Partner
TEL |
+82-2-772-4922 |
E-MAIL |
mihyun.kim@leeko.com |
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Mihyun Kim, a partner at Lee & Ko, primarily practices in the areas of corporate law, mergers & acquisition, corporate governance, anti-corruption, regulatory compliance, product safety, foreign investment.
Ms. Kim received her bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University (2005).
After passing the Korean bar exam (2008), she successfully completed the legal training program at the Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea(2011).
Education
2018 |
New York University School of Law - LL.M. |
2011 |
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea |
2005 |
Seoul National University College of Law - LL.B. |
Work Experience
Expertise
Mergers & Acquisitions |
Corporate |
Corporate Governance |
Anti-corruption |
Foreign Investment |
Regulatory Compliance |
China |
Admissions
Admitted to bar, Korea(2011) |
Admitted to bar, New York (2020) |
Languages
Representative Cases
Act as senior associate in charge for large scale M&A and corporate governance restructuring cases. Notable cases include:
- SK Magic's acquisition of start-up company AI PLUS Inc.
- CJ Group's acquisition of Korea Express, Lotte Group's acquisition of KT Rental, Carlyle's acquisition of ADT CAPS, POSCO's acquisition of Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited
- Corporate restructuring of Hanwha Corporation, National Agricultural Cooperative Federation and Hilton Korea and the privatization of Woori Finance Group
- Represent multinational clients in various industries providing effective compliance monitoring, corruption prevention and product safety. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
- Review and revise compliance policies for 3M, Beiersdorf, ADT CAPS and Hanwha Group
- Conduct anti-corruption-related due diligence and draft anti-corruption guidelines for POSCO E&C Co., Ltd., LG International Corp, Korea Gas Corporation
- Perform anti-corruption risk assessment for Anheuser-Busch InBev's affiliate in Korea
- Provide legal advice to Korean Agency for Technology and Standards ('KATS') on IKEA dresser recall and Samsung Electronics Galaxy Note7 product recall
- Assist in legislative consulting for the enactment of the Special Act on Children's Products Safety
- Advise Mercedes-Benz Korea, eBay Korea and Ford Motor Company on product liability
- Advise LS Cable & System and KDBC Paratus 2 Private Equity Investment in its transfer of shares of LSCW
- Advise leading global companies on foreign investments and foreign exchange transactions. Notable cases include:
- Joint venture investment in Korea between Jimmy Choo and Hyundai Group, the establishment of Korean subsidiaries for PGA Tour Inc. and IBM Company
- Foreign exchange transaction licensing for Barclays Bank PLC, Asahi Group Holdings and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
- Casino licensing for foreign casino enterprises including Landing Jeju Development Co., Ltd., Suncity Group, GGAM LongRunn Capital, Tak Chun Group, etc.