I was walking around Seoul the other day and noticed the cherry blossoms in full bloom.  Usually I am too busy to really notice, but on that particular occasion I took the time to appreciate the cherry blossoms.  I vowed to remember how beautiful the trees were as well as the park I walked by.  […]

Crisis Management- What is Your Communications Plan? In the past I have commented on crisis management and the tools needed to handle such crisis in today’s business environment. Failure to properly handle a crisis may lead to the business closing its doors as in the picture to the left.  Of course what companies are finding […]

For those of you who engage in international business, everyone knows that international negotiations are much more complex than domestic negotiations by the fact they  involve different languages, different cultures and perhaps different views of the world.  Culture will determine how companies or organizations and their negotiators look at or perceive negotiations. 

Take a hands on approach to litigation........I once worked for a company that prior to my joining had a policy of not managing the outside lawyers it used during trial. Its philosophy was that once the law firm or lawyer was conducting the trial, the law firm knew best what to do and what resources […]

Dawn Raids can be stressful…… In Korea, as in other countries, competition or anti-trust authorities are very active.  In fact, Korea’ s competition authority- the Korean Fair Trade Commission ( “KFTC”) has become more aggressive during the last few years than it used to be.  In order for companies to manage the legal risk of […]

Do You Comply With The FCPA?---  South Korea has recently updated its anti-corruption laws in an effort to become compliant with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention passed last year.  The new updates close loopholes that allowed public officials to accept expensive gifts without threat of criminal prosecution.