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MOVERS: Kim and Miyamoto join Squire Sanders

By Richard Binder

Global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is adding corporate and litigation support for clients with business interests in East Asia. New partners Joon Yong Kim and David T. Miyamoto join Squire Sanders from Sidley Austin. Kim is based in Squire Sanders? offices in Tokyo and Los Angeles; Miyamoto is in the Los Angeles office.

Ken Kurosu, Squire Sanders? Asia practice coordinator and managing partner of the firm?s Tokyo office, said, "Joon acts on a global basis for several of Korea?s largest conglomerates. As such, he brings tremendous depth of experience in transactional matters, intellectual property (IP) litigation and commercial litigation. David has represented and advised both Japan-based and Korea-based companies in international dispute resolution (IDR) matters, IP litigation and commercial litigation for more than 25 years."

Miyamoto?s Asia-based litigation experience also expands the firm?s abilities to represent Asia-based businesses in the United States, a longtime key component of the firm?s practice, noted James H. (Jake) Broderick, the Los Angeles office managing partner.

Kim received his J.D. in 1982 from Georgetown University Law Center, and his M.A. in 1979 and B.A. in 1976 from the University of Southern California. Miyamoto received his J.D. in 1981 and his B.A., cum laude, in 1978 from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on December 14, 2009 (boomark / email).