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Won-Tak CHOI Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-1925 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
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Won-Tak CHOI Attorney

Won-Tak CHOIAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-1925 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.wontak.choi@kimchang.com

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Won-Tak Choi is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in corporate/M&A group and provides legal advisory services on M&A investments taking place and IP license between Chinese companies and Korean companies, litigation·arbitration. 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2012, Mr. Choi established a law firm authorized by China’s Ministry of Justice, which is the first of its kind in China as a Korean law firm. As the chief representative of the firm, he advised Korean companies expanding into China with respect to the laws of China and other practical matters (M&A,FDI) for 9 years. 

In addition, Mr. Choi has served as a legal counsel of several public agencies such as Consulate General of Shanghai in the Republic of Korea, KOTRA China Head Office, Korea International Trade Association China Center and the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and has broad experience and know-how in advising Korean conglomerates and small and middle size enterprises entering into China market. Furthermore, He also worked as a co-professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University Law School from 2010 to 2013. 

After joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Choi has been in charge of assisting Chinese companies with their investments in Korea as well as Korean companies with their investments in China, as well as, M&A and IP license between Chinese companies and Korean Companies, litigation·arbitration in China as well as litigation·arbitration, etc. of Chinese companies in Korea. 

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2012-Present)

Co-professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University Law School (2010.5.-2013.5.)

Visiting-Professor, Korean Laws Research Institute of East China University of Political Science and Law (2004-2009)

Chief Representative, Daeryook & Ajou International Law Firm, Shanghai Representative Office (2003-2011)

Daeryook & Ajou International Law Firm (2001-2002)

Representative Mattersshow

Chinese companies’ investments in Korea
 
  • Advised Anbang Insurance and Tongyang life Insurance M&A.
  • Advised China Eastern Air’s Korean business.
  • Advised company D to acquire Korean Entertainment company C.
  • Advised Chinese company A to acquire Game company.
  • Advised Tencent Holdings on issues related to Korean PIPA.
  • QIHOO 360 establishing subsidiary in Korea.
  • Advised Greenland Group on investment in Jeju Island’s Health Care Town project.
  • Advised Landing-Genting on investment in Jeju Island’s Myths and History Theme Park project.
  • Advised China State Construction Engineering Corporation(CSCEC) on investment in Busan LCT Project.
  • Advised Country Garden Holdings on Korean marketing strategies.
 
Korean companies’ investments in China
 
  • Advised on M&A of Hana Bank China and KEB China.
  • Advised on CJ Korea Express Corp.’s acquisition of Smart Cargo of China.
  • Advised S Life Insurance Company on Chinese real estate investment. 
  • Advised Company L on new investment opportunities in China.
  • Advised Company H on new investment opportunities in China.
 
Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  • Advised on sale of Company S(a real estate development company) to Company T(a Chinese development company).
  • Advised on Company D’s sale of its Chinese company. 
  • Advised on a Chinese company’s taking of equity stake in a Korean LED company. 
  • Advised on Korean listed Company A’s sale of its shares to Chinese Company D.
 
Labor & Employment
 
  • Advised on Orion China’s corporate culture assessment. 
  • Advised on HR issues at the Chinese office of LG Display.
  • Advised on  labor strikes in Korean Company C operating in China. 
  • Advised on Korean Company P’s restructuring of its Chinese office. 
  • Advised on a Korean Company S’s ER issues in its Chinese office. 
  • Lectures on various labor issues in Chinese markets

Education

    East China University of Political Science and Law (Course Finished, 2010)

    East China University of Political Science and Law (LL.M., 2007)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2001)

    College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1999)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2001

Languages

Korean, Chinese and English

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Won-Tak CHOI
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-1925      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




Won-Tak Choi is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in corporate/M&A group and provides legal advisory services on M&A investments taking place and IP license between Chinese companies and Korean companies, litigation·arbitration. 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2012, Mr. Choi established a law firm authorized by China’s Ministry of Justice, which is the first of its kind in China as a Korean law firm. As the chief representative of the firm, he advised Korean companies expanding into China with respect to the laws of China and other practical matters (M&A,FDI) for 9 years. 

In addition, Mr. Choi has served as a legal counsel of several public agencies such as Consulate General of Shanghai in the Republic of Korea, KOTRA China Head Office, Korea International Trade Association China Center and the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and has broad experience and know-how in advising Korean conglomerates and small and middle size enterprises entering into China market. Furthermore, He also worked as a co-professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University Law School from 2010 to 2013. 

After joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Choi has been in charge of assisting Chinese companies with their investments in Korea as well as Korean companies with their investments in China, as well as, M&A and IP license between Chinese companies and Korean Companies, litigation·arbitration in China as well as litigation·arbitration, etc. of Chinese companies in Korea. 






    Kim & Chang (2012-Present)

    Co-professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University Law School (2010.5.-2013.5.)

    Visiting-Professor, Korean Laws Research Institute of East China University of Political Science and Law (2004-2009)

    Chief Representative, Daeryook & Ajou International Law Firm, Shanghai Representative Office (2003-2011)

    Daeryook & Ajou International Law Firm (2001-2002)






Chinese companies’ investments in Korea
 
  •   Advised Anbang Insurance and Tongyang life Insurance M&A.
  •   Advised China Eastern Air’s Korean business.
  •   Advised company D to acquire Korean Entertainment company C.
  •   Advised Chinese company A to acquire Game company.
  •   Advised Tencent Holdings on issues related to Korean PIPA.
  •   QIHOO 360 establishing subsidiary in Korea.
  •   Advised Greenland Group on investment in Jeju Island’s Health Care Town project.
  •   Advised Landing-Genting on investment in Jeju Island’s Myths and History Theme Park project.
  •   Advised China State Construction Engineering Corporation(CSCEC) on investment in Busan LCT Project.
  •   Advised Country Garden Holdings on Korean marketing strategies.
 
Korean companies’ investments in China
 
  •   Advised on M&A of Hana Bank China and KEB China.
  •   Advised on CJ Korea Express Corp.’s acquisition of Smart Cargo of China.
  •   Advised S Life Insurance Company on Chinese real estate investment. 
  •   Advised Company L on new investment opportunities in China.
  •   Advised Company H on new investment opportunities in China.
 
Mergers & Acquisitions
 
  •   Advised on sale of Company S(a real estate development company) to Company T(a Chinese development company).
  •   Advised on Company D’s sale of its Chinese company. 
  •   Advised on a Chinese company’s taking of equity stake in a Korean LED company. 
  •   Advised on Korean listed Company A’s sale of its shares to Chinese Company D.
 
Labor & Employment
 
  •   Advised on Orion China’s corporate culture assessment. 
  •   Advised on HR issues at the Chinese office of LG Display.
  •   Advised on  labor strikes in Korean Company C operating in China. 
  •   Advised on Korean Company P’s restructuring of its Chinese office. 
  •   Advised on a Korean Company S’s ER issues in its Chinese office. 
  •   Lectures on various labor issues in Chinese markets





Education

    East China University of Political Science and Law (Course Finished, 2010)

    East China University of Political Science and Law (LL.M., 2007)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2001)

    College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1999)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2001


Languages
  •    Korean, Chinese and English





China ,  Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Foreign Direct Investment ,  Labor & Employment