Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

Byoung-Ki Lee is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He focuses his practice on inbound and outbound investments, M&As, joint ventures, PEF-related matters. Mr. Lee has handled M&A deals since 1998.

Byoungha Jeon is the managing partner in charge of litigations of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He focuses his practice on litigating financial, real estate, construction and general civil matters as well as advising on matters concerning real estate development, real estate transactions, and real estate indirect investments.

Attorney Eui Jong (EJ) CHUNG is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (BKL) and head of Banking & Capital Market Team. His practice focuses on finance (including acquisition finance and project finance), capital market, financial institution restructuring and M&A, equity fund, and corporate restructuring and insolvency procedure.

Eunjin Jeon is a partner in the Real Estate Team at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. involving real estate, real estate financing, real estate collective investment, real estate development, project financing and foreign investment.

Eunyoung Row is the partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, and she is mainly representing companies in civil and criminal lawsuits.

Gun Chul DO is a partner and head of BKL’s Real Estate Team. His major practice areas include: consultation and litigation (civil, criminal, and administrative litigation) services in the areas of construction and real estate, and consultation services in corporate, financial, and administrative areas.He has handled various projects related to foreign investment, overseas investment, real estate development, and project financing. And he currently focuses on advising and representing clients in construction/real estate suits (e.g., suits over real estate finance and over indirect investment in real estate).

Hee-Gang Shin is the partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. His practices focus on capital market and corporate financing, M&A and restructuring of financial companies, approval and permit of financial companies and financial regulations, corporate M&A, corporate governance and holding companies, real estate financing/real estate indirect investment, private equity investment, foreign investment, asset securitization and structured finance, acquisition financing, general financing, asset management and collective investment, derivatives, project financing, and overseas investment.

Senior Foreign Attorney (New York)

As a member of the Securities, Banking and Finance Practice Group of BKL, attorney Ho Jin Kim advises on financial matters including general finance, project finance, acquisition financing, ship financing, and derivatives.

Attorney Hyung Ro KIM worked in the HR & Labor Relations Team, etc. of LG Electronics, Inc. from 1998 to 2002, where he was responsible for personnel planning, recruiting, promotion, evaluation, compensation, competency management, labor planning, etc. as well as labor relations activities including the labor union and external cooperation, and competency model establishment TFT, and support for implementation of labor strategies upon a merger between companies, which are exceptional but essential in providing labor legal services. Thereafter, he passed the bar exam in 2005 and joined the Labor Team of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2008 and has provided services as an expert in labor matters.

Jae Seok YANG is an attorney in Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (BKL). His practice focuses on advice on insurance, marine issues, aerospace, and litigation involving insurance, marine issues, finance and real estate.

Jaein Lee is a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. She mainly focuses on financial regulation and authorizations of financial institutions, response to the investigation and inspection by financial institutions, M&A of financial institutions and FinTech. As a former officer of the Department of Fair Market and the Department of Bank of Financial Services Commission taking charge of sanctions on the violation of financial regulation and amendment of legislations, Ms. Lee has expertise in policies and legal practice regarding financial regulation.

Jaiyoung Kim is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He practices in the areas of insurance, financial regulation, financial business licensing & governmental approval, sea, trade, data privacy, energy, and general criminal cases.

Jeong Han LEE is a partner of Labor and Employment Practice Group of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, and is one of the recognized leaders in the labor and employment practice area in Korea. He has served as a Commissioner of National Labor Relations Commission, as a Mediator for Labor Disputes of the Seoul Central District Court, as a legal advisor of the Ministry of Employment and Labor and as a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. During his nearly 25 years of experience as an practicing attorney, Jeong Han LEE has advised on various labor and employment law issues and matters, including drafting employment related documents, handling labor unions and labor disputes, and advising on the restructuring of work forces to many domestic and foreign clients.

Jeong-Hoon Lee is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He focuses his practice on capital markets, corporate finance, acquisition finance, general finance, shipping/aircraft finance, project finance, and private equity investment.

Jinhan Lee is the partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He advises and represents clients mainly in criminal cases involving election, labor, political funds, industrial accidents, overseas capital flight (offshore tax evasion), tariffs, foreign exchange, corruptions, trade secret, and intellectual property rights.

Jiyoung Sohn is the senior foreign attorney of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. She practices primarily in corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, and regulatory compliance.

Jong Ku Kang is a partner in our Maritime and Insurance Practice Group. His exposure to product liability issues started from an insurance-related context where he has defended product liability claims on behalf of the manufacturers and their insurers as well as from defending shipbuilders and ship engine manufacturers against product liability claims. Since then, he has developed his practice and is now highly experienced in all areas of product liability, including advising on the relevant laws and regulations, assisting in preparation of drafting recall protocols and / or customer complaint manuals to representing clients in product liability proceedings.

Jongbaek Park is a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He mainly advises on blockchain, cryptoasset, compliance obligations relating to open source software, info-communications industry, cross-border/domestic financial transactions, asset management and real estate investment, capital markets, corporate finance, and private fund investment. Mr. Park also provides advisory services for various committees and governmental agencies regarding the finance, national pension and open source related issues.

Joon Sung (Justin) KIM

Junghun Kim is a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He focuses his practice on responding to Korea Fair Trade Commission's investigation; litigating in matters concerning administrative appeal, claims for damages resulting from violation of the Fair Trade Act, cancellation of restricted eligibility to participate in bids; and filing mergers.

Kwang Hyun RYOO

Kwang Hyun RYOO is a partner on the technology, media, and telecommunications team at BKL. Mr. Ryoo advises on high-tech issues related to communication and media companies at home and abroad. He served as a legal advisor to the Korea Communications Commission and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. Mr. Ryoo joined the firm in 1995 after a year at the Public Prosecutor’s District Office in Busan. Mr. Ryoo received his B.A. and LL.B. from Seoul National University and his LL.M. from Duke University School of Law. He is a member of the Korean and New York bar.

