SOUTH KOREA LAW AND PRACTICE Contributed by: Tehyok Daniel Yi, Gun Kim, Kyu Hyun Kim, Sun Hee Kim, Yong Whan Choi, Yong Min Lee, Jung Woo Lee and Hyeon Jeong, Yulchon LLC
Yulchon LLC is a full-service law firm headquartered in Seoul, Korea. The firm advises on a full range of specialised practice areas, including corporate and M&A, capital markets, finance, antitrust, tax, real estate, construction, dispute resolution, intellectual property, technology, and labour and employment. With more than 800 professionals, in addition to its main office in Seoul, the firm has six overseas offices
in five jurisdictions and ten regional practice teams around the world. The firm was established in 1997 by a group of top legal professionals to create a com - munity of legal experts combining their talents. Since its founding, it has grown rapidly without any mergers or acquisitions, becoming an acknowledged market leader among Korea’s leading law firms.
Authors
Tehyok Daniel Yi is co-head of Yulchon LLC’s M&A practice and advises Korean and global corporations, financial institutions and funds in corporate and finance projects, with a focus on mergers and
Kyu Hyun Kim is a partner at Yulchon LLC and is a leading authority in
regulatory law, specialising in antitrust/competition, aviation, transportation and intellectual property. He is renowned for his strategic approach and has successfully advised on high-profile cases, including Hanwha Group’s acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Qualcomm’s abuse of dominance and global cartel investigations involving photocopy paper and meter manufacturers. He is a trusted adviser in Korea’s most complex regulatory disputes.
acquisitions, joint ventures and cross-border transactions. He is known for his exceptional advisory capabilities, particularly in M&A and complex international deals.
Gun Kim is a partner at Yulchon LLC in the corporate and finance practice. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity funds, financial regulations, capital markets and fintech. He has extensive
Sun Hee Kim leads Yulchon LLC’s data privacy and cybersecurity practice, specialising in advising clients on launching innovative products involving artificial intelligence, connected devices and
experience in representing corporations, private equity funds and venture capitalists in a broad range of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and advising financial institutions on major projects, including spin-offs of financial institutions. He has also been involved in numerous cross-border capital market transactions.
digital technology. She provides counsel on cross- border data transfers, data governance frameworks, compliance and incident response while managing data protection issues in M&A transactions, including due diligence and post-merger integration. Actively supporting e-commerce, TMT and fintech clients, she guides global businesses expanding in Korea. As an officer of the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum and co-chair of AMCHAM’s ICT Committee, she frequently speaks at global conferences on ICT and data privacy.
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