Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2006-Present)
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Hong Kong (2005-2006)
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York (2002-2005)
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- ALB Asia’s Top 15 M&A Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021)
- Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Corporate/M&A (Euromoney, 2021-2023)
- Notable practitioner, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Corporate/M&A (Euromoney, 2020)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, M&A and Governance (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance (Who's Who Legal, 2018, 2020)
- Rising Star, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Corporate/M&A (Euromoney, 2017-2018)
Publications/Activities
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Investing In... 2021: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2021)
- The Shareholder Rights and Activism Review (Editions 4, 6, 7 and 8): Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2019-2023)
- The Legal 500 - Corporate Governance Country Comparative Guide: Korea Chapter (Edition 1-2) (Co-author, Legalease, 2019-2020)
- Getting the Deal Through - Foreign Investment Review: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2015-2016)
- Getting the Deal Through - Mergers & Acquisitions: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2014-2017)
- PLC Private Equity and Venture Capital Multi-jurisdictional Guide 2014/15 - Private Equity Country Q&A: South Korea Chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2014)
- Euromoney Yearbooks International Investment & ETFs Review 2010: Korea Chapter “Adopting Poison Pill in Korea as a Defensive Mechanism to Hostile Takeovers” (2010)
- Getting the Deal Through - Real Estate 2008: Korea Chapter (Law Business Research, 2008)
- PLC Cross-border Corporate Real Estate Handbook 2007/08: South Korea Chapter (2008)
- The Capital Guide To REITS in Asia: Market Overview-Republic of Korea (2007)
- IFLR, the 2007 Guide to Real Estate: Real Estate Funds (2007)
Education
Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 2002)
Seoul National University (M.B.A., 1999)
Seoul National University (B.A., Economics, 1993)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, New York, 2003
Languages
English and Korean