Publication date: 2020.02.03. Sang Gon Kim and Hye Soo Won have been recognized as Korea Economic Daily’s “2019 M&A Power Attorneys”.
Market Insight stated that “The data used to prepare domestic law firms’ M&A league tables (in terms of announced buyout deals) showed that Sang Gon Kim was among the top 5 South Korea’s senior attorneys (with a minimum of 11 years of practice) again this year.” Mr. Kim, noted as a “long-time leader in the M&A field,” advised SKC’s acquisition of KCFT (formerly LS Mtron’s Copper Foil/Thin Film Division), and SK Siltron’s acquisition of Dupont’s Wafer Division, and others for a total of 8 significant M&A deals.
In the “rising star” division which selects attorneys with less than 10 years of practice, it reported that “Lee & Ko’s Hye Soo Won came in the sixth place, standing out as the only female lawyer to be in the list.”