DLA Piper and O’Melveny & Myers have set out plans to open in Seoul before the end of the year as the pair await approval from the Korean Ministry of Justice, which opened the market up to foreign law firms earlier this year.
Both firms have already found office space in the city, with each planning to second partners from other offices. DLA is set to relocate London litigation partner Michael Kim and Tokyo corporate partner Daniel Lee to lead its efforts, while O’Melveny is to move Hong Kong of counsel Sungyong Kang and Jinwon Park to the country.
