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Allison Jihye PARK
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Allison Jihye Park is a partner at Lee & Ko and primarily practices law in the areas of General M&A, Corporate Governance and Foreign Investment. She is a FX team leader within M&A Team of Lee & Ko since 2020.
Ms. Park has rich experience in due diligences and M&A transactions in many different type of industries including semiconductor, distribution, logistics, port management, IT, ICT, bio, F&B, cosmetics industry and she also has been involved in M&A transactions of most types of financial institutions including financial holding companies, commercial banks, insurance companies, securities and investment companies, asset management companies, mutual savings banks and lending businesses.
Allison is a member of the Korean Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. She completed the courses at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2012. She graduated from the Seoul National University in 2007 (LL.B) and completed the whole course of the master's course in law at the Graduate School of Law of the Seoul National University in 2013. In 2019, she graduated University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M) and completed the Wharton Business and Law Certificate (WBLC) course, which is designed exclusively for students enrolled in the Master of Laws degree program. After completing LL.M. in University of Pennsylvania Law School and the WBLC course at the Wharton School , she worked at Mayer Brown LLP as a Foreign Attorney (2019/2020).
Ms. Park has rich experience in due diligences and M&A transactions in many different type of industries including semiconductor, distribution, logistics, port management, IT, ICT, bio, F&B, cosmetics industry and she also has been involved in M&A transactions of most types of financial institutions including financial holding companies, commercial banks, insurance companies, securities and investment companies, asset management companies, mutual savings banks and lending businesses.
Allison is a member of the Korean Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. She completed the courses at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2012. She graduated from the Seoul National University in 2007 (LL.B) and completed the whole course of the master's course in law at the Graduate School of Law of the Seoul National University in 2013. In 2019, she graduated University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M) and completed the Wharton Business and Law Certificate (WBLC) course, which is designed exclusively for students enrolled in the Master of Laws degree program. After completing LL.M. in University of Pennsylvania Law School and the WBLC course at the Wharton School , she worked at Mayer Brown LLP as a Foreign Attorney (2019/2020).
Representative Cases
- [Foreign Exchange]
- F/X Team Leader within M&A Team
- Several successful F/X filings with FSS (Financial Supervisory Service), BOK (Bank of Korea) and designated F/X Banks in regards of various issues (CB, Loan, Put / Call Options / Settlement / 3rd party Payment, etc.)
- Represented Tak Chun Group in several F/X issues for operating casino in Jeju, Korea
- [M&A]
- CBC Group, Mubadala, GS and IMM consortium’s acquisition of shares in Hugel
- Biogen Therapeutics’ Sale of Samsung Bioepis' to Samsung Biologics
- Represented Netmarble in its acquisition of Leonardo Interactive Holdings Limited
- Acquisition of Delivery Hero Korea (Delivery App 'Yogiyo') by Permira Fund together with Affinity and GS Retail
- Carlyle Group's acquisition of Kakao Mobility
- Represented Hyperconnect in its sale of 100% shares to Match Group
- Kakao Entertainment's acquisition of Tapas Media
- Kakao Page's equity investment in Radish Media Inc.
- Acquisition and reverse triangular merger of Nano H2O Inc. by LG Chemicals
- Acquisition and Merger of V-ENS by LG Electronics, etc.
- Merger between Ansell Korea & Ansell Midas, etc.
- Business Transfer of Lotte Group (Department Business), etc.
- [Consultation on Foreign Invested Enterprise]
- Establishment of many Korean subsidiaries (LG Fuel Cell Systems Inc., Jimmy Choo Korea, Keurig Korea, Versace Korea, PhotoMedex Korea, NexPlanar Korea, Aisin Korea, etc.)
- General matters such as capital increase, appointment/dismissal of officers, dissolution and liquidation, etc.
- FIE (Foreign-Invested Enterprise) Registration and Amendment
- [Pro Bono]
- Legal Advice for the World Bank Group (Doing Business; 2012-2018, 2021-current)
- Member of Korea Disability Law Association (KDLA) since 2012
- Legal Advice for Open Center in Korea for juveniles since 2012
- Supporter of Public Interest Lawyer Fund and Open Net since 2012
Education
| 2019 | University of Pennsylvania Law School - LL.M. |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Wharton School: Wharton Business and Law Certificate |
| 2013 | Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law |
| 2012 | Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 2007 | Seoul National University, College of Law - LL.B. |
Languages
| English and Korean |
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