Global law firm K&L Gates LLP was recognized at a recent announcement alongside LS Cable & System leadership and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin for a landmark US$689 million advanced manufacturing project in the Hampton Roads region.

The project is expected to be the largest single capital investment in the region’s history and will create more than 430 jobs. It will include copper rod production, magnet wire manufacturing, and rare earth magnet production, strengthening domestic supply chains and supporting US energy independence.

K&L Gates represented LS Cable & System in connection with the project. The firm’s work was led by Seoul partner Tyler Won, Washington, DC partner Olivia Byrne, and other members of the firm’s Global Locations Strategies practice.

“We are honored to be working on this significant project assisting on the real estate and incentives matters under the impressive leadership of Patrick Shim, Managing Director of LS Cable and System,” said Byrne. “It was great to see President, CEO Bon-Kyu Koo and Regional President of North America Gisu Kim at the announcement in Richmond having flown over from Seoul, Korea for this very important event.”

Shim said: “This investment represents much more than expanding our manufacturing footprint in Chesapeake. We are deepening our partnership with the Commonwealth of Virginia, the City of Chesapeake, and the Hampton Roads region as we build capabilities that strengthen US energy leadership, secure critical supply chains, and support industries essential to the nation’s security and future. We look forward to continue working with K&L Gates on this meaningful project to further enhance our growing presence in the United States.”

The announcement follows LS Cable’s earlier LS GreenLink groundbreaking in Chesapeake, Virginia, a submarine cable manufacturing facility valued at nearly US$700 million, for which K&L Gates also served as legal counsel.