Herbert Smith Freehills LLP announced today the official opening of its Seoul office. The office opens for business today, 15 April 2013.

The world’s 12th largest economy and the 4th largest economy in Asia, South Korea is an investment market with significant potential globally. Free trade agreements with two of its main trading partners—the US and the EU—recently came into force. These provide for broad and deep liberalisation of trade in goods and services, including legal services, and permit US and EU law firms to open offices in South Korea for the first time.

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Eric Shumsky, formerly of Sidley Austin LLP, has joined the firm as a partner in the Supreme Court and Appellate Group, resident in Washington, D.C. Mr. Shumsky’s arrival follows the addition earlier this year of Robert Loeb, former Acting Deputy Director of the Appellate Staff of the Civil Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Edmund Emerson III is the newest addition to the leading Tax Practice at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP. Emerson joined the firm as a Partner in the Atlanta office, where he works in the Employee Benefits, Compensation, Corporate M&A and Tax Practices. He is the third Tax partner added in three months; MMM added partners Gerald Thomas and Anthony Boggs earlier this year. The firm now counts 15 tax attorneys in its Atlanta office.

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McGuireWoods LLP today announced that Dale G. Mullen has joined the firm’s Regulatory and Compliance Department as a partner in Richmond. His practice will focus on environmental regulatory and compliance matters involving water- and waste-related issues, environmental litigation, and government issues affecting the firm’s clients.

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Morgan Lewis announced today that Yasmin Tayyab, a trial lawyer who has served as national coordinating counsel in products liability litigation matters, has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Practice, resident in the firm’s Chicago office.

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Chadbourne & Parke represented Enersis S.A., a Chilean electric utility company with operations in Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Argentina, in its recently completed US$6 billion capital increase, the largest in Chilean history. Enersis is part of a group of companies controlled by Enel S.p.A., an Italian utility company. Enel owns approximately 92% of Endesa S.A., a Spanish electricity generation and distribution company that own approximately 60% of Enersis. Enersis American Depositary Shares (ADSs) are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

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The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce that Colleen Heisey has joined the Washington Office as a partner in the Health Care Practice. Formerly a partner in Hunton & Williams, LLP’s Washington office, Ms. Heisey focuses on food and drug law with a particular emphasis on advertising, promotion, and compliance counseling.

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