David JOO - Kim & Chang

Bio

David Joo is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Financial Regulation & Compliance, Capital Markets and Antitrust & Competition.

Mr. Joo has extensive experience in high-profile corporate transactions in Korea or relating to Korean business across a wide variety of industry sectors.

Mr. Joo also has advised clients on competition law issues including in connection with global merger filings to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”) as well as investigation by the KFTC of multinational corporations under Korean antitrust law.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Joo was a senior foreign attorney at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Mr. Joo also previously worked at Clifford Chance LLP’s Seoul office, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s Seoul and Hong Kong offices and Linklaters’ New York office.

Mr. Joo received a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2009, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 2006. He is admitted to the New York bar, and is a member of the Korean bar as a foreign legal consultant.

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2020-Present)

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2017-2020)

Clifford Chance LLP, Seoul (2014-2016)

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Hong Kong and Seoul (2011-2014)

Linklaters LLP, New York (2009-2011)

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Advised on the establishment of a joint R&D center in Singapore by a leading Korean automotive manufacturer.
Advised a leading Korean electronics group in its sale of its Chinese LCD business.
Advised a US private equity fund in its acquisition of a Korean waste disposal business.
Advised a multinational healthcare company in its spin-off of its Korean subsidiary.
Advised on the acquisition of a minority interest in a major Korean financial group by a leading Taiwanese financial group.
Advised on the acquisition of a controlling stake of a Korean life insurance company by a leading Taiwanese financial group.
Advised on the establishment of a "green field" joint venture by and between a Korean chemicals manufacturer and a US automotive manufacturer.
Advised on the venture capital investment in a Korean online retail company by a leading US venture capital fund.
Advised on the divestiture of various credit cards businesses by a leading US bank.
Advised on the sale of a major Korean shipbuilding company to an Italian shipbuilding company.
Advised on the establishment of a joint venture by and between two leading global pharmaceutical companies.
Advised on various private equity investments by a leading US private equity fund.
Advised on various US public company acquisitions by a leading US healthcare provider.

Capital Markets

Advised on the issuance of a wide variety of securities under Rule 144A/Regulation S.
Advised on the issuance of ADRs by foreign private issuers to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Advised on ongoing Exchange Act reporting requirements by US publicly listed companies and foreign private issuers.