Partner
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+82-2-772-4413 |
E-MAIL |
sedong.min@leeko.com |
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Mr. Sedong Min is a partner in the Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Groups of Lee & Ko. Mr. Min advises renowned clients on matters such as corporate, M&A, cross border and overseas investment, and Anti-corruption & Compliance. Mr. Min is especially recognized for practical and professional advices based on his expansive work experience in various industries.
Education
2006 |
Georgetown University Law Center - LL.M |
1999 |
Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
1991 |
Seoul National University, College of Law - LL.B. |
Work Experience
1999-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2021-Present |
Member of K-water Corporation's Overseas Project Risk Management Committee |
2011-Present |
Korean Bar Association |
2011-Present |
Member of the Foreign Investment Advisory Board of the Ministry of Justice |
Expertise
Mergers & Acquisitions |
Corporate |
Anti-corruption |
Foreign Investment |
Hostile Takeovers & Defense |
Regulatory Compliance |
China |
Audit & Inspection |
ESG |
Admissions
Admitted to bar, Korea(1999) |
Languages
Representative Cases
[M&A]
- Hotel Lotte’s sale of Lotte Sky Hill cc Gimhae operation division to MegaBMC
- Bighit Entertainment America's acquisition of Ithaca Holdings
- E-mart's acquisition of Korea Baseball Organization, SK Wyvern
- SK Wyvern's acquisition of assets in SK Telecom
- Hoban Engineering's acquisition of Taihan Electric Wire
- SSG.COM's acquisition of W Concept Korea
- Anbang Insurance Group's sale of Tongyang Asset Management and ABL Global Asset Management to Woori Financial Group
- Spin-off and sales of shares in Hankuk Glass Industries Inc.
- Prostar's acquisition of Kyungnam Energy
- Canadian Fund's acquisition of a stake in Homeplus
- Korean PEF's bid for Australian steel company
- Chinese company's bid for Korean insurance company
- Sale of East Incheon Steel / Dangjin Development
- Sale of Daejeon Cogeneration Plant
- Sale of JVC by Dow and SKC
- Sale of DSME Construction and FLC by DSME
- Foreign investors' acquisition of Jeju casino
- Sale of Alpian Co., Ltd. to a foreign investor
- Sale of business unit by Otis Elevator Korea
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.'s acquisition of a Korean company
- Sale of SK Networks' overseas subsidiary
- Dentsply's acquisition and sale of Dio Corp.
- JP Morgan's acquisition of several waste management companies in Korea
- Acquisition of Busan factory of Daewoo International
- Sale of Paradise's overseas subsidiary
- Chinese investor's acquisition of Tebah Global
- Macquarie's acquisition of DB Chemicals Co., Ltd.
- U.S. Company's acquisition of Korean semiconductor company
- Panthos' acquisition of a warehouse in the Netherlands
- Sale of Hanwha Securities Co., Ltd.
- Lotte Group's acquisition of KI Bank and Gate Bank
- Continental AG's business transfer and acquisition of Lotis and BNG Lotis
- Acquisition of Qrix Networks Inc.
- Sale of shares in C&M Co., Ltd.
- Acquisition of Asics Korea
- UL's business transfer and acquisition of Qingdao Golf Club in China
- Japanese Company's acquisition of convenience store business in Korea
- Investment in Digital World by Japanese investors
- Citibank's acquisition of Hanmi Bank
- Hana Bank's merger with Seoul Bank
- BASF's acquisition of lysine business division
- Hyosung's acquisition of Sambak EPP
- Acquisition and sale of Ssangyong Fire & Marine Insurance
- Simmtech's sale and purchase of Simmtech Hong Kong Holdings Limited and STJ Holdings to Simmtech Global
- Represented Wonbang Samhyun in its acquisition of shares in Samhyun H
[Foreign Investment and Joint Venture Relations]
- Establishment of Samsung SDS joint ventures worldwide
- Joint ventures between Shinsegae and foreign investors
- Joint venture between LS Industrial Systems and Infineon
- Joint venture by Lajin Entertainment's in Hong Kong and Korea
- Singaporean Company's investment in joint venture in Korea
- Joint ventures between Korean Air and U.S. companies
- Chosun Refractories Co., Ltd.'s joint venture in China
- Joint venture in renewable energy industry
- Joint venture between BASF and Heesung Group
- Korean investor's investment in ASR Microelectronics in China
- Establishment of joint venture in Singapore by Korean investor
- Joint venture in trucking industry in Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia
- Foreign corporations' establishment and operation of branches and subsidiaries in Korea
[Anti-corruption and compliance]
- Internal investigations of U.S. public companies' subsidiaries and joint ventures in Korea
- Anti-corruption and compliance due diligence for foreign investor's acquisition of Korean company
- Third-party due diligence for multinational corporations' Korean counterparty
- Anti-corruption compliance of foreign companies' joint venture in Korea
- Implementation of anti-corruption compliance program by multinational corporations in Korea
- Implementation of anti-corruption policy for Korean corporations
- Third-party due diligence, standard contracts and training programs
- Training programs on anti-corruption compliance for large domestic corporations and foreign corporations' Korean subsidiaries
[Others]
- Conversion to holding company (including Sampyo Foods and Simmtech)
- Restructuring/reorganization of businesses among affiliates (including business transfer between NACF Korea and NHAB Group)
- Korean companies' establishment of overseas subsidiaries
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Lexology GTDT – Public Mergers & Acquisitions 2023
- Product Liability(Korea), International Legal Guide to Product Liability (GLG, 2009)
- Recent Fund Activism Debate in Korea (AsiaLaw Korea Review, 2008)
- Divorce-Marital Property Division (JRTI Thesis Review,1999)