Law firm Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy has opened an office in Korea, it said in a press release ( pdf) yesterday. MBH has appointed Jiyoung Bae (LinkedIn) to head the Korea desk and has made her a partner in the firm. Jiyoung has more than 15 years’ experience in the industry specializes in our part of the world. She joins the firm after serving as an attorney at Korean law firm Bae Kim & Lee’s(BKL) Dubai office for more than four years.
MBH + BKL are collaborating: The two firms have signed an MoU to “facilitate cooperation,” MBH said, without disclosing further details.