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As a member of the Securities & Capital Markets Practice Group, Seung A Hyun's practice focuses mainly on securities, derivatives, capital markets regulations and private-equity investment matters. He has advised clients on a wide range of matters.
Representative Cases
[Securities]
Issuances of FX Equalization Bonds and overseas issuances of bonds by policy banks (Korea Export-Import Bank, Korea Development Bank) and public corporations (including Korea Expressway Corporation, Korea National Oil Corporation and Korea Land and Housing Corporation, among others)
Issuances of equity-linked securities (CB, BW, EB) and Arirang Bonds and Kimchi Bonds by foreign and Korean corporations.
Issuances of DLS/ELS/CLN instruments by Korean financial investment companies.
Block deals for listed shares in Korea (including the sale of Hanwha Life Insurance shares by Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, among others)
[Derivatives and Complex Financial Transactions]
Contract drafting and assistance with negotiations for foreign and Korean financial institutions with regard to ISDA, GMSLA and GMRA transactions.
[Capital Markets Regulation]
Capital markets regulatory compliance matters for various major Korean banks and financial investment companies.
[Private-Equity Investment]
PEF establishment, investment, dissolution and liquidation matters, etc., including:
- STIC Investments' investments in Korean mid-market companies such as Innocean, Systran and Hana Tour.
- Sale and liquidation of investment assets by Glenwood PEF No. 1.
- Private-equity business transfer between Nonghyup Bank and NH Investment & Securities.
Registrations of foreign funds with the Financial Services Commission for marketing of fund interests to Korean investors.
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Education
2017 Georgetown University – LL.M
2009 Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2005 Korea University College of Law - LL.B.
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Work Experience
2012-Present Lee & Ko
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Admissions
2012 Admitted to bar, Korea
2017 Admitted to bar, New York
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Languages
Korean and English
Awards and Recognitions
2024 Recognized as a ranked lawyer(Band4) by Chambers Global 2024 (Capital Markets)
2024 Recognized as a ranked lawyer(Band4) by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 (Capital Markets)
2024 Recognized as a 'Highly regarded' by IFLR1000 2023 Edition(Capital Markets:Debt)
2021 Debt Market Deal of the Year, SK Battery America's Issuance of Green Notes (ALB, 2021)
2022 Recognized as a “Ranked Lawyer: Up and Coming” by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 (Capital Markets)
2022 Selected as a 'Leading Lawyer (Notable practitioner)' by Asialaw 2022 (Capital Markets)
2021 Recognized as a IFLR Asia Future Leader 2021
2020 Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year (Asian Legal Business)
2020 Debt Market Deal of the Year - Korea Development Bank's GMTN Programme (Asian Legal Business)
2019 Deal of the Year - LG Chem, Global Green Bonds (Asian-mena Counsel Megazine)
Selected as a 'Notable practitioner' by AsiaLaw (Capital Markets)
Selected as a 'Leading Lawyer (Notable practitioner)' by Asialaw (Capital Markets)
Recognized as a 'Rising Star' by IFLR1000 (Capital Markets)
2018 Deal of the Year' for KEXIM USD1.5billion Notes (ALB, 2018)
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Publications / Presentations / ETC
Presentation on Trading of Overseas Shares Focusing on Fractional Trades (Business Law Review of Korea Business Law Association)
Direction of Financial Regulatory Environment of Korea in 2019: Legislation Supporting Financial Innovation and Reform of Supervisory System (2019, Legal 500)
Korean Regulator, Encouraging Financial Institutions by Relaxing the Chinese Wall Regulations (2016, Legal 500)
Korean TR, Finally and Officially Coming Soon(2019, Legal 500)
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