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Hyesoo WON is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group at Lee & Ko. She focuses mainly on Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance and Private Equity.
Representative Cases
Selected Stock/Asset Transactions
Represented Carlyle PE in its investment in KaKao Mobility
Represented H&Q Korea in its sale of Jobkorea
Represented LG Household & Health Care in its acquisition of Physiogel brand assets in Asia and North America from GSK
Represented SK Materials in its acquisition of Hanyu Chemical
Represented LG Group (Serveone) in the spin-off and sale of MRO business
Represented LG Group (LG Corp. and LG Electronics) in the acquisition of ZKW Group
Represented SK Holdings in its sale of SK Shipping
Represented Korea Development Bank and other financial institutions in the sale of Kumho Tire
Represented LS Automotive in its sale of automotive parts business
Represented LS Mtron in its sale of CF/FCCL business
Represented LS Mtron in its spin-off and sale of automotive hoses business
Represented Goldman Sachs consortium in the sale of Daesung Industrial Gases
Represented Korea Development Bank and other financial institutions in the sale of Hyundai Cement
Represented Ssangyong Cement Industry in its sale of Ssangyong Materials
Represented LG Chem in its acquisition of Farm Hannong
Represented LG Chem in its acquisition of Ugimag Korea
Represented SK Holdings in its acquisition of OCI Materials
Represented SK Holdings in its acquisition of SM Core
Represented SK Telecom in its investment in SM C&C
Represented CJ ENM in its investment in Dexter Studios and acquisition of Blaadstudio; acquisition of Bonfactory; and acquisition of BEPC Tangent
Represented Studio Dragon in its acquisition of Gtist and Merrycow
Selected Reorganization Cases
Represented LG Group in its spin-off of LX Group
Represented SK Group (SK Broadband, SK Telecom) in the transfer of OTT business to, and the acquisition of shares in, Contents Alliance Platform to form a joint venture with the three largest Korean broadcasters to launch WAVVE platform
Represented CJ ENM in its spin-off of OTT business and stock issuance to form a joint venture with JTBC to launch TVing platform
Represented SK Innovation in its spin-off of materials business
Represented SK Holdings in its acquisition of, and sale to Alchemy Acquisition of the shares in SK Biotek Ireland and SK Biotek USA to restructure SK Group’s global healthcare business
Represented JB Financial Group in its comprehensive stock exchange with Kwangju
Represented Jeonju Paper Corporation in its spin-off of its paper manufacturing business
Represented Daesung Industrial in its merger with Daesung Group Partners
Represented Humax in its spin-off of automotive electronics business
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Education
2022 Harvard Law School - LL.M.
2015 Seoul National University Law School J.D.
2012 College of Law, Seoul National University B.A.
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Work Experience
2015-Present Lee & Ko
2022-2023 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (International Lawyer)
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Admissions
2015 Admitted to bar, Korea
2022 Passed NY bar, U.S.
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Languages
Korean and English
Awards and Recognitions
2022 Introduced as the Rising Associate of Lee & Ko by LawTimes
2019-2021 Ranked as one of the top M&A lawyers with ten years or less experience (Rising Star) by Korea Economic Daily
2021 Introduced as one of the Rising Stars 2021 by Legal Times
2015 Seoul National University President's Award Seoul National University Law School
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Publications / Presentations / ETC
Hyesoo Won, Practical Issues on Convocation of Shareholders Meeting by Minority Shareholders, 84 Business Finance Law Journal 6 (2017)
Juntaek Lee, Hyesoo Won, Issues on Cancellation of Treasury Shares, 87 Business Finance Law Journal 42 (2018)
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