Corporate/M&A: International Firms
Global Guide 2024 : South Korea
Band 2
About
Provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
For more than 25 years, Skadden has represented Korean and other international corporations, financial institutions, private equity and hedge funds, government entities and sovereign wealth funds in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, energy and infrastructure projects, and international disputes related to the region.
These matters comprise a wide array of industries, including financial services and banking, energy and natural resources, technology, real estate, media and telecommunications, and consumer goods.
Skadden’s Seoul office provides the firm with a local platform to represent Korean and international companies and financial institutions in one of the world’s leading and dynamic business centers.
We were recognized as a leading law firm for South Korea in Asian Legal Business’ M&A rankings from 2015-2016, and in 2015 Skadden was named among the top 10 international law firms in Korea by Legal Times. We also ranked first in M&A by dollar value of deals in Asia Pacific according to 2015 year-end rankings from Bloomberg.
Chambers Review
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom possesses a highly regarded Seoul-based corporate team with a strong track record of advising Korean clients on investments into the USA. It has regular involvement in significant M&A transactions, as well as joint ventures and PE investments, both domestically and abroad. Skadden's diverse client roster includes major semiconductor and electronics corporations, as well as financial institutions.
Work Highlights
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom represented an American food service equipment provider, Middleby Corporation, in its acquisition of Icetro, an ice machine and dispenser manufacturer headquartered in South Korea.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Compared to other international law firms, Skadden provided much more sophisticated legal service in every aspect of the transactions they worked on."
"Skadden is an extremely experienced and versatile adviser across a range of M&A transactions, and knows the intricacies of the different industries in Korea."
"Compared to other international law firms, Skadden provided much more sophisticated legal service in every aspect of the transactions they worked on."
"Skadden is an extremely experienced and versatile adviser across a range of M&A transactions, and knows the intricacies of the different industries in Korea."
Notable Practitioners
Young Shin leads the corporate group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He works for clients in a wide range of sectors, including energy, chemicals and finance.
"Young stands out among the external counsel we use due to his commercial savvy, deal-centric attitude and ability to put difficult counterparties at ease."
"We turn to him for our complex matters because we trust him to come up with a solution that works for everyone in the room."
"He is very accommodating of clients' needs."
Hyungsoo Kim is a counsel based in the firm's Seoul office. He offers advice on a range of corporate matters, including acquisition, disposal and go-private transactions.
"Hyungsoo has an acute sense of commercial awareness and is very thorough."