and business culture of Korea.

We advise organizations with Korean interests, including:

Services that we offer clients with interests in Korea include:
  • financial institutions
  • governmental institutions
  • trading companies
  • industrial corporations
  • governmental institutions
  • local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions
  • joint ventures and strategic alliances
  • commercial lending
  • restructurings and reorganizations
  • cross-border bankruptcies
  • trade financing and derivatives
  • international litigations and arbitrations

Our group’s interdisciplinary approach, worldwide presence and network, and cultural understanding provides clients with the benefits of comprehensive coverage in all practice areas and advice from lawyers who can proactively identify and address complex legal, business, ethical and cultural issues within a multidisciplinary legal framework. Our Korean Practice Group is fully integrated with McDermott Will & Emery’s other practices areas and is able to leverage and draw upon the interdisciplinary and leading edge expertise available in the Firm’s corporate, intellectual property, tax, trial and other departments.

Our Korean Practice Group also actively works with lawyers in all of McDermott, Will & Emery’s 11 offices worldwide and uses the Firm’s extensive worldwide network of contacts with other law firms and leading professionals in order to provide seamless, around-the-clock service. Within Korea, the group has strong relationships with many leading law firms and other professional service firms. Members of the group also have extensive familiarity with Korea’s business, culture and legal system and with helping clients bridge the cultural and legal divide between Korea and the United States. This unusual cultural understanding often results in invaluable contributions to the resolution of complex transactions and issues.

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