Senior Foreign Attorney
Esther LEE
Mergers & Acquisitions
Esther Lee is a member of the Corporate and M&A Practice Groups. Ms. Lee holds a J.D from Columbia Law School and a B.A. from Hanyang University. Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Ms. Lee was an associate at Baker & McKenzie LLP's New York office.
Representative Cases
- Represented SK Innovation in the sale of SK Lubricants to IMM
- Represented Permira (as a consortium member) in its acquisition of Yogiyo
- Represented LG Chem in its acquisition of the CEM business from LG Electronics
- Represented LG Electronics and LG Corp. in the acquisition of ZKW Holding GmbH
- Represented LG Electronics in the establishment of an electric vehicle (EV) parts manufacturing joint venture with Magna International
- Represented SK Gas on its offshore petrochemical joint venture with Saudi petrochemical producer Advanced Global Investment (AGIC)
- Represented Macquarie Group in its sale of Yeongyang Wind Corporation and Youngduk Wind Power
- Represented Ourhome in its acquisition of Hacor, Inc. (In-flight meal provider in LA)
- Represented Lotte Chilsung in its acquisition of shares in Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) in tender offer and voluntary delisting of PCPPI
- Represented Wilson Group in the sale of Wilson Parking Korea to VIG Partners
Education
| 2014 | Columbia Law School - J.D. |
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| 2010 | Hanyang University - B.A. in International Relations |
Work Experience
| 2016-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2014-2015 | Baker &McKenzie LLP, New York, Associate |
| 2013 | Baker &McKenzie LLP, New York, Summer Associate |
Languages
| Korean and English |
