2012 Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (41st Class)
Education
2024 UC Berkeley School of Law (LL.M)
2010 Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B.)
Bar Admission
2024 New York
2012 Korea
Practice Areas
M&A/Joint Ventures
Data Protection & Privacy
Fair Trade
Corporate
Civil Litigation
Representative Legal Matters
Global asset management fund in its acquisitions of a hotel and oil tank terminal
Global asset management fund in its acquisition of certain hotel-related assets located in Incheon, Korea
Lehman Brothers in domestic litigation and advisory matters arising from its insolvency
Tencent in its acquisition of equity interests in various domestic companies (Kakao Corp., Kakao Bank, Kakao Entertainment, Netmarble, YG Entertainment, Kakao Games, JTBC Studios, Line Games etc.)
Domestic foreign-invested companies and joint venture companies and their foreign shareholders on issues relating to operations, corporate governance, employment, tax, foreign exchange and other regulatory matters and commercial transactions
Representation of a multinational IT company in its response to a request for third party cooperation and submission of documents made by the Fair Trade Commission in its investigation of alleged abuse of superior bargaining position
Representation of multiple Korean and multinational companies in the filing of various types of business combination reports
General corporate advisory engagements for Coca-Cola Korea, Callaway Korea, Samsung Biologics, Delta Air Lines, Aeromexico, Enertech International, etc.
Professional Activities
2022 Rising Star Lawyer, Legal Times 2022, Corporate and M&A