Kyungseok (KS) Kim

KS Kim, a senior foreign attorney, has advised domestic and overseas clients in a wide variety of matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, private equity funds, joint ventures, overseas investments and other various financial transactions for over twenty years.

Kyungtae Ma is a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He primarily advises domestic and foreign ICT firms on issues related to advanced technologies. Mr. Ma earned his LL.B. and B.S. in Electric Engineering from Seoul National University, and graduated from the third class of Seoul National University School of Law.

Maria Chang is a foreign legal advisor in the firm’s tax practice group. Her main practice areas involve international trade and customs, tax dispute resolutions and general tax and customs-related advisory services. Prior to joining Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2009, Maria Chang worked at the Seoul office of PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2006 to 2009, specializing in various customs matters relevant to multinational clients.

Mieun Roh is a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Ms. Roh's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, compliance issues relating to financial institution, private equity funds and capital market transactions including IPO.

As an associate of Finance Practice Group of BKL, attorney Miro Kang advises on financial matters including general financing, project finance, acquisition finance and aircraft finance.

Attorney Sangchul LEE is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC and advises and represents clients in the field of criminal matters or criminal litigations, especially in connection with trade secret, intellectual property right, corruption, fair trade, and the environment. He is a leading expert in criminal trial and civil litigation field, with 18-year experience of the concerned field: He was head of criminal trial department of Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office, head of criminal trial and civil litigation division of the Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office, and head of litigation division of the Ministry of Justice. Since joining BKL in 2011, he has worked as a criminal lawyer in the fields of corporate matters, public officials, labor-management disputes, and intellectual property right.

Seung Eun Chi is a associate of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. She has a broad practice encompassing real estate, real estate finance, REITs, foreign investment and corporate legal affairs.

Attorney Seungkyo LEE gained expertise from the experience in overseas power projects (IPP, Renewable energy, Resources, and M&A) at KEPCO, one of the largest global companies in the power industry. Currently, as an attorney of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (BKL), he advises on M&A, overseas investment and project finance related to energy business. Since he was taken from the initial point to the financial closing in several sorts of overseas power projects (IPP, EPC, M&A, Nuclear and Mineral resources, etc.) at KEPCO, he can supply appropriate advice in all fields including commercial, legal, and financial areas.

Mr. Yang is a partner in the Corporate and M&A Practice Groups at Bae, Kim & Lee. He has been actively advising in the corporate, M&A and financial regulatory sectors; and has worked extensively with major domestic and international private equity funds, multinational corporations, financial services firms, and institutional investors with a broad range of general corporate and transactional matters, including inbound and outbound cross-border mergers and acquisitions, foreign-direct investments, private equity transactions, corporate governance, leveraged buy-outs, and corporate restructurings, among other areas of practice.

Soobong Jung is the partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He represents and advises clients in various criminal cases involving corporate, finance, tax, cyber, libel and international criminal affairs.

Soohyun Kim is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. She focuses her practice on advising and representing clients in matters regarding insurance and personal information and related regulations.

Sungjo Yun is a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (BKL). Mr. Yun's practice focuses primarily on domestic and cross-border M&As by Korean/foreign private equity funds/companies, corporate restructuring, energy, and general corporate legal affairs.

Tae Guen Kim is a partner in the Intellectual Property Group at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Mr. Kim advises clients on various aspects of intellectual property, including patent and trademark enforcement and IP transactional matters. Having an electrical engineering background, Mr. Kim mainly handles disputes and licenses involving technology or patent. Mr. Kim also represents clients in multi-jurisdictional patent litigation, acting as the Korea counsel to clients involved in litigation overseas.

Attorney Tae Uk KANG is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (“BKL”) and belongs to the Intellectual Property Practice Group and the Data Protection Team of BKL. Prior to joining BKL in March 2007, he worked as a judge for 5 years. Based on such experience, he now provides consultation and (civil/criminal) litigation services regarding intellectual property disputes, personal information protection, and all legal matters related to internet-service providers (including e-commerce and online game industry).

Attorney Taeck Soo KWON is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He is the head of IP Team at BKL and is in charge of IP litigation and advice. He began his career as judge in 1986. He worked as judge in several courts and also served as research judge at the Supreme Court and as chief presiding judge at the Patent Court. He resigned from judiciary after serving as presiding judge at the Seoul High Court and joined BKL in March 2014.

Taeki Lee is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. His practice mainly includes corporate finance, acquisition finance, project finance, ship/aircraft finance, and securitization and structured finance.

Tony Dongwook KANG

Tony DongWook Kang is the partner in charge of international arbitration and litigations of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC and also shows expertise in pre/post M&A litigations, commercial and financial litigations, criminal litigations and corporate control disputes.

Senior associate specializing in international construction arbitration, investment treaty arbitration and cross-border litigation.

After serving as judge for 23 years and 6 months, he joined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2013 as partner.

Yoon Jeong Park

Senior Foreign Attorney advising on all maritime matters comprising of shipbuilding disputes, charterparty disputes and ship finance. Has a broad network with the people working in the maritime industry, including P&I clubs, English law firms, Korean shipping companies and shipbrokers. London arbitration and insurance are also her main practice area.

Young-Joon Cho, partner, is an expert in the areas of corporate finance, alternative investments, structured finance, asset based finance, project and acquisition finance, advising institutional lenders and corporates as well as public sector clients. Mr. Cho has extensive work experiences in various fields of domestic and overseas financing.