‘Stephenson Harwood are well known to Korean clients for their shipping and shipbuilding practice. They have extensive experience and expertise in the industry, and they also know the Korean market well. Among the foreign law firms that have opened their offices in Korea, Stephenson Harwood are known to be one of the most successful offices.’

‘They have good knowledge of the industry, market, and law. They are well-armed with legal principles, but they always provide practical and prompt solutions.’

‘Their connection with local offices is very concrete and cooperation between the lawyers is well performed without delay. Their speedy replies to answers and good understanding of local culture and good cooperation with local lawyers reassure a client.’

‘I have strong trust in Reed Smith’s ability to provide the required legal assistance. Their depth and breadth of experience is incomparable with other firms. As a full-service law firm, they can provide top class legal advice on not only traditional shipping issues but all issues arising in relation to the shipping and trade business.’

‘Reed Smith is the first pick law firm for shipping matters and maritime law issues where the governing law is English law. We have acted in lots of cases such as collision, grounding, charterparty and bill of lading with Reed Smith and received valuable legal advice on the English law.’

‘Reed Smith offers their clients a timely, extensive and comprehensive legal service based on years of experience and expertise, and they have earned a strong reputation for contentious and non-contentious maritime matters. They are recognised as a specialist advisor.’

‘Watson Farley & Williams LLP has a strong presence in shipping finance in multiple maritime centers in Asia, such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Seoul. The people are all more experienced than other firms and highly specialised, which leads to high efficiency in deal executions and in general communication with industry players.’

‘Madeline Leong, Christoforos Bisbikos and Ricky Kim are all outstanding lawyers with many years experience in shipping. They are great listeners, have wide networks on both the finance and client side, and are very responsive in addressing queries or comments.’