Korea has steadily grown into becoming a key legal market in Asia and continues to have significant influence within the Asia market in terms of technological and economic development and regional investment. 

Housing some of the world's largest multi-national companies and maintaining its status as a top five R&D country, Korea dominates the global marketplace in key technological sectors such as video display, semi-conductors and telecommunications and is aggressively investing in new technologies and markets.

Olswang, in alignment with its commitment to Asia and on-going efforts to provide a wider range of high quality legal services for Korean clients, has teamed up with a legally qualified senior consultant with in-depth knowledge of the local market and client needs to offer practical, sustainable and responsive services to Korean clients. 

We provide a full range of legal services in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia (from our Singapore hub including through a combination of formal associations and trusted local counsel partners in all the major Asian economies) covering areas including but not limited to Technology/Media/Telecoms, Intellectual Property, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Mining and Natural Resources, Life-sciences, Antitrust/Compliance, Financial Institutions and Banking & Finance.

Our team strives to provide creative legal solutions by thinking beyond “standard” legal services. For example, we currently provide on-going litigation monitoring and summary services to one of the largest lithium ion battery manufacturing companies in the world. By doing so, we have become part of the client’s legal team, offering continuous insights into legal developments in this field whereby the client can leverage this knowledge in formulating its business strategies in key jurisdictions.

Some further examples of the work our lawyers have advised on include:

• Advising a listed pharmaceutical company on strategic investments and acquisitions in a number of South East Asian jurisdictions.
• Advising a major State-owned resources corporation on its joint venture mining investments in Indonesia.
• Advising on the establishment of a construction company joint venture in Indonesia.
• Advising a Korean life insurance company on a prospective acquisition in Indonesia.
• Advising a global TV network operator on the acquisition of channels in Korea.
• Advising a significant Korean marine vessel outfitter on a high-value contractual dispute with a Singapore-based contractor in respect of a number of shipbuilding projects.