Covington & Burling has applied to Korean authorities to open an office in Seoul, following the hire of a corporate lawyer from a Korean law firm.

William Park, formerly a founding lawyer of Korean law firm Apex, is to join Covington as a partner. He will be joined in the Seoul office by of counsel Daniel Spiegel, who will relocate from Covington’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. The two will co-head the new office.