Partner
Soo Yeon OH
Start-ups
Expertise
Start-ups
Foreign Investment
Life Sciences · Pharmaceuticals
Outbound Investment
Healthcare
Product Liability
Healthcare & Pharma Litigation
Healthcare · Life Sciences
IP Litigation
Vietnam · Southeast Asia
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate
Tax Ruling and Legislative Consulting
Pharmaceuticals · Biotechnology
Franchise
Digital Health
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Soo Yeon Oh is a partner at Lee & Ko. Since joining Lee & Ko in 2009, her practice has been focused on the areas of corporate and business laws, especially mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, foreign exchange regulations, Vietnamese practice, healthcare, automobile, product liability and other related areas.
Ms. Oh is admitted to the Korean Bar, and New York Bar.
Ms. Oh is admitted to the Korean Bar, and New York Bar.
Representative Cases
- [Mergers & Acquisition]
- Advised on L company's acquisition of Daewoo Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Advised on K Consortium's acquisition of combined cycle power plant and district heating supplier
- Advised on W Finance Holdings' sale of its subsidiary
- Advised on H company's acquisition of resort business
- Advised on S company's acquisition of medical appliance manufacturer
- Advised on C company's acquisition of Cosmetic manufacturer
- Advised on L company's acquisition of Burger King Japan
- [International Trade and Foreign Investment]
- Advised on L company's Duty Free Shop expansion into Vietnam
- Advised on H company's subscription of newly issued share from listed company in Vietnam
- Advised on K public corporation's UAE atomic power project and project operation
- Advised on S company's in connection with Ambatovy nickel joint venture project located in Madagascar
- [Product Liability]
- Advised on various domestic and multinational companies of food, cosmetics, automobile, electric products, and recall of industrial products such as Lenovo, Samsung SDI, Coway, Columbia, Beat electron
- [Healthcare]
- Provided legislation consulting for S company regarding medical mobile application and mobile phone
- Gave advice to domestic and multinational companies against government investigation on Healthcare products and litigation
- Conducted a due diligence on multinational Healthcare corporations' internal compliance
- [Franchise]
- Advised on TGIF, Mc Donald's, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, IKEA, Intercontinental Hotel and other Korean and International companies' conclusion of franchise contract and operation of the business
Education
| 2025 | Yonsei University, College of Medicine – M.S. in Medical Device Engineering and Management |
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| 2015 | NYU School of Law - LL.M |
| 2009 | Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea |
| 2004 | Seoul National University - LL.B in College of Law |
Work Experience
| 2009-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2025-Present | Member, Labeling and Advertisement Self-regulatory Committee of Korea Health Functional Food Association |
| 2024-Present | Member, Advisory committee for Civil Advertising Inspection Group, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety |
| 2024-Present | Member, Labeling and Advertisement Self-regulatory Committee of Korea Food Industry Association |
| 2020-2023 | Advisory Counsel, Korea Products Safety Association |
| 2020 | Member, Legal Advisory Committee for Regulatory Sandbox of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy |
| 2019-Present | Member, Cosmetics Advertisement Self-regulatory Committee of Korean Cosmetic Association |
| 2017-2020 | Member, Special Committee for Start-up Regulation Innovation of Korean Bar Association |
| 2016-Present | Member, Legal Advisory Committee for Overseas Expansion of Small and Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Justice |
| 2006 | Policy Secretary, Finance and Economy Committee |
| 2006 | Intern, National Assembly |
Admissions & Qualifications
| 2009 | Admitted to the Korean Bar |
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| 2018 | Admitted to the New York State Bar |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Awards & Recognitions
| 2024, 2025 | Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific recognized as Future Star |
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| 2024 | Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Commendation |
| 2022 | awarded for outstanding member of Legal Advisory Committee for Overseas Expansion of Small and Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Justice |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- “The Amendment of the Product Liability Act: New Developments and Implications.” KBLA Value Chain – June 2017 Edition
- “Product Liability Country Comparative Guide, South Korea” The Legal 500, 2019
- “Product Liability Edition” Lexology Getting The Deal Through, 2020
