• Represented Affirma Capital Managers Korea in its acquisition of equity interest in Carrot (2022)
• Represented Wemade in its issuance of convertible bonds to Microsoft, Shinhan and Kiwoom Securities (2022)
• Represented Praxis Capital Partners in its acquisition of By4M Studio (2022)
• Represented Affirma Capital Managers Korea in its acquisition of convertible bonds of Terapin Studios (2022)
• Represented Praxis Capital Partners in its acquisition of Beyond Music Company (2022)
• Represented Affirma Capital Managers Korea in its acquisition of Hanmaeum Energy (2022)
• Represented Macquarie Korea Asset Management in its acquisition of S&I ATXPERT (2022)
• Represented NAVER and Line Digital Frontier in Line Digital Frontier’s acquisition of Ebook Initiative Japan (2022)
• Represented Krafton in its acquisition of Unknown Worlds Entertainment (2021)
• Represented Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund in its acquisition of Haeyang Energy and Seorabeol City Gas (2021)
• Represented Match Group in its acquisition of Hyperconnect (2021) 
• Represented HYBE in its acquisition of Ithaca Holdings (2021)  
• Represented Affirma Capital Managers (Korea) in its acquisition of equity interest in T map Mobility (2021)
• Represented Naver in its acquisition of Wattpad (2021)
• Represented Affirma Capital Managers Korea in its sale of shares of EMC Holdings (2020) 
• Represented The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of exchangeable bonds of KB Financial Group (2020)
• Represented Macquarie Korea Opportunities Management in its acquisition of Daesung Industrial Gases (2020)
• Represented consortium of Macquarie Korea Opportunities Management - SK TELECOM in its acquisition of ADT Caps (2018)
• Represented AJU Corporation and AJU Motors in its sale of AJU Capital (2017)
• Represented ST Unitas in its acquisition of Tutor.com and its subsidiaries (i.e., The Princeton Review) (2017)
• Represented CVC Capital Partners in its sale of equity interest in Dayou Winia (2015)
• Represented CVC Capital Partners in its sale of Winia Mando (2014)
• Represented Citi Venture Capital in its acquisition of SRS Korea (2014)

• Advised on the issuance of Global Bond by Korea Housing Finance Corporation (2023)
• Advised on the issuance of FRN by E-MART (2022)
• Advised on the issuance of FRN by SHINSEGAE (2022)
• Advised Citigroup Global Markets Korea on the issuance and offering of foreign currency denominated bonds by the government of Korea (2021)
• Advised on the issuance of Global Bond by NAVER (2021)
• Advised KDB in the issuance of its FRN under the GMTN Programme (2021)
• Advised on the issuance of FRN by KT (2019)
• Advised Woori Bank on the issuance of its GMTN Programme (2019)
• Advised on the issuance of Arirang Bond by CJ Cau Tre Food Joint Stock Company (2019)
• Advised on the issuance of Kangaroo bonds by KDB (2019)
• Advised on the issuance of Samurai bond by KT (2019)
• Advised on the issuance of Global Bond by KOGAS (2019)
• Advised on the offshore RMB (Panda) Bond offering by the Republic of Korea (2015)
• Advised on the issuance of Arirang bond by Nomura International Funding (2015)
• Advised on the issuance of RMB bond by China Hainan Airlines Company (2015)
• Advised on the issuance of KRW RMB Bond by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (2015)
• Advised on the issuance of Hybrid Capital Securities by Doosan Infracore (2012)
• Advised on the issuance of KRW Hybrid Capital Securities by Cheil Jedang Indonesia (2012)
• Advised on the issuance of Arirang Bond by Singapore Power International (2001)

• Advised on the issuance of EB by SK Hynix (2023)
• Advised on the issuance of EB by LG Chem (2023)
• Advised on the initial public offering of LG Energy Solution (2023)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Kakaopay (2021)
• Advised on the initial public offering of K car (2021)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Hyundai Heavy Industries (2021)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Krafton (2021)
• Advised on the initial public offering of HK Inno.N (2021)
• Advised on the initial public offering of DoubleDown Interactive on the NASDAQ (2021)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Coupang on the New York Stock Exchange (2021)
• Advised on the CB issuance of PharmGen Science (2021)
• Advised on the issuance of EB by Kakao (2020)
• Advised on the listing of Kendall Square REIT (2020)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Big Hit Entertainment (renamed as HYBE) (2020)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2019)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Celltrion Healthcare (2017)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Netmarble Games (2017)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Mirae Asset Life Insurance (2015)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Innocean (2015)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Samsung SDS (2014)
• Advised on issuance of GDR by Doosan Infracore (2013)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Hyundai Rotem Company (2013)
• Advised on the initial public offering of Hyundai HCN (2010)
• Advised on the concurrent dual listing of LG Display (former LG Phillips LCD) (2004)

Awards

• Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2024)
• ALB Asia’s Top 15 Capital Markets Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2022)
• Leading Individual, Chambers Global, Capital Markets (Chambers and Partners, 2015-2024)
• Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Capital Markets (Chambers and Partners, 2010-2024)
• Leading Individual, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Capital Markets (Legalease, 2017-2024)
• Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2021-2022)
• Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Edition 32) (Euromoney, 2022)
• Asia Best Lawyer, IFLR (Euromoney, 2021-2022)
• Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Capital Markets - Debt & Equity (Who’s Who Legal, 2021-2023)
• Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Capital Markets - Structured Finance (Who’s Who Legal, 2023)
• Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Capital Markets (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2023)
• Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, M&A and Governance (Who’s Who Legal, 2021-2023)
• Elite Practitioner, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Capital Markets (Euromoney, 2020-2021)
• The A-List: Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal (Vantage Asia, 2021-2023)
• Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Capital Markets (Euromoney, 2015-2018, 2022-2023)
• Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Corporate/M&A (Euromoney, 2015-2018)
• Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Investment Funds (Euromoney, 2017-2018)

Publications/Activities

• Discovering the South Korean IPO Market (Co-author, IFLR, 2022)
• International Capital Markets and Securities Regulation: Korea chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2021) 
• Getting the Deal Through - Initial Public Offerings 2016: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2015) 
• The International Capital Markets Review (Edition 4): Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2014) 
• European Lawyer Reference - Securities World (Fourth edition 2014): Korea chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2014) 
• Getting the Deal Through - Debt Capital Markets 2014: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2014) 
• New Funding Alternatives in South Korea’s Capital Markets, Capital Raising Special Report (Co-author, Asian-MENA Counsel, 2013) 
• Regulatory Reform of Korean Hedge Funds, The Euromoney Asia-Pacific Capital Markets Handbooks 2011 (2010.11.) 
• Overseas Issuance of Debt Securities by Korean Companies under the FSCMA, The Euromoney Asia-Pacific Capital Markets Handbook 2010 (2009.11.) 
• On the Horizon: Regulatory Reform in Korea, Asian-Counsel Vol 6 Issue 10 (2008.12.) 
• The Financial Investment Services and Capital Market Act, and the Introduction of Domestic Hedge Funds, The Euromoney Asia-Pacific Capital Markets Handbook 2009 (2008.11.) 
• Hedge Fund Investment Activities in Korea (Euromoney Yearbook, 2008.4.) 
• Issues Relating to Dual Listing from Korean Law Perspective, The Korean Journal of Securities Law (Co-Author, Korean Securities Law Association, 2002.12.) 
• Over-the-counter Derivative Transactions by Securities Investment Trusts and Related Documentation, Theories and Practices on Investment Trusts (Hyundai Investment and Securities Co., Ltd., 2002.6.)