Dispute Resolution: International Firms
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : South Korea
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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan handles Korea-related work from its Hong Kong-headquartered practice, which enjoys an excellent reputation for its skill in managing headline-grabbing IP and finance disputes. The firm's bilingual team is fully equipped to represent international clients in commercial arbitrations held under a variety of arbitral rules. It acts for high-profile clients and high net worth individuals across numerous sectors, including electronics, heavy industry and private equity, covering an impressive range of issues including IP, product liability and white-collar crime cases. The firm is also singled out for its extensive experience advising Korean conglomerates.
Work Highlights
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan acted for Samsung Electronics in a patent infringement lawsuit against Evolved Wireless at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and dismissed the plaintiff's claim.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Quinn Emanuel are very creative and aggressive. They understand the company's problem and desired outcome, and then work to achieve the solution as opposed to fixating on easy solutions."
"Quinn Emanuel quickly mastered a complex set of facts and identified core issues."
"Quinn Emanuel are very creative and aggressive. They understand the company's problem and desired outcome, and then work to achieve the solution as opposed to fixating on easy solutions."
"Quinn Emanuel quickly mastered a complex set of facts and identified core issues."
Notable Practitioners
John Rhie maintains a prominent reputation for his arbitration work and demonstrates further expertise in international litigation and white-collar crime mandates. He is counsel of choice in many cases, especially those concerning M&A, investment, IP and trade secrets issues.
"John is very good at making strategic decisions. He always brings something extra special to the table."
"John Rhie is the strategist and is very good at managing the relationship with the client."
Duncan Watson KC has a growing reputation in the market, and maintains a highly active practice representing Korean and international clients in a variety of investor-state and commercial arbitrations. He has particular expertise in handling cases involving investment, M&A and product liability issues.
"Duncan Watson is an extremely talented cross-examiner on quantum issues."