Dong Chul Kim

Partner, Corporate Department

Seoul

T 82-2-6321-3803

F 82-2-6321-3903

Dong Chul Kim is a partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the Seoul office. Mr. Kim practices in the fields of capital market transactions and mergers and acquisitions, as well as international dispute and compliance matters. He has represented a number of Korean corporate clients and international investment banks in their transactions.

Recent Representations

Hanwha Systems, a leading manufacturer of defense electronics products in Korea, on its US$345 million IPO and listing on the Korea Exchange. This is the second largest IPO in South Korea in 2019.
IYUNO Media Group, a Singapore-based provider of content localization, media, and creative post-production services, on its merger with BTI Studios, a Sweden-based company that provides media localization and access services. The combined company will become a new global market leader in content localization industry.
Lotte Chemical USA Corporation on its US$816 million sale of a 34.79% membership interest in LACC to Eagle US 2, a subsidiary of Westlake Chemical Corporation.
Samsung Electronics in its US$8 billion acquisition of Harman International Industries, Inc., the market leader in connected car solutions. The transaction is Samsung’s largest-ever acquisition, and is the largest Korean outbound M&A transaction on record.
Citigroup and Goldman Sachs as the joint bookrunners in the US$1 billion global depositary receipts (GDRs) offering by Kakao Corp., the operator of leading mobile and online platforms in Korea.
Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Samsung Securities as underwriters in the US$977 million IPO and listing of ING Life Insurance Korea on the KRX KOSPI Market.
Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan as underwriters in the US$1.1 billion IPO and listing of Samsung SDS, an information technology service provider based in Korea, on the KRX KOSPI Market.
Citigroup and Morgan Stanley as the joint bookrunners in a US$200 million exchangeable bond offering by Kakao Corp., exchangeable into shares of Loen Entertainment.
GS Engineering & Construction Corp. in its issuance of US$150 million convertible bonds.
Hanjin International Corporation, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., in its issuance of the US$300 million floating rate notes and guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of Korea.
Citigroup and Goldman Sachs in a US$340 million global depositary receipts (GDRs) offering by Hanwha Chemical Corporation, a leading global chemicals company based in Korea.
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and UBS in the US$298.4 million global depositary receipts (GDRs) offering by the Industrial Bank of Korea.
Credit Suisse as sole bookrunner on the US$114 million global depositary receipt (GDRs) offering by Youngone Corporation.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Nomura and UBS as joint bookrunners on the offering by Lotte Shopping of KRW321.2 billion USD-settled exchangeable bonds exchangeable into shares of Lotte Himart.
Samsung Electronics in its US$1.5 billion private share redemption transaction with Seagate Technology, a NASDAQ-listed manufacturer of hard disk drive (HDD) and storage solutions.
Hansol Paper Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of Schades Group, a leading European supplier of thermal paper rolls and self-adhesive labels for specialty applications, from Capidea Kapital, a Danish private equity fund.
Samsung Securities as the manager in the US$100 million offshore floating rate notes issued by Hanwha SolarOne Hong Kong Limited and guaranteed by Hanwha Chemical.
The Korea Development Bank and The Export-Import Bank of Korea in several SEC-registered offerings of debt securities.
Korea Finance Corporation in its inaugural SEC-registered offering of US$750 million of notes and related application to the SEC for exemption from the Investment Company Act.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, HSBC and J.P. Morgan as initial purchasers in an inaugural Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of US$500 million of notes by Hyundai Steel Company.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and Crédit Agricole CIB as solicitation agents in a consent solicitation by National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of Korea in connection with its reorganization.
CJ HelloVision in its KRW 293 billion initial public offering of common stock in Korea, which included a Rule 144A/Reg. S international tranche.
Hyundai HCN in its KRW 83 billion initial public offering of common stock in Korea, which included a Rule 144A/Reg. S international tranche.
POSCO in a ¥24.526 billion Reg. S offering of notes issued by Zeus (Cayman) II, exchangeable into ADSs of SK Telecom and guaranteed by POSCO.
KB Financial Group in its KRW 1.1 trillion SEC-registered rights offering of 30 million new shares, both directly and in the form of ADSs.
Hynix Semiconductor in its Reg. S offering of US$500 million of convertible notes.
SK Telecom in its Reg. S offering of US$332 million of convertible notes.
STX Pan Ocean in its Reg. S offering of US$200 million of convertible notes.
Morgan Stanley as the underwriter in MSCI Inc.’s US$290 million IPO and listing on the NYSE.
Capital One Financial Corporation in its US$14.6 billion acquisition of North Fork Bancorporation.

Education

Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 2005
Judicial Research & Training Institute of Korea, 1999
Seoul National University, LL.B., 1997

Rankings & Awards

Recognized by Chambers Global 2019
Chambers Global 2019: The World’s Leading Lawyers listed the firm in 37 research areas and named 59 firm lawyers to its rankings of leading lawyers and law firms adept in complex international work and with strong cross-border capabilities.
February 14, 2019

Recognized by the ALB Korea Law Awards 2018
Paul Hastings was awarded Equity Market Deal of the Year by Asia Legal Business Korea Law Awards held in Seoul, Korea, for our representation of Kakao's US$1 Billion GDR offering. Kakao is the operator of leading mobile and online platforms in Korea, and the deal marked the largest overseas-listed equity offering by a Korean issuer in a decade.
November 09, 2018

Recognized in Chambers Asia 2018
Paul Hastings is ranked in 14 practice areas across three categories in Asia: Asia-wide, China (including Hong Kong), and South Korea.
December 08, 2017

Recognized in Legal 500 Asia 2018
Paul Hastings is ranked in 19 practice areas across five jurisdictions in Asia – Hong Kong, China, Japan, Philippines, and South Korea.
November 29, 2017

Paul Hastings Awarded Asia M&A Firm of the Year

Paul Hastings was named “M&A Firm of the Year" at the fourth annual Asia Legal Awards, hosted by The American Lawyer, in association with The Asian Lawyer, China Law & Practice, and Legal Week.

Seven firms were shortlisted for this award and Paul Hastings won due to the breadth of complex, landmark matters the firm advised on last year, including:

* Representing Samsung Electronics in its US$8B acquisition of Harman;

* Representing state-owned shipping giant COSCO, China COSCO and its associated companies in the landmark restructuring involving both COSCO and China Shipping;

* Representing Beijing Shouhuan Cultural Tourism Investment, a consortium of four state-owned companies, in its multi-billion dollar joint venture with Comcast NBC Universal and in the establishment of a landmark Universal Studio theme park in Beijing.

February 27, 2017

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