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Global law firm Dentons has expanded its debt finance and investment funds capabilities with the addition of Charles Yim as a partner in Hong Kong. Yim was previously a partner at local firm Gallant.

Dentons Lee, the Korea member firm of Dentons, has bolstered its healthcare practice by tapping Bernard Ham to head its Life Sciences and Healthcare practice as a senior foreign attorney.

Park is leader of the firm's South Korea region

Dentons Lee, Dentons’ law firm in South Korea, has hired insurance and reinsurance specialists John JungKyum Kim and Christina Jiwon Park as co-heads of its new insurance and reinsurance practice. They also serve as partners in the firm’s international disputes resolution team.

Innovation has become a vital attribute for law firms globally, particularly in the face of challenges brought about by increasing digitalisation, as well as uncertainty from geopolitical developments and the pandemic. In Asia, law firms are embracing the wave and incorporating new technologies and techniques to secure new clients and enhance service delivery. RANKINGS AND TEXT BY ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS

London-headquartered law firm Ashurst on Tuesday said it is launching a first-of-its-kind legal joint venture in South Korea, a market that has been historically closed off to foreign law firms.