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Seung Jae YOO Foreign Attorney (Admitted in New York)

T.+82-2-3703-1566 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Seung Jae YOO Foreign Attorney
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Seung Jae YOO Foreign Attorney

Seung Jae YOOForeign Attorney (Admitted in New York)

T.+82-2-3703-1566 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.seungjae.yoo@kimchang.com

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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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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)

Education

    Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2005) 

    Washington University in St. Louis (B.S.B.A., 2001)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York, 2006

Languages

Korean and English

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Seung Jae YOO
Foreign Attorney (Admitted in New York)


T. +82-2-3703-1566      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




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. 






    Kim & Chang (2012-Present)

    Linklaters, Hong Kong (2006-2012)

    Linklaters, Czech, Slovakia (2005-2006)






  •   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 





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)





Education

    Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2005) 

    Washington University in St. Louis (B.S.B.A., 2001)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York, 2006


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Capital Markets ,  Private Equity ,  Fintech ,  Foreign Exchange Regulation ,  Financial Regulation & Compliance