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.