Experience

International Litigation

• SK hynix in connection with its trade secrets litigation against San Disk in the US.
• SK hynix in connection with its patent litigation in the US.
• Samsung Electronics in connection with patent litigation cases in the US.
• Samsung Electronics in connection with consumer class action cases in the US.
• KCC in connection with the adoption and implementation of its global standard compliance program.
• Kolon Industries in connection with trade secrets and anti-trust litigation in the US.
• Korean Air in connection with anti-trust class action litigation in the US.
• LG Display in its US anti-trust litigation.
• Lotte Chemical in connection with its trade secrets litigation victory in the US.
• Korea Exchange Bank in Bernie Madoff feeder funds litigation brought by Fairfield Sentry.
• NCSoft, a leading online game company in Korea, in connection with a trade secret theft case in China.
• Samsung Corporation in its dispute in relation to an ownership of copper mine in Kazakhstan against Dalex, a Russian company.

International Corporate Transactions

• Samsung Electronics in its sale and joint venture of AST Research.
• Samsung Life in its joint venture with Air China Group to form a joint venture life insurance company in China.
• Samsung SDI in its proposed US$200 million joint venture in Hungary with KOC Group of Turkey.
• SK Telecom in its US$440 million joint venture with Earthlink to form Helio mobile phone company in the US.
• GE Capital in its acquisition of more than 45 commercial buildings in Seoul and in the establishment of Korea’s first cross-border corporate restructuring real estate investment trust.
• Fila Korea in its acquisition of the Fila global brand.
• A Korean retail conglomerate in its attempted bid for Godiva Chocolate in the US.
• Woongjin Coway in its GDR offering.
• J.P. Morgan in a US$101 million GDR offering and Luxembourg Stock Exchange listing for INI Steel.
• J.P. Morgan in a GDR offering and Luxembourg Stock Exchange listing for Kumgang Korea Chemical.
• Wal-Mart in its US$882 million sale of its Korean operations to Shinsegae, one of Korea’s largest retail conglomerates.
• Morgan Stanley Private Equity in its minority equity investment in Hyundai Rotem, a Hyundai Motor Group company in Korea.
• Morgan Stanley Private Equity in its acquisition of a controlling interest in KEB Commerz Investment Trust Management.
• Morgan Stanley Private Equity in its asset acquisition of Jinbang Steel.
• Merrill Lynch in its real estate joint venture with Mirae Asset Maps to develop Center One Building in downtown Seoul.
• E-Land Fashion China in its proposed initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
• Pixelplus in its Nasdaq IPO.
• J.P. Morgan in a US$97 million ADR offering and Nasdaq listing for Webzen.

Accolades and Recognitions

• Recognized as a Leading Individual (Band 2) for Dispute Resolution: International Firms by Chambers Asia Pacific (2017)
• Recognized as one of the leading lawyers (Band 1) for Corporate and M&A practice in South Korea by Chambers Asia Pacific (2012)

Speaking Engagements and Publications

• Former columnist for the largest English daily in Korea: his column, “A View From Abroad,” appeared frequently in The Korea Herald
• Author of “The Kumgangsan Dam and International Law,” published in the Korean Journal of International Law

Professional and Community Involvement

• Foreign Investment Advisor, Minister of State for Trade of the Republic of Korea
• Advisor, 1998 and 1999 Korean parliamentary delegations to Washington

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1989 (cum laude)
• Georgetown University, B.S.F.S., 1986 (magna cum laude)