Field of Study

- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Energy and Natural Resources
- International Arbitration and International Litigation
- Technology/IP Disputes

Courses

- ITM565 License Agreement
- ITM567 M&A and Corporate Restructuring

Education

- February 2009 - Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea (Summa cum laude)
- August 2004 - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University

Major Career

- June 2015 – February 2018 – Bae, Kim & Lee Vietnam
- March 2009 – February 2018 – Bae, Kim & Lee

[Representative Matters]
• Advised CJ Group on its acquisition of Cau Tre (a public company) and Minh Dat in Vietnam (Awarded Vietnam M&A Forum 2016-2017 Deal of the Year)
• Advised a Korean real estate investment company and security company on the investment in the tallest office building in Vietnam
• Advised LG Display on its establishment of Vietnamese subsidiary
• Advised Dongwon Group on its acquisition of TTP (listed company) and MVP in Vietnam (Awarded Vietnam M&A Forum 2015-2016 Deal of the Year)
• Advised an Asian private equity fund on acquisition of shares in the largest cable manufacturer in Vietnam
• Advised a domestic insurance company on purchase of an office building in Vietnam
• Represented a Korean real estate developer in ICSID investment arbitration filed against the Chinese government
• Represented a large Korean distributor in ICC international arbitration of the dispute regarding acquisition of a hypermarket in China
• Represented Korea Gas Corporation in LCIA international arbitration of the dispute regarding development of gas field in Iraq
• Represented in ICC international arbitration regarding royalty dispute between ETRI and an English technology company
• Advised Hyundai Heavy Industries regarding enforcement of ICC arbitral award regarding acquisition of Hyundai Oilbank
• Represented in many other international arbitration cases (ICC, LCIA, KCAB, AAA)