> Practice Areas > General Law Division       Our General Law Division has its roots in litigation, as being established by a former District Attorney General and a litigation attorney. We make our clients feel confident when it becomes necessary to fight it out in court, as our attorneys can effectively obtain the result that is desired.       However, we are the first to admit that litigation should not be the primary dispute resolution mechanism. In fact, we feel that an attorney's primary task is to prevent litigation. To do so, a law firm should have an intimate knowledge and relationship with both the legal system and the business community of Korea. In this regard, we have the expertise and have provided our service in almost every major discipline like general corporate and commercial, mergers and project financing to Intellectual Property enforcement.       MANMIN IP & LAW and its clients recognize that the number of professional staff is not the only means of measuring our commitment to quality and personalized service. We fully understand that our biggest asset is our people, who fully understand our client’s goals and priorities. By utilizing the latest communication technology, we have cultivated a strong tradition of associating a voice to a signature, by sending our professionals to our clients, rather than wait for visitors to seek our advice.   Placing a special emphasis in providing our foreign clients with same-day response to their inquiries, we at MANMIN IP & LAW are guided by the principles of prevention and proactively fulfilling the given commitment. What this means is that once our services are engaged, we will take the burden on behalf of our clients.       In order to fully and effectively serve our international clients, it is imperative that our professionals have a global perspective as well as an appreciation that every issue is an integral piece of a larger picture. Our attorneys and patent attorneys have received training abroad and the scope of our expertise is as varied as the distinctiveness of our individual interests and identities. In fact, we are able to provide our service in Korean, English, and Japanese, and encourage our members to participate in various international organizations and events.   We at MANMIN IP & LAW also act as outside counsel for a number of Korean multinational conglomerates whose business interests, ranging from automobile manufacturing to computer chips and multi-million dollar infrastructure construction projects, take us all over the world, allowing us to form working alliances with various distinguished firms in most major jurisdictions.     Our Government Liaison Service       Foreign companies wishing to do business in Korea are bound to encounter roadblocks beyond the ability   of traditional law firms. MANMIN IP & LAW is more than a law firm who additionally provide full range of   legal services. Our Government Liaison. Service places the expertise of our own attorneys' background and   network cultivated during our prior civil service careers as well as those of respected consultants of our   associate firms to facilitate smooth relations with an appreciation of the administrative and legislative   policy and decision process in creating a custom-tailored service package. Where necessary, we are able   to encourage changes in the administrative process that can expedite the achievement of our clients   success.   Our Business Consulting & Networking Service       Our Business Consulting and Networking service is able to provide innovative ideas and contacts in the   private sector that can be used as a foundation for the establishment and implementation of a successful   business presence in Korea, either in the form of a joint venture partner, investor, license, distributor,   or franchise. Without a doubt, the selection of the right local partner is one of the most crucial and   deciding elements of success in Korea. Our attorneys have played key roles in identifying and introducing   local partners for such projects as development of restaurant chains, hotel franchising and management,   fashion brand licensing, OEM supply agreements, distribution of goods, etc.   Our Anti-counterfeiting Program       No other firm in Korea can claim to be more effective in developing and implementing both a short and   long term solution plan to fight counterfeiting than MANMIN IP & LAW. Our guiding principles of Prevention   and Proactivity are, likewise, nowhere more evident than in our attitude and approach to punishing   counterfeiters and trade dress violators. Be it in the garment and fashion industry, music and media   industry or patent-related high-tech industry, our in-depth knowledge of the nature and make-up of   the local market and our intimate relationship with the Prosecutor's Office and enforcement authorities   equip us with the proven ability to prosecute both the manufacturers and distributors of counterfeit goods   Our Anti-counterfeiting program consists of a two-pronged approach of first ensuring that our clients' I.P.     rights are fully secured at the documentary stage with the Korean Industrial Property Office and the   Our Anti-counterfeiting program consists of a two-pronged approach of first ensuring that our clients' I.P   rights are fully secured at the documentary stage with the Korean Industrial Property Office and the   Customs Office, and then proactively and systematically monitoring the major counterfeit markets.   Whereas clients usually spend money and time to hire investigators to locate counterfeiters and then   instruct law firms to file criminal complaints against them, thus duplicating expenses and causing delays,   We provide an integrated package that is fast, effective and long-lasting. Our attorneys' collective   experience as government Prosecutors, supported by in-house investigators recruited from the   enforcement agencies makes MANMIN IP & LAW the most obvious choice of counsel in creating and   implementing a custom-tailored enforcement program in Korea.