Experience
• Shin & Partners (2017 - 2021)
• Baker & McKenzie (Hong Kong) (2014 - 2016)
• Bae, Kim & Lee (2012 - 2014)
• Duane Morris LLP (New York) (2010 - 2012)
• Samsung C & T Corporation (Trading & Investment Group) (2003 - 2004)
Representative Matters
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General Corporate
• Represented Samsung Electronics in the negotiation of a supply purchase agreement with an Indian telecommunications operator.
• Represented Apple in the renewal of lease agreement for Apple Korea’s office space.
• Represented Porsche AG in the transfer of operations from previous Korean importer to Porsche’s newly formed Korean subsidiary.
• Advised an automotive company in the drafting and execution of dealership agreements and assembly agreements with partners in Europe and Africa.
• Advised a fashion retail company in the negotiation and execution of an exclusive distribution agreement with an Italian fashion brand company.
Mergers & Acquisitions
• Represented SK C&C in the sale of majority ownership in an e-commerce subsidiary to a US tech company.
• Represented a construction company in the acquisition of an engineering and construction company.
• Represented a Korean company in the acquisition of a logistics company in Europe.
Cross-border Investments
• Represented Hankook Tire in the investment and development of a $800 million tire plant in Tennessee, US.
• Represented SK Planet in a $3 million investment and partnership with a start-up company headquartered in Silicon Valley.
• Represented Gaw Capital Partners in connection with an investment in a commercial real estate project in Korea.
• Represented an energy and infrastructure company in an investment and development project related to oil & gas business in Australia.
• Represented a power company in its investment and development of a fire power plant overseas.
Intellectual Property
• Represented SK Planet in the negotiation and preparation of software license agreement with IndoorAtlas.
• Represented Unilever in a trade dress infringement dispute with manufacturers of beauty and personal care products.
• Represented MP3Tunes, an internet music company, on a copyright infringement dispute with several US record companies.
• Advised on the negotiation and drafting of a trademark and trade name license agreement.
Litigation
• Represented and defended Reserve Primary Fund, a money market fund, in a securities fraud case brought by the SEC.
• Represented and defended a manufacturing company in product liability cases.
Education
• Admitted to the New York State Bar (June 2011)
• Georgetown Law School (J.D.) (2007 - 2010)
• Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies, (International M.B.A.) (2005 - 2007)
• Yonsei University (B.A.), Dual major in English Language & Literature and Psychology, minor in Business Administration (1999 - 2003)
Qualifications
• Admitted to New York
• Registered as Foreign Legal Consultant with Korean Bar Association (2015)
Practice Areas
• General Corporate, M&A, Cross-border Investments, IP and Commercial Litigation
Languages
• Korean
• English