Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, Real Estate | Chambers Asia-Pacific Profile

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BKL’s Real Estate Team is highly specialized in city development projects consisting of various aspects of real estate developments such as office, commercial facilities, housing facilities, hotels, multi-use buildings and infrastructure facilities and is well-known as the market leader in these areas. Our specialization in this area is a result of our involvement in the New Songdo International City Development Project, which is the largest city development project in Korea to date, Midan City development project in Incheon Free Economy Zone, Bismayah New City Development Project in Iraq and South Saad Al Abdullah New City in Kuwait.

Our team is widely recognized as the market leader in real estate transactions using REIT and REF structures. In particular, members of our Real Estate team are pioneers in the area of collective investment having advised the Korean government in drafting and amending the relevant acts and regulations. Since the very introduction of these laws, we have been specializing in the collective investment of real estate through real estate holding companies, real estate funds/trusts, project finance vehicles and similar special purpose vehicles. Our team has been active in numerous projects involving asset-backed securities and REITs and several attorneys regularly lecture on collective investment in Korea at the Lawyer Training Institute of the Korean Bar Association and the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Korean Supreme Court.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - South Korea

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC is an impressive player in South Korea's real estate sector with broad legal experience ranging from offices and housing to hotels and multi-use buildings. The team is well placed to assist with sale and leasebacks, purchase agreements and real estate construction projects. It demonstrates particular expertise in city developments, and investment projects using REITs and REFs. The firm works with prominent developers and asset management firms.

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Work Highlights

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC advised Pacific Asset Management on the development of an internet data centre in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, with investment from the Canadian Pension Investment Board, including reviewing the investment and transaction structure, conducting due diligence on the target property, negotiating key agreements and assisting with the transaction closing.

Strengths

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The team possesses the highest ability to handle complex problems.

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Bae, Kim & Lee is very tuned in to our needs and very clear on our ultimate goals, with lots of good talent across teams.

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The team possesses the highest ability to handle complex problems.

Real Estate respondent
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Bae, Kim & Lee is very tuned in to our needs and very clear on our ultimate goals, with lots of good talent across teams.

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Notable Practitioners

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Chi Young Song

Band 2

Chi Young Song is noted for his established practice advising corporates and financial institutions on real estate and land development, sale and leaseback, and REIT-related transactions.

Young Song works diligently and handles a lot of REIT-related work.

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Hyeon Kang

Band 2

Kang Hyeon advises on public offerings of REITs, real estate investments through special purpose vehicles and regulatory matters in South Korea. He has particular experience representing asset management firms in cross-border investments and acquisitions.

Kang Hyeon has a very high level of understanding of the relevant industry and laws and has an excellent mindset, satisfying the needs of his clients to the greatest extent possible.

He offers the highest level of expertise.

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David Pyun

Band 3

David Pyun has extensive experience advising on real estate M&A, financing and investments. His work includes assisting both domestic and international asset managers and corporations with the acquisition and disposal of assets located within Korea and abroad.

David is a smart lawyer with excellent English.

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Eunjin Jeon

Band 3

Eunjin Jeon maintains her well-established market presence. She ably handles cross-border transactions of outbound investments and REIT establishment matters.

She has significant experience in real estate leasing and consignment management. His deep understanding of our company's characteristics and the challenges we face has been incredibly helpful.

Eunjin is a lawyer who adapts well to clients and works diligently.

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Gun Chul Do

Head of Real Estate

Band 3

Do Gun Chul has a wide range of experience handling significant cross-border transactions. He provides skilled handling of asset sales, investments and project developments in South Korea.

Gun Chul is just extremely knowledgeable. He's very pragmatic and commercial, with clear communication.

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Sungtae Park

Up and Coming

Park Sungtae is an up and coming partner who is a trusted advisor to developers and private equity firms on a wide variety of real estate transactions.

He's very competent, knowledgeable and performs well.

Sungtae works tirelessly and is a problem solver rather than someone who just gives legal advice.

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