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Clifford Chance pulls out of Seoul after strategic review

By CJ Nattanai: South Korea Decision comes nine years after CC pioneered drive by international firms to open in South Korea Clifford Chance is closing its Seoul office nine years after becoming one of the first international law firms to set up shop in South Korea. The UK Magic Circle firm said the decision had followed a detailed review of the office – currently home to one counsel and four other staff – which led to a decision to ‘unwind’ its operations.  In a statement, the firm said clients would be best served ‘through our network of lawyers across the firm who have extensive experience in Korea, as well as through our relationships with the leading Korean law firms’.

Clifford Chance pulls out of Seoul after strategic review

Decision comes nine years after CC pioneered drive by international firms to open in South Korea

Decarbonise oil to stay the energy transition course

A solar energy farm. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg. Register here for the Energy Voice daily newsletter, bringing you key news and insight from across the global energy landscape. Thank you for signing up to our newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Stakeholder pressure on energy companies is having an impact on African projects, which is not necessarily straightforward divestment. Herbert Smith Freehills corporate partner Rebecca Major, speaking during a webinar on Africa Day, said some companies were continuing to invest in the upstream. “There are companies out there who are staying the course,” Major said, citing increased interest in decarbonising oil and gas.