Having only launched its first foreign office in 2008, US disputes leader Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan clearly now has the taste for foreign expansion. The latest stop on its global tour is Hong Kong, with the ultra-profitable litigation shop today (15 May) unveiling details of its long-awaited local launch, coming only days after it sealed a deal to enter the Australian legal market.
Quinn Emanuel has recruited senior arbitrator John Rhie, who joins as managing partner of the new office. The Seoul-based Rhie joins from South Korea’s top commercial law firm, Kim & Chang. Rhie, a former Herbert Smith partner, will relocate to Hong Kong as partner and chair the firm’s Asia international arbitration practice.
