Having practiced in South Korea for over 20 years, White & Case lays down formal roots with the opening of a new office in Seoul.

The Middle East becomes the front line for South Korean firms, as they increasingly assert themselves on the international stage.

South Korea’s judiciary continues to be a source of talent for Bae, Kim & Lee, continuing its new-look start to 2015 with a financial litigation hire. A similar sense of momentum is being felt elsewhere as US firms continue to arrive on Seoul’s doorstep.

Seoul ramps up its efforts to become a regional hub for ADR through collaboration with JAMS. 

South Korean firm Bae Kim & Lee is ringing in the New Year with a fresh management team at the helm. 

As South Korea looks towards the final stage of the liberalisation of its legal market, Rebecca Carter reports on its potential and the challenges it faces as a regional centre for international arbitration.

In line with ambitions to become a regional disputes hub, South Korea has finalised a cooperation agreement with the PCA. 

South Korean firm Bae, Kim & Lee boosts its litigation practice with the hire of three former judges.

Samsung is suing vacuum cleaner maker Dyson in retaliation for a patent infringement suit brought last year by the British manufacturer.

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre has elected a new chairperson, the latest in a series of reforms as it chases regional arbitration market leader Singapore

Korean law firm Kim & Chang has secured what it claims is a historic victory in a shipbuilding insurance arbitration in Seoul.

The US has been accused by Seoul of disadvantaging Korean washing machine sales in breach of global trade rules.