Kim & Chang

Mergers & Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Securities; Investment Management; Private Equity; Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes; Corporate Finance; Shareholder Activism

Young Man Huh is a partner in the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, Investment Management, and Private Equity practices.

He is one of the most highly regarded and sought-after transactional lawyers in the market, having handled numerous landmark transactions in Korea. Throughout his career, Mr. Huh has advised the Korean government, including Korea’s top financial regulator, the National Assembly and various Ministries. He is consistently recognized by the world’s leading legal directories as a top corporate/M&A and capital markets lawyer in Korea.

His significant M&A practice covers a wide range, including cross-border and domestic acquisitions of corporates, financial institutions and public companies, investments by global and domestic private equity funds and takeover defense, on a number of first-of-its-kind and high-profile M&A transactions in Korea.

Mr. Huh also has deep securities practice experience, having successfully handled a number of IPOs and other offerings of equity in overseas and domestic capital markets.

He also advises corporates and financial institutions on corporate governance-related matters.

In addition, Mr. Huh regularly counsels private equity funds and various pension funds in connection with fundraising and investment activities.

Korean and English

Admitted to bar, Korea, 1990

Harvard Law School (Visiting Scholar, 1999) Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1990) College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1988)