Partner
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+82-2-772-4390 |
E-MAIL |
yongjoon.yoon@leeko.com |
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Yong Joon Yoon is a partner in the Corporate Group. He is an expert in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Foreign Investment, Cross-border & Overseas Investment, Corporate & M&A Litigation. He has represented a large number of domestic and foreign companies in various M&A transactions and disputes and has earned a reputation as a brilliant negotiator and strategist in deal structuring.
Recently, Mr. Yoon has successfully led various major M&A transactions including Hana Financial Investment and Hahn & Company's acquisition of H-Line Shipping, IMM Private Equity's acquisition of Linde Korea, Sae-A Trading's acquisition of Tailim Packaging, Posco Energy's sale of Pospower, joint venture between Samsung Active Asset Management and Franklin Templeton Investment Trust Management, KB Securities' sale of Hyundai Asset Management, Hyundai Marine's sale of Hyundai Securities to KB, KDB's sale of Daewoo Securities to Mirae Asset, acquisition of Samsung Techwin and Samsung General Chemicals (a mega-transaction between Samsung and Hanwha group), Woori Financial Holdings' acquisition of Kumho Investment Bank, Macquarie Group's acquisition of ING Asset Management, privatization of Woori Financial Holdings (especially sale of 6 subsidiaries including Woori Investment & Securities), sale of Himart, and the investment to Emerson Pacific by China Minsheng Jiaye Investment.
学歴
2008 |
University of San Diego School of Law - LL.M |
2002 |
Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
1998 |
Seoul National University - LL.B |
経歴
主な業務分野
M&A |
コーポレートガバナンス |
外国人投資 |
海外投資 |
敵対的買収・経営権紛争 |
銀行・金融持株会社 |
Shareholder Activism |
Shareholder Activism |
敵対的買収・経営権紛争 |
資格/会員
Admitted to bar, Korea(2002) |
Admitted to bar, New York(2008) |
言語
受賞実績
2024 |
“Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A), Chambers Asia-Pacific |
著書/活動
- Lecturer for Corporate Law Community / Mandatory Training Sessions at Korea Bar Association
- Lecturer for Corporate Law Course (M&A Transactions) at Korea Judicial Training Institute (2009 - 2012)
- Lecturer at Lee & Ko M&A Forum, In-House Congress Seoul and IHCF Seminar
- Lecturer for M&A courses at numerous educational institutes and workshops at major corporations in Korea
- Lecturer for PEF - Advanced Strategy Course at Korea Fixed Income Research Institute, M&A Dealers Training Course at Korea M&A Association; and M&A Instructor Course at Korea Management Association
- 'Private Mergers and Acquisitions in South Korea', (Thomson and Reuters, 2017)
- 'Studies on Practical Issues relating to Creditor Protection in Spin Off', (BFL, vol. 49, September 2011)
- 'Textbook for Korea Judicial Training Institute', (Lectures on Corporate Law - M&A Practice, 2011)
- 'Studies on Practical Issues relating to Injunction against Issuance of New Shares', (BFL, vol. 23, May 2007)
- 'The International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration ', (Global Legal Group, 2006)