Senior Foreign Attorney
Justin KIM
Mergers & Acquisitions
Expertise
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As a member of Lee & Ko's Corporate/M&A Practice Group, Justin advises domestic and international clients on a wide range of corporate and investment-related matters in the areas of mergers/acquisitions, private equity, outbound/foreign investment, and other general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Justin worked at Paul Hastings LLP in New York and at Kim & Chang in Seoul.
Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Justin worked at Paul Hastings LLP in New York and at Kim & Chang in Seoul.
Representative Cases
- Represented Brain Asset Management in acquisition of shares in SK Pharmteco
- Represented Samyang Holdings in its sale of business division
- Represented Kakao Piccoma in its acquisition of shares in domestic company
- Represented JTBC Studios America in its capital increase through issuance of shares
- Represented Pilbara Minerals in joint venture investment with POSCO
- Represented Naver Z in Softbank Vision Fund’s investment into Naver Z
- Represented Netmarble in its acquisition of SpinX Games
- Represented H&Q Korea in its sale of Jobkorea
- Represented The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of shares in Kakao Mobility
- Represented Goldman Sachs consortium in its sale of shares in Zigbang
- Represented LG Chem in its sale of its color photoresist business
- Represented LG group companies in intra-group business transfers
- Represented Hana Financial Investment and Korea Midland Power in their joint equity investment in a wind power plant project in Sweden
- Represented Mirae Asset Daewoo in its extension of senior loan to a solar power plant project in Chile
- Represented Hanesbrands Inc. in its business acquisition of domestic clothing company
- Represented DL Chemical in establishment of domestic joint venture with REXtac
Education
| 2014 | Georgetown University Law Center - J.D. |
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| 2007 | Yonsei University - B.S. in Computer Engineering |
Work Experience
| 2018-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2016-2018 | Kim & Chang |
| 2015-2016 | Paul Hasting LLP, New York |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Chambers Global Practice Guide: Private Equity (2023, Korea Section)
- Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Public M&A (2023, Korea Section)
- Thomson Reuters Practical Law – Corporate Governance and Directors’ Duties in South Korea: Overview (2023)
