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李秀炅 律师

T.+82-2-3703-1407 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
李秀炅 律师
李秀炅 律师

李秀炅律师

T.+82-2-3703-1407 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.sklee1@kimchang.com

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Sookyung Lee is an attorney of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust & Competition Practices. He practices primarily in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, foreign direct investment and antitrust and competition matters. 

Mr. Lee has extensive experience in representing multinational corporations and private equity firms in a number of high profile cross-border and domestic M&A and joint venture transactions. Mr. Lee has also advised Korean conglomerates on outbound M&A transactions and joint ventures. Mr. Lee’s experience and expertise in structuring, documenting, negotiating and executing complex M&A and joint venture transactions have well served the needs of the firm’s clients, including top-tier buy-out private equity firms, multinational strategic investors and top-tier Korean conglomerate groups. 

In terms of industrial expertise, Mr. Lee has advised both listed and private companies in various industries, including insurance, consumer and commercial finance, IT, retail, chemical and automotive. 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2007, Mr. Lee was a Judge Advocate in the Republic of Korea Army. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Lee was a Visiting Lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell. 

Mr. Lee co-authored “The Private Equity Review (4th Edition): Korea Investing Chapter” (2015) and “The Status, Achievements and Path Forward for Regulations of Large-Scale Business Groups,” (The Business Finance Law, Center for Financial Law at Seoul National University, 2016.7.). 

Mr. Lee was recognized as one of the “Rising Stars of the Year” in M&A at the IFLR Asia Awards 2016. 

Mr. Lee received his LL.B. from Seoul National University in 2000. In 2004, Mr. Lee graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea and completed a Master’s Course in Civil Law at Seoul National University. He received an LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 2013. 

Mr. Lee is admitted to practice in Korea and New York. 

Profile

Experience

Visiting Lawyer, Sullivan & Cromwell (2013-2014)

Kim & Chang (2007-Present) 

Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (2004-2007)

Representative Mattersshow

Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  • Represented a Korean conglomerate in its sale of Mobility Station Business 
  • Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a domestic chemical product manufacturing company 
  • Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a domestic semiconductor equipment manufacturing company 
  • Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a domestic glass product manufacturing company 
  • Represented an Asia-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a domestic specialized credit finance company and a domestic savings bank 
  • Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a construction and engineering company 
  • Represented a Korean private equity firm in its investment in a Singapore-based logistics company 
  • Represented a global automotive company in its establishment of an automobile R&D company through the spin-off of the R&D business unit 
  • Represented a domestic automotive company in its issuance of new shares to a domestic bank 
  • Represented a Korean conglomerate in its sale of a domestic security service company 
  • Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a Belgium-based software development company 
  • Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of two domestic gas distribution companies 
  • Represented a domestic investor consortium in its acquisition of a chicken franchise business 
  • Represented a Korean conglomerate in its acquisition of a domestic security service company 
  • Represented a global automotive company in its equity investment in a Korean subsidiary 
  • Represented a Korean conglomerate in its investment in a Japanese semiconductor company 
  • Represented a global technology company and a domestic private equity fund in its sale of a prototypes and 3D printing solutions company 
  • Represented a Korean conglomerate in its investment in a foreign semiconductor company 
  • Represented an Asia-based private equity firm in its sale of a Korean cement company 
  • Represented a Korean IT company in its acquisition of a cryptocurrency trading company 
  • Represented a global franchise company in its sale of its Korean franchise company 
  • Represented a global asset management company in its sale of a Korean asset management company 
  • Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a home furnishing retail business of a Korean conglomerate 
  • Represented a global fintech company in its joint venture with a Korean IT company 
  • Represented a Korean retail conglomerate in its acquisition of a fashion business unit of a Korean conglomerate 
  • Represented a global insurance company in its sale of a Korean insurance company 
  • Represented a global cement company in its sale of a Korean cement company 
  • Represented a global automotive parts company in its sale of stake in a Korean joint venture company 
  • Represented a global medical devices company in its divestiture of certain business divisions 
  • Represented a major global insurance brokerage company in its acquisition of a Korean insurance brokerage firm 
  • Represented an Asia-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a Korean toy company 
  • Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a global automotive parts company 
  • Represented a Korean private equity firm in its sale of a Korean beverage packaging company 
  • Represented an international private equity firm in its acquisition of a Korean water technologies business 
  • Represented a global insurance company in its acquisition of a Korean insurance company 
  • Represented a Korean automotive parts company in the establishment and dissolution of a cross-border joint venture company with a German automotive parts company 
  • Represented a Korean consumer financing company in its acquisition and merger of a Korean subsidiary of a global commercial financing company 
  • Represented a global industrial gas company in its acquisition of a Korean industrial gas company 
  • Represented a Korean conglomerate in its divestiture of a restaurant franchise 
  • Represented a global distribution company in its acquisition of a Korean distribution, logistics and global freight management business 
  • Represented a Korean conglomerate in the dissolution of a Korean water pumps joint venture by way of acquisition of the remaining shares of that joint venture
 
