Seung Eun Chi
Bae, Kim & Lee LLCWith demonstrable experience in city development projects, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC is recognised as a market leader in REIT and REF structures in real estate transactions. Practice head Eun Jin Jeon specialises in collective real estate investments, and has considerable experience in handling related M&A mandates. Gun Chul Do acts on behalf of major clients in inbound and outbound investments, advising on project financing matters and property litigation. Hyeon Kang is another key contact in the group, advising on development projects and financial transactions, as is Sungtae Park, who ‘strikes a very good balance of listening to clients’ needs and finding solutions’.
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Testimonials
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'Bae, Kim & Lee LLC has great breadth of expertise, with connections to external advisers from senior industry and government backgrounds to address difficult and niche issues.'
'Sungtae Park is a resourceful partner. For real estate acquisition deals, he managed to work with other in-house teams for due diligence, loan documentations, and business combinations filing on a project basis.'
'The real estate team maintains work quality by making sure that the team members are fully familiar with the client. Thanks to the hard work of this real estate team, BKL is the most trusted law firm for us.'
'Sungtae Park constantly puts in the effort to make deep and broad communication with the client not only for reactive services but also proactive and preventive services.'
'Sungtae Park strikes a very good balance of listening to clients' needs and finding solutions.'
Key clients
- CapitaLand Investment
- General Motors (Korea)
- KB Securities
- LOGOS Property
- MKS Instruments
- NH Investment & Securities
- Pacific Asset Management
- PGIM
- Shinhan Securities
- SK reit management
Work highlights
- Advised KB Securities on the IPO and listing of KB Star REIT on Korea Exchange.
- Advised Pacific Asset Management on the development project of an Internet Data Center in Korea, with investment from the Canadian Pension Investment Board.
- Advised Shinhan Securities on a sale and leaseback transaction for the disposition of its headquarters building in the Yeouido financial district in Seoul.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Gun Chul Do
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Hyeon Kang
Bae, Kim & Lee LLCPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Eun Jin Jeon