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| Jeff Haidet |
ATLANTA, GA (March 5, 2013) — McKenna Long & Aldridge
LLP (MLA) announced today that it received all approvals from Korea’s Ministry
of Justice to open a foreign legal consultant office in Seoul, South Korea.
The U.S.-Korea Free
Trade Agreement – which represents significant opportunities for U.S. and
Korean companies to increase trade between the countries – provides for a
staged opening of Korea’s legal services market to U.S. law firms.
“McKenna Long &
Aldridge has assisted many U.S. and Korean companies and governmental entities
in every stage of trade and investment undertakings and dispute resolutions,”
said Jeff Haidet, MLA Chairman.
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| Song K. Jung |
“As a firm, we are highly experienced with the legal,
business and cultural practices in Korea,” said Song Jung, MLA
Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Chair and a member of the board
of directors of The Korea Society.
“Our established relationships with leading Korean companies
as well as our ties to the Korean business community create vast opportunities
for U.S. and Korean businesses seeking to take full advantage of the U.S.-Korea
Free Trade Agreement,” added Mr. Jung.
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| Andrew J. Park |
The firm’s Seoul
office is managed by MLA partner Andrew Park, who is based in Seoul.
For a complete
copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
Courtney B. Smith,
202-496-7144,
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