DLA Piper bolsters South Korea offering with Corporate partner hire in Seoul

DLA Piper has appointed Jang Yeo as a Corporate partner in its Seoul office.

Jang joins from Greenberg Traurig where he was a partner in the corporate practice, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital markets, foreign investment, private equity transactions and other general corporate matters. Jang has executed numerous high-profile transactions and has advised Korean companies on some of the most complex cross-border deals.

Jang received his Bachelor of Arts from Korea University and holds a JD from Columbia Law School. He trained at a prestigious US law firm in both New York and Hong Kong, before moving to Seoul in 2012 to join a leading Korean law firm. Jang is qualified in New York and is registered as a foreign legal consultant in the Republic of Korea.

Commenting on the hire, Dr Benjamin Parameswaran, Global Co-Chair of the International Corporate practice and Managing Director, Clients commented "DLA Piper continues to be the market leader in M&A, having built a track record for consistently executing more deals globally than any other law firm. Jang's appointment significantly strengthens our Corporate offering in South Korea and reaffirms our ongoing commitment to develop our Corporate practice in Asia. The appointment will ensure clients have access to lawyers which understand their market environment, and use their business first mindset to help clients to transform their business. Jang has extensive experience in both South Korea and the US, making him superbly placed to support clients as they look to capitalise on the opportunities both markets have to offer."