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Hye Kyung Christy LIM
Senior Foreign Attorney
T. +82-2-3477-8695
F. +82-2-3477-0782
E. hklim@law-lin.com
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Hye Kyung Lim started her legal practice at Shearman & Sterling in New York in 1997, and moved to Kim & Chang in 2003, continuing her work on various international transactions, finance and capital market transactions, such as securities offering, project financing, asset securitization, structural financing, asset management, private equity investments, M&A and other cross border transaction. She has then been at The Walt Disney Company (Korea) Ltd. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in charge of all of the company’s legal and internal control and compliance matters, including various types of contractual arrangements on business expansion projects, licensing, domestic and foreign investments, EPC, construction, and supply agreements and a wide range of domestic and overseas legal disputes and arbitration cases.
Profile
Experience
  • Past) Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York
  • Past) Kim & Chang
  • Past) The Walt Disney Company Korea, Director/Legal
  • Past) Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd, Vice President/Legal
  • Current) Channel Partner (Advisor for startups going overseas) at GDIN (Global Digital Innovation Network)
  • Current) LIN
Representative Matters
  • Advised on and managed overseas disputes, lawsuits, and arbitrations
  • Advised on recovery of overseas non-performing assets/claims including bankruptcy claims
  • Worked on investment projects and participation in overseas projects including EPC, shipbuilding, consortium, supply arrangements
  • Advised on asset acquisitions/transfers, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions
  • Represented financial institutions on capital market transactions including overseas private placements and public offerings, project financing, issuance of overseas securities, and other financial transactions.
  • Advised on overseas private equity funds and asset management companies, and investment advisory business.
  • Advised on and managed corporate governance and compliance matters
  • Managed and assisted on regulatory and legal investigations and proceedings
Education
  • Columbia University School of Law, Juris Doctor
  • Dickinson School of Law, Visiting Scholar
  • Temple University, Master’s Program
Qualifications
  • Attorney at Law (New York)
Capabilities
1. [Corporate & Cross-Border Transactions]
  • General Corporate Advisory
  • Inbound Investment into Korea, Compliance & Operations for Multinational Corporations
  • Overseas Expansion & Establishment, Operations & complaince for Korean Enterprises & Startups
  • Cross-Border Transactions & International Business/Operational Contracts
2. [Global Projects, Compliance & Dispute Resolution]
  • Energy, Logistics, Infrastructure & Overseas Projects
  • Global Regulatory Compliance & Advisory
  • Cross-Border Disputes & International Arbitration
3. [Private Clients & Wealth Management]
  • Cross-Border Inheritance and Global Wealth Management/Asset Advisory
Languages
  • English (fluent)
  • Korean (fluent)
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