Senior Foreign Attorney
TEL |
+82-2-6386-0777 |
E-MAIL |
jimin.lee@leeko.com |
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Jimin Lee is a member of Lee Ko’s Banking & Finance Group with particular emphasis on cross-border transactions. She has advised domestic as well as foreign clients in various M&A transactions, financial transactions and other types of cross-border transactions over the years. Ms. Lee advises clients in the areas of project finance, energy and infrastructure projects and inbound / outbound investments since she joined Lee & Ko.
Education
2015 |
Cornell Law School – J.D. |
2010 |
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL – B.A. in Economics |
Work Experience
2021-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2018-2021 |
Yoon & Yang LLC |
2015-2018 |
Law Office of Frank Xu, PLLC, New York, USA |
Expertise
Banking |
Outbound Investment |
Foreign Investment |
Project Finance & Infrastructure |
Energy · Natural Resources |
Corporate |
Mergers & Acquisitions |
Admissions & Qualifications
Admitted to bar, New York(2016) |
Admitted to bar, New Jersey (2015) |
Languages
Representative Cases
[Energy]
- Advised Equis with respect to its solar development in Korea
- Advised Enel with respect to its ongoing Korean solar and wind farm developments
- Advised Shinhan Global Infrastructure Fund with respect to its joint investment with KOMIPO in the solar farm project in Texas, U.S.
- Advised foreign energy companies with respect to the initial entry into the Korean market and ongoing sourcing and joint development of renewable projects in Korea
[Inbound/Outbound Investment]
- Advised domestic funds’ LP investments into various limited partnership vehicles
- Represented a domestic financial institution in an overseas hedge fund restructuring dispute amounting to approximately USD500 million via HKIAC arbitration
- Advised a Korea Exchange listed manufacturer on its investment in a U.S. healthcare company
- Advised a Korea Exchange listed holding company on promotion of investment (new shares, EB)
- Advised a Singaporean company on its joint venture in Korea with a domestic F&B company
- Advised a Korea Exchange listed holding company on its acquisition of U.S. real estate with respect to its hotel business
- Advised a domestic financial institution on its investment in a New York condo development project
- Advised a domestic financial institution on its real estate investment in Singapore
- Advised a German company on joint venture in Korea
- Advised a domestic financial institution on its formation of fund in Vietnam and joint venture with a Vietnamese financial institution
[Fintech]
- Advised crypto exchange B on its establishment of an overseas branch and joint venture
- Advised various companies regarding domestic and overseas ICO projects
[Corporate M&A]
- Advised a domestic company on its sales of its subsidiaries to a Hong Kong PE
- Advised a Korea Exchange listed heavy industry company on its sale of foreign subsidiaries
- Advised a domestic company on its acquisition of shares and management rights of a Canadian food manufacturing company
- Advised a Korea Exchange listed aviation company on its acquisition of another aviation company
- Advised a domestic PE and a stock market listed company on its acquisition of an online web novel platform
- Advised a Korea Exchange listed pharmaceutical company on its sale of a U.S. healthcare company
- Advised a Korea Exchange listed company on its sale of shares in a Chinese pharmaceutical company
- Advised a Japanese stock market listed company on its acquisition of shares of a foreign invested enterprise in Korea
- Advised a domestic company on its acquisition of shares of a Singaporean stock market listed company
- Advised a Chinese state-run company on its acquisition of shares of a domestic automotive components supplier
- Advised a domestic company on its acquisition of a Vietnamese manufacturing company
- Advised an investment company on its acquisition of a Singaporean healthcare company
- Advised a domestic company on its acquisition of redeemable convertible preferred shares of a U.S. company
- Advised a Korean financial institution on its acquisition of a Cambodian financial company
- Advised a Korean financial institution on its acquisition of a Vietnamese financial company