Washington DC-headquartered law firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer has opened an office in South Korea, after hiring two White & Case partners – James K. Lee and Kyungseok Kim.

White & Case has opened an office in Seoul, becoming the latest international firm to open its doors in the South Korean capital since the country liberalised its legal market in 2011.

White & Case has expanded its corporate practice in Hong Kong with the hire of Kyungseok Kim from Linklaters.