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South Korea > Intellectual property: foreign firms Tier 1

Ropes & Gray LLP acts on behalf of a number of prominent domestic and international corporate entities, and demonstrates significant expertise across the chemical, automotive, heavy industry, and biochemical sectors, among others. The group has strength in both contentious and non-contentious mandates, and is highly active in cross-border matters, with a particular emphasis on work involving the US. The team is co-led by David Chun, who is experienced in both local and US law, and William Kim, a market veteran of 35 years, noted for his expertise in licensing negotiations and transfers of IP.

South Korea > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms Tier 2

Ropes & Gray LLP‘s highly-regarded corporate and M&A team for Korea is led by the ‘extremely well-regarded’ Jaewoo Lee on the ground in Seoul. The team handles a range of cross-border corporate transactions including high-value private equity acquisition, outbound sales of Korean companies, and investment management.

United States > Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)

New-York based IP litigation specialist Steven Pepe co-leads the team at Ropes & Gray LLP alongside head of false advertising, copyright, trademarks and trade secrets Peter Brody, who works from the Washington DC office. David Chun , who divides his time between San Francisco and Seoul, has significant experience handling trade secret misappropriation cases in particular, and has represented such notable clients as Samsung Electronics and Emerson Electric. Medical device and pharmaceutical-related work is a focus; with a notable matter for the team is its work representing Exactech, Inc. as a plaintiff against Zimmer, regarding the alleged misappropriation of high-stakes medical device technology.