After 25 years with Coudert Brothers, including the past eight spent as managing partner in Hong Kong, Timothy J. O'Brien is taking the north road to Seoul to join Shin Kim as its senior foreign legal counsel. At Shin Kim, O'Brien will join the corporate group and continue his practice of MA, foreign investment into and from Korea, and other cross-border transactions.
The Korea move is a natural progression for O'Brien, as he has spent a large chunk of his career focusing on the nation. Over his legal lifetime, he has represented US and European corporations in their investments in Korea and has acted for major domestic corporations in foreign...