22 Jan 2026
Morrison Foerster Welcomes Paul Lin and Hyongsoon Kim to Transactions and Litigation Teams in Los Angeles
"Morrison Foerster has added partners Paul Lin (transactions/M&A) and Hyongsoon Kim (complex litigation) to its Los Angeles transactions and litigation teams."
Paul Lin joins Morrison Foerster as a corporate partner in the transactions group. He maintains an independent corporate transactional practice and will work closely with the firm’s transactional, IP, national security regulatory and ITC practices—capabilities he described as highly synergistic with his client work. The announcement identifies him entering the firm with partner-level seniority; the raw text also describes him as a corporate partner prior to the move.
Hyongsoon Kim joins Morrison Foerster as a complex litigation partner in the litigation group. He has an independent complex litigation practice and frequently serves as litigation counsel for many of Lin’s transactional clients. The announcement identifies him entering the firm with partner-level seniority; the raw text also describes him as a complex litigation partner prior to the move.