With a solid understanding of the legal demand and cultural characteristics of North America, DR & AJU provides comprehensive and systematic legal services ranging from legal support in the local area to consultations on Korean companies' expansion into the North American market. Having built close ties with reputable local law firms, we provide prompt and effective legal services to various customers including companies, institutions, and individuals.
The DR & AJU North America Practice Group consists of various competent experts, including 15 US attorneys admitted in California, Washington DC, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York. Equipped with unique expertise and fluent language skills, our Korean attorneys who have accumulated abundant knowledge and practical experience after completing their studies in North America also add significant value to team.
DR & AJU provides distinguished legal services, especially in the field of international contracts between Korea and the US. In addition, our dedicated North America team has made remarkable achievements in areas of e-commerce, information security, construction, energy, and finance, with team members' in-depth expertise in civil law and customary law related to inter-jurisdictional transactions.
Advised Agilent Technologies Inc. on the acquisition of business of a Korean company; conducted corporate due diligence on the Korean company.
Advised a major U.S. bicycle company, Specialized Bicycles, together with other ASEAN+ member firms on the expansion of its e-commerce business in 10 different multi jurisdictions.
Advised Korean mobile imaging manufacturer, Mtek Vision, on entering into a cross-licensing and IP rights agreement with a Canadian video imaging developer.
Advised a U.S.-based management consulting firm, JR Partners, on a USD 9.6 million acquisition of a KOSDAQ listed Korean company by undertaking debt of the Korean company.
Advised Brightcove, a leading global provider of cloud solutions for delivering and monetizing video across every connected device, on employment issues.
Advised a U.S.-based office supply giant Office Depot on the opening of new franchise stores in Korea and matters of import duties, data protection and e-commerce business.
Represented a U.S. steel manufacturer, Prime Metals USA, against a Korean conglomerate in a commercial arbitration at KCAB; advised on a negotiation between the parties.
Represented a Korea-based bank, a creditor, in secured the dismissal of provisional attachment order against a ship and the release thereof from the Port of New Orleans, U.S.A.
Advised on the project of Holland Park Residential Development in Vancouver, Canada.
Advised POSCO Energy on the execution of contracts in relation to solar power projects in the state of Nevada.
Advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch on the chain finance products and services under the Korean laws.
Advising a U.S.-based e-commerce platform Borderfree Inc. on e-commerce laws in Korea.
Advised a New York-based MediaMath in the acquisition of a Korean company; conducted due diligence on the Korean company, drafted transaction documents.
Represented a Korean company as Korean counsel in a lawsuit filed in U.S. federal court against another Korean company and its U.S. subsidiary for the misappropriation of trade secrets.
