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Hyesoo WON is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group at Lee & Ko. She focuses mainly on Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance and Private Equity.
Education
2022 |
Harvard Law School - LL.M. |
2015 |
Seoul National University Law School J.D. |
2012 |
College of Law, Seoul National University B.A. |
Work Experience
2015-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2022-2023 |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (International Lawyer) |
Expertise
Admissions & Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea(2015) |
Passed NY bar, U.S. (2022) |
Languages
Representative Cases
Selected Stock/Asset Transactions
- Represented Carlyle PE in its investment in KaKao Mobility
- Represented H&Q Korea in its sale of Jobkorea
- Represented LG Household & Health Care in its acquisition of Physiogel brand assets in Asia and North America from GSK
- Represented SK Materials in its acquisition of Hanyu Chemical
- Represented LG Group (Serveone) in the spin-off and sale of MRO business
- Represented LG Group (LG Corp. and LG Electronics) in the acquisition of ZKW Group
- Represented SK Holdings in its sale of SK Shipping
- Represented Korea Development Bank and other financial institutions in the sale of Kumho Tire
- Represented LS Automotive in its sale of automotive parts business
- Represented LS Mtron in its sale of CF/FCCL business
- Represented LS Mtron in its spin-off and sale of automotive hoses business
- Represented Goldman Sachs consortium in the sale of Daesung Industrial Gases
- Represented Korea Development Bank and other financial institutions in the sale of Hyundai Cement
- Represented Ssangyong Cement Industry in its sale of Ssangyong Materials
- Represented LG Chem in its acquisition of Farm Hannong
- Represented LG Chem in its acquisition of Ugimag Korea
- Represented SK Holdings in its acquisition of OCI Materials
- Represented SK Holdings in its acquisition of SM Core
- Represented SK Telecom in its investment in SM C&C
- Represented CJ ENM in its investment in Dexter Studios and acquisition of Blaadstudio; acquisition of Bonfactory; and acquisition of BEPC Tangent
- Represented Studio Dragon in its acquisition of Gtist and Merrycow
Selected Reorganization Cases
- Represented LG Group in its spin-off of LX Group
- Represented SK Group (SK Broadband, SK Telecom) in the transfer of OTT business to, and the acquisition of shares in, Contents Alliance Platform to form a joint venture with the three largest Korean broadcasters to launch WAVVE platform
- Represented CJ ENM in its spin-off of OTT business and stock issuance to form a joint venture with JTBC to launch TVing platform
- Represented SK Innovation in its spin-off of materials business
- Represented SK Holdings in its acquisition of, and sale to Alchemy Acquisition of the shares in SK Biotek Ireland and SK Biotek USA to restructure SK Group’s global healthcare business
- Represented JB Financial Group in its comprehensive stock exchange with Kwangju
- Represented Jeonju Paper Corporation in its spin-off of its paper manufacturing business
- Represented Daesung Industrial in its merger with Daesung Group Partners
- Represented Humax in its spin-off of automotive electronics business
Awards and Recognitions
2022 |
Introduced as the Rising Associate of Lee & Ko by LawTimes |
2019-2021 |
Ranked as one of the top M&A lawyers with ten years or less experience (Rising Star) by Korea Economic Daily |
2021 |
Introduced as one of the Rising Stars 2021 by Legal Times |
2015 |
Seoul National University President's Award Seoul National University Law School |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Hyesoo Won, Practical Issues on Convocation of Shareholders Meeting by Minority Shareholders, 84 Business Finance Law Journal 6 (2017)
- Juntaek Lee, Hyesoo Won, Issues on Cancellation of Treasury Shares, 87 Business Finance Law Journal 42 (2018)