Seung Jae YOO - Kim & Chang

Bio

Seung Jae (SJ) Yoo is a foreign attorney within the finance practice at Kim & Chang. Mr. Yoo has extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and other projects.

Throughout his career, Mr. Yoo has been actively involved in many high-profile transactions in Korea or relating to Korean businesses including banking, automobiles, heavy industry & shipbuilding and other sectors. Mr. Yoo advises corporate clients and both foreign and domestic financial institutions on various mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and other projects.

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Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2012-Present)

Linklaters, Hong Kong (2006-2012)

Linklaters, Czech, Slovakia (2005-2006)

Representative Mattersshow

Advised a Korean corporation on its multi-billion dollar bid to acquire assets located in multiple jurisdictions
Advised a Korean corporation on its acquisition of a company incorporated in England
Advised a private equity fund on its acquisition of a Korean company
Advised an underwriter on the first RMB denominated bond offering by a Korean company
Advised underwriters on a Korean IPO by a cable system operating company in Korea
Advised underwriters on the first Korean IPO by a life insurance company in Korea
Advised underwriters on a Hong Kong IPO by a global cellulose product manufacturer incorporated in the Cayman Islands

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Awards

Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2023-2025)
Rising Star, IFLR1000 (Edition 32) (Euromoney, 2022)
Recognised Lawyer, IFLR Asia Future Leaders (Euromoney, 2021)
Rising Star, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2020-2022)

Publications/Activities

South Korea: An Introduction to South Korea (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2023)
Korea: The Current Regulatory Landscape for Crypto Assets (Co-author, IFLR, 2023)
Exploring DLT, Blockchain and Smart Contracts in South Korea (Co-author, IFLR, 2022)