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Han Kyung LEE
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Han Kyung Lee is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group. Her practice is focused on structured finance, syndicated loan/ acquisition finance, private equity, work-out and financial regulations. Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2009, she was an associate of the Corporate Disclosure Department and Enforcement Review Office of Financial Supervisory Services (FSS).
Ms. Lee has advised clients in securitization transactions, including among others, Korea Development Bank (KDB), Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank and Deutsche Bank. She has advised KDB in numerous structured finance & securitization transactions, including the P-CBO/S-CBO owned by KDB, which was the largest ABS transaction in 2009. She also represented Kookmin Bank and other financial institutions in respect of refinancing of KR1 CR-REIT, an investment vehicle of Morgan Stanley, which acquired the Seoul Square Building, one of Seoul's landmark buildings. In the private equity sector, she has represented the Industrial Bank of Korea, SK Securities, National Pension Fund and other anchor investors of the market.
Based on her experiences in FSS, Ms. Lee has also advised her clients in connection with regulatory and compliance issues of financial institutions and KRX listed companies, foreign exchange transactions and bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization of corporations.
Ms. Lee holds an LL.M from UCLA School of Law and a B.A. in law from Yonsei University. She completed her legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea and was admitted to the Korean Bar in 2009.
Ms. Lee has advised clients in securitization transactions, including among others, Korea Development Bank (KDB), Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank and Deutsche Bank. She has advised KDB in numerous structured finance & securitization transactions, including the P-CBO/S-CBO owned by KDB, which was the largest ABS transaction in 2009. She also represented Kookmin Bank and other financial institutions in respect of refinancing of KR1 CR-REIT, an investment vehicle of Morgan Stanley, which acquired the Seoul Square Building, one of Seoul's landmark buildings. In the private equity sector, she has represented the Industrial Bank of Korea, SK Securities, National Pension Fund and other anchor investors of the market.
Based on her experiences in FSS, Ms. Lee has also advised her clients in connection with regulatory and compliance issues of financial institutions and KRX listed companies, foreign exchange transactions and bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization of corporations.
Ms. Lee holds an LL.M from UCLA School of Law and a B.A. in law from Yonsei University. She completed her legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea and was admitted to the Korean Bar in 2009.
Representative Cases
- [Major Transactions]
- Shinboondang Subway PF loan securitization
- Ilsan Sea World's future receivables securitization
- SK Ship's future receivables securitization
- Korea Line's future receivables securitization
- HDX's future receivables securitization
- Kolong Group's P-CBO transaction
- Korea Development Bank's P-CBO/S-CBO transaction
- Standard Chartered Bank Korea's NPL sale and securitization
- Korea Development Bank's NPL sale and securitization
- KB, Korea Development Bank and other lenders's syndication loan to Alvogen Korea Group
- KR-1 REIT's Seoul Square Building syndication loan
- Arab Bank PLC, Singapore Branch, Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.), Union National Bank PJSC, AHLI United Bank B.S.C., Ahli United Bank Limited's syndication loan to Daewoo Engineering & Construction
- Represented a former director of a domestic bank in investigations over violations of Banking Act by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a KRX listed company in investigations over disclosure violations by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a domestic company and its major shareholders in investigations over foreign exchange violations by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a domestic savings bank and its affiliates savings banks in financial audit by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- [Financial Regulatory and Compliance]
- Represented 14 asset management companies in investigations over violations of Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act by the Financial Supervisory Service
- Represented a major bank in investigations over violations of Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act by the Financial Supervisory Service
- Represented a domestic securities company in investigations over violations of Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act by the Financial Supervisory Service
- Represented a former director of a domestic bank in investigations over violations of Banking Act by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a KRX listed company in investigations over disclosure violations by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a domestic company and its major shareholders in investigations over foreign exchange violations by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a domestic savings bank and its affiliates savings banks in financial audit by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
Education
| 2015 | UCLA School of Law - LL.M. |
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| 2009 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 2004 | Yonsei University - B.A. in Law |
Work Experience
| 2009-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2004-2009 | Financial Supervisory Services, Seoul, Korea |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Awards and Recognitions
| 2023 | IFLR1000 2023 Edition 'Rising Star Partner' - Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation |
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| 2022 | Legal Times 'Leading Lawyer' - Fianance and securitisation |
| 2022 | IFLR1000 32nd Edition 'Rising Star Partner' - Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation |
| 2021 | IFLR1000 31st edition 'Rising Star Partner' - Capital markets: Structured finance and securitization |
| 2021 | Euromoney Rising Stars Asia-Pacific Awards - Practice Area Awards: 'Structured Finance & Securitisation Rising Star', Jurisdiction Awards: 'South Korea' |
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