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Foreign Line
12 years a lawyer in North Korea
Lawyer Mike Hay just concluded 12 years in North Korea, where he ran the first-ever ― and only ― foreign-invested law firm. Before that, he spent 14 years in the South.
Not surprisingly, the dual British-French citizen has quite a lot of stories to tell about his time up there, where he accumulated considerable experience in business negotiations with the North in a wide variety of fields, ranging from power and energy to aviation, IT, the food and drink industry and tourism, among others. In addition, he has trained senior government officials in international business transactions and dispute resolution.
Hay will open up on his experiences at the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch on Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the second-floor lounge of Somerset Palace in downtown Seoul. All are welcome. Non-members pay 10,000 won and students pay 5,000 won. Visit raskb.com for more information.