Senior Foreign Attorney
TEL |
+82-2-772-4937 |
E-MAIL |
junghwan.lee@leeko.com |
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Jung Hwan Lee is a senior foreign legal consultant whose has practiced in Korea since 1999. He has extensive experience in international business transactions, and his main practice areas include overseas and domestic real estate acquisition and financing, development, industrial park investment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and foreign investment. In particular with his real estate practice, Junghwan's real estate practice took off with his involvement in the first-ever office building sale and purchase project using REF structure in Seoul. He has been the legal advisor of Kyungbang Timessquare Mall, one of the most successful Korean retail mall development projects, and is currently looking over the operation of the mall. His recent focus is on the retail development and other commercial building transactions using collective investment vehicles. He has been recognized as a "Leading Lawyer" by Chambers Asia since 2013.
He has been working closely with international players such as Gaw Capital, Deutsche Bank, and his domestic clients include Samsung Life Insurance, Mirae Asset, IGIS Asset Management and numerous other asset management companies and brokerage firms.
Education
1997 |
Indiana University School of Law - J.D. |
1994 |
Boston College - B.A. in Psychology |
Work Experience
2011-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2010-2011 |
Shin & Kim, Seoul, Korea |
2008-2009 |
Hyun Attorneys at Law, Seoul, Korea |
2003-2008 |
Foreign Legal Consultant, Evergreen Law Group, Seoul, Korea |
1999-2002 |
Judge Advocate Officer, Korean Army |
Expertise
Foreign Investment |
Banking & Financial Holding Companies |
Project Finance & Infrastructure |
Real Estate |
Private Equity |
Franchise |
Admissions
Admitted to bar, Indiana(1997) |
Languages
Representative Cases
- Acquisition of Pacific Tower (formerly, Olive Tower)
- Acquisition of Metro Tower
- Development and Operation of Kyungbang Timessquare
- Acquisition of land parcel in Gimje Ji Pyeong Seon Industrial Park
- Purchase and Development of Shinmunro Gaw Versium Project
- Jamsil Venteran's Office Building development project
- Acquisition of land parcel in Dangjin Industrial Park
- Acquisition and Disposition of 30 Crown Place in London
- Acquisition of Cannon Bridge House in London
- Acquisition of Novo Nordisk HQ in New Jersey
- Acquisiton of Deutsche Telecom HQ in Bonn
- Acquisition of BSH HQ in Munich
- Acquisition of SO OUEST in Paris
- Acquisition of North Light & Pole Star in Belgium
- Acquisition of Nestle HQ in Barcelona
Awards and Recognitions
2013-2017 |
Chambers & Partners Leading Attorney (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Real Estate) |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Freedom to Grow (IFLR, The 2011 Guide to Real Estate)