Antitrust & Competition
 
  • Represented a Korean conglomerate in an alleged violation of antitrust regulations imposed on large-scale business groups 
  • Represented a global pharmaceutical/bioscience company in its merger notification to the KFTC concerning the acquisition of a global bioscience company 
  • Represented a global travel service firm in its merger notification to the KFTC concerning the acquisition of equity interest in an Asian travel services firm 
  • Represented a global pharmaceutical company in its merger notification to the KFTC concerning the acquisition, sale and joint venture with another global pharmaceutical company 
  • Represented a global maritime transportation company in its merger notification to the KFTC concerning its business concentration with another global maritime transportation company 
  • Represented a global glass manufacturer in its merger notification to the KFTC concerning its joint venture with another global glass manufacturer 
  • Represented a global chemical company in an alleged abuse of market dominant position investigated by the KFTC 
  • Represented a Korean petrochemical company in an alleged cartel investigated by the KFTC and the company’s appeal of the KFTC decision on an alleged cartel case at the Seoul High Court and the Supreme Court 
  • Represented a Korean subsidiary of a global chemical company in an alleged cartel investigated by the KFTC 
  • Represented a global electronics company in an alleged cartel investigated by the KFTC
     

Representative Activitiesshow

Awards

  • Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2023)
  • Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Edition 32) (Euromoney, 2022)
  • Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021)
  • Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2020-2022)
  • Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2019)
  • Rising Star, IFLR Asia Awards: M&A (Euromoney, 2016)

Publications/Activities
    • Chambers Global Practice Guides - Technology M&A 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2021) 
    • “The Status, Achievements and Path Forward for Regulations of Large-Scale Business Groups,” The Business Finance Law (Co-author, Center for Financial Law at Seoul National University, 2016.7.) 
    • The Private Equity Review (Edition 4): “Korea Investing” Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2015)

Education

    Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2013) 

    Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed LL.M. Coursework, Civil Law, 2004) 

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2004) 

    Seoul National University (LL.B., 2000)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2004; New York, 2014

Languages

Korean and English

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Sookyung Lee is an attorney of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust & Competition Practices. He practices primarily in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, foreign direct investment and antitrust and competition matters. 

Mr. Lee has extensive experience in representing multinational corporations and private equity firms in a number of high profile cross-border and domestic M&A and joint venture transactions. Mr. Lee has also advised Korean conglomerates on outbound M&A transactions and joint ventures. Mr. Lee’s experience and expertise in structuring, documenting, negotiating and executing complex M&A and joint venture transactions have well served the needs of the firm’s clients, including top-tier buy-out private equity firms, multinational strategic investors and top-tier Korean conglomerate groups. 

In terms of industrial expertise, Mr. Lee has advised both listed and private companies in various industries, including insurance, consumer and commercial finance, IT, retail, chemical and automotive. 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2007, Mr. Lee was a Judge Advocate in the Republic of Korea Army. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Lee was a Visiting Lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell. 

Mr. Lee co-authored “The Private Equity Review (4th Edition): Korea Investing Chapter” (2015) and “The Status, Achievements and Path Forward for Regulations of Large-Scale Business Groups,” (The Business Finance Law, Center for Financial Law at Seoul National University, 2016.7.). 

Mr. Lee was recognized as one of the “Rising Stars of the Year” in M&A at the IFLR Asia Awards 2016. 

Mr. Lee received his LL.B. from Seoul National University in 2000. In 2004, Mr. Lee graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea and completed a Master’s Course in Civil Law at Seoul National University. He received an LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 2013. 

Mr. Lee is admitted to practice in Korea and New York. 






    Visiting Lawyer, Sullivan & Cromwell (2013-2014)

    Kim & Chang (2007-Present) 

    Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (2004-2007)






Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  •   Represented a Korean conglomerate in its sale of Mobility Station Business 
  •   Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a domestic chemical product manufacturing company 
  •   Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a domestic semiconductor equipment manufacturing company 
  •   Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a domestic glass product manufacturing company 
  •   Represented an Asia-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a domestic specialized credit finance company and a domestic savings bank 
  •   Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a construction and engineering company 
  •   Represented a Korean private equity firm in its investment in a Singapore-based logistics company 
  •   Represented a global automotive company in its establishment of an automobile R&D company through the spin-off of the R&D business unit 
  •   Represented a domestic automotive company in its issuance of new shares to a domestic bank 
  •   Represented a Korean conglomerate in its sale of a domestic security service company 
  •   Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a Belgium-based software development company 
  •   Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of two domestic gas distribution companies 
  •   Represented a domestic investor consortium in its acquisition of a chicken franchise business 
  •   Represented a Korean conglomerate in its acquisition of a domestic security service company 
  •   Represented a global automotive company in its equity investment in a Korean subsidiary 
  •   Represented a Korean conglomerate in its investment in a Japanese semiconductor company 
  •   Represented a global technology company and a domestic private equity fund in its sale of a prototypes and 3D printing solutions company 
  •   Represented a Korean conglomerate in its investment in a foreign semiconductor company 
  •   Represented an Asia-based private equity firm in its sale of a Korean cement company 
  •   Represented a Korean IT company in its acquisition of a cryptocurrency trading company 
  •   Represented a global franchise company in its sale of its Korean franchise company 
  •   Represented a global asset management company in its sale of a Korean asset management company 
  •   Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a home furnishing retail business of a Korean conglomerate 
  •   Represented a global fintech company in its joint venture with a Korean IT company 
  •   Represented a Korean retail conglomerate in its acquisition of a fashion business unit of a Korean conglomerate 
  •   Represented a global insurance company in its sale of a Korean insurance company 
  •   Represented a global cement company in its sale of a Korean cement company 
  •   Represented a global automotive parts company in its sale of stake in a Korean joint venture company 
  •   Represented a global medical devices company in its divestiture of certain business divisions 
  •   Represented a major global insurance brokerage company in its acquisition of a Korean insurance brokerage firm 
  •   Represented an Asia-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a Korean toy company 
  •   Represented a Korean private equity firm in its acquisition of a global automotive parts company 
  •   Represented a Korean private equity firm in its sale of a Korean beverage packaging company 
  •   Represented an international private equity firm in its acquisition of a Korean water technologies business 
  •   Represented a global insurance company in its acquisition of a Korean insurance company 
  •   Represented a Korean automotive parts company in the establishment and dissolution of a cross-border joint venture company with a German automotive parts company 
  •   Represented a Korean consumer financing company in its acquisition and merger of a Korean subsidiary of a global commercial financing company 
  •   Represented a global industrial gas company in its acquisition of a Korean industrial gas company 
  •   Represented a Korean conglomerate in its divestiture of a restaurant franchise 
  •   Represented a global distribution company in its acquisition of a Korean distribution, logistics and global freight management business 
  •   Represented a Korean conglomerate in the dissolution of a Korean water pumps joint venture by way of acquisition of the remaining shares of that joint venture
 
Antitrust & Competition
 
  •   Represented a Korean conglomerate in an alleged violation of antitrust regulations imposed on large-scale business groups 
  •   Represented a global pharmaceutical/bioscience company in its merger notification to the KFTC concerning the acquisition of a global bioscience company 
  •   Represented a global travel service firm in its merger notification to the KFTC concerning the acquisition of equity interest in an Asian travel services firm 
  •   Represented a global pharmaceutical company in its merger notification to the KFTC concerning the acquisition, sale and joint venture with another global pharmaceutical company 
  •   Represented a global maritime transportation company in its merger notification to the KFTC concerning its business concentration with another global maritime transportation company 
  •   Represented a global glass manufacturer in its merger notification to the KFTC concerning its joint venture with another global glass manufacturer 
  •   Represented a global chemical company in an alleged abuse of market dominant position investigated by the KFTC 
  •   Represented a Korean petrochemical company in an alleged cartel investigated by the KFTC and the company’s appeal of the KFTC decision on an alleged cartel case at the Seoul High Court and the Supreme Court 
  •   Represented a Korean subsidiary of a global chemical company in an alleged cartel investigated by the KFTC 
  •   Represented a global electronics company in an alleged cartel investigated by the KFTC
     





Awards

  •   Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2023)
  •   Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Edition 32) (Euromoney, 2022)
  •   Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021)
  •   Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2020-2022)
  •   Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2019)
  •   Rising Star, IFLR Asia Awards: M&A (Euromoney, 2016)

Publications/Activities

  •   Chambers Global Practice Guides - Technology M&A 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2021) 
  •   “The Status, Achievements and Path Forward for Regulations of Large-Scale Business Groups,” The Business Finance Law (Co-author, Center for Financial Law at Seoul National University, 2016.7.) 
  •   The Private Equity Review (Edition 4): “Korea Investing” Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2015)





Education

    Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2013) 

    Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed LL.M. Coursework, Civil Law, 2004) 

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2004) 

    Seoul National University (LL.B., 2000)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2004; New York, 2014


Languages
  •    Korean and English





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