Corporate and Commercial

Partner

Wook Jin is a transactional lawyer who advises listed issuers, private businesses, private equity fund managers and high net worth individuals on the full suite of transactional and corporate advisory matters.

His expertise includes advising on mergers and acquisitions (including takeovers of NZX-listed companies, and private equity investment and divestment transactions), joint venture arrangements, corporate governance considerations, and equity capital raising transactions. He also advises on competitive processes, business-critical commercial contracts, and compliance with New Zealand company and financial markets legislation and the NZX Listing Rules.

Wook Jin has experience working across a wide spectrum of sectors, including electricity, technology, telecommunications, hospitality and insurance. He is fluent in Korean and particularly well positioned to advise Korean corporate clients on their cross-border investment transactions.

His clients praise Wook Jin for his service ethic and ability to work closely with the key stakeholders to deliver successful commercial outcomes in a pragmatic and timely manner. Wook Jin has been recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ lawyer in the 2018 and 2019 editions of AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers.

English, Korean

New Zealand Law Society

NZ Private Capital

Korea New Zealand Business Council

University of Canterbury, Bachelor of Laws, 2007

University of Canterbury, Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours), 2007