Global Guide 2026 : South Korea
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Yoon & Yang LLC
Yoon & Yang’s Corporate Law Practice offers exceptional legal services through its attorneys and professionals with extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in all areas related to a company’s formation, operation, investment, bankruptcy, and disputes.
The Practice offers swift and practical one-stop solutions by thoroughly reviewing the circumstances and needs of clients. The Practice advises on corporate governance, corporate rehabilitation, management rights disputes, foreign investment, and M&A, as well as matters related to a company’s operation, such as compliance, legislative consulting, ESG, and privacy and information security.
Yoon & Yang’s Corporate Law Practice has a track record of successfully implementing and closing numerous M&A deals for various domestic and foreign clients, including large domestic companies, foreign multinational companies, and private equity firms in a wide range of industries. Its long-standing excellence in the area is consistently recognized by numerous leading legal publications, such as Chambers, Legal 500, and IFLR 1000.
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The growing corporate team at Yoon & Yang often advises on M&A deals related to corporate restructuring and international investments, and is active on private equity-backed transactions. It is well positioned to advise on acquisition finance and capital markets matters. The team is also able to offer expert advice on antitrust and tax issues arising out of transactions.
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Yoon & Yang advised