South Korea’s largest law firm Kim & Chang will officially open in Hong Kong in December, after receiving a licence to become a foreign registered law firm in the territory.

The firm has operated in Hong Kong for over two years through a liaison office, and expects to better serve its international clients once it is fully established there.

U.S.-qualified lawyer Alex Yang will head the Hong Kong office, which will be Kim & Chang’s first one outside South Korea. Yang, who joined the firm in 2010, has worked for Ernst & Young and Morgan Stanley in the past.

Additionally, up to three associates are expected to relocate to Hong Kong from Seoul.

Kanishk Verghese is North Asia journalist at ALB. Follow us on Twitter: @ALB_Magazine.

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