South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has hired Cholsoo Han, the former secretary general of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), as a senior advisor to its antitrust practice in Seoul.
An antitrust veteran, Han served at the KFTC from 1995 and was the secretary general from 2011 to 2014.
“Mr. Han will further strengthen our antitrust practice internationally and his arrival will bring a tremendous expertise to the firm,” said Seung Soon Lim, Y&Y’s senior managing partner, in a statement.
One Essex Court, a commercial set of barristers' chambers in London, has announced that Paul Tan, former partner and head of arbitration for Asia at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, has joined its ranks as an international counsel and arbitrator.
Global law firm Hogan Lovells has hired international arbitration expert Rob Palmer as a partner from rival Ashurst to boost its dispute resolution practice in Southeast Asia.
Anglo-German law firm CMS has strengthened its Hong Kong funds practice with the hire of Helen Wang as a partner from Mayer Brown, where she was a counsel.