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Corporate/M&A: International Firms - South Korea
What the Team is Known For
O'Melveny & Myers houses an accomplished on-the-ground team offering expert advice on corporate matters. The team is well recognised for its expertise in advising on outbound merger, acquisition, investment and joint venture deals. It ably leverages firm-wide resources and its global footprint to support Korean clients in cross-border matters. Its deft handling of corporate mandates, especially transactions involving the TMT, financial services and energy sectors, is sought after by many Korean corporations and conglomerates.
Strengths
The team has been responsive and thorough and continues to offer advice to Korean clients regarding changing regulatory landscapes, especially through administration changes.
The team has many lawyers who offer quick responses and good skills. The communication between lawyers is good. The people in the Seoul office are excellent.
Work Highlights
O’Melveny & Myers advised Samsung Electronics on its USD218 million agreement to form a joint venture with Lennox in the United States and Canada.
Notable practitioners
Daniel Kim is a distinguished lawyer in the corporate field. He remains active and hands-on in working with international clients on M&A and corporate matters.
Daniel is very helpful in providing advice that can only be given with many years' experience and expertise, such as anticipation of how the other party will react and how to close this type of deal.
He has excellent skills among US M&A lawyers practising in Korea, and is especially dedicated to analysing and negotiating for clients.
Kim Woojae is co-head of the firm's M&A practice in Seoul. He regularly acts for prominent Korean corporates in global acquisitions, investments and joint ventures, bringing to bear experience working in New York, Hong Kong and Seoul.
He clearly explains various scenarios and cases. Thanks to him, we were able to enter negotiations well prepared. He is very responsive, even on weekends, and quickly understands what we want.
He considers the issues that clients are worried about from various angles and tries to find efficient and logical solutions.