White & Case LLP (Foreign Legal Consultant Office) ‘s team has ’strength and depth’ in the Korean corporate and private equity market, particularly in handling commercial inbound and outbound transactions for Korean conglomerates. The Seoul office is led by Dongho Lee, who handles a broad range of complex cross-border joint ventures, acquisitions and investments, particularly in the power and technology sectors. Specialising in mergers and private equity work, Younghee Chung works closely with New York partners Chang-Do Gong and Robert Chung , while senior associate Kyle Oh works on extremely high-value corporate transactions.
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Key clients
- Brite Energy Partners
- Creative Artists Agency
- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.
- Jinho Chang and Minho Chang, founders of Medit Corporation
- GLAAM Co.
- Green Cross Holdings Corporation
- Hexatronic Group
- KDB Investment
- Korea Investment & Securities
- LOTTE Corporation
- Samsung Electronics
- SK Holdings
- Yanolja Cloud
- Zinus
Work highlights
- Advised the founders of Medit Corporation in the sale of their interest in the company.
- Advised Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering on its US$1.3 billion sale of a stake to Hanwha Group.
- Advised Zinus in its US$732 million sale of a stake to Hyundai Department Store.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dongho Lee