Tuesday, March 5, 2013

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Opens Office in South Korea



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.

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.

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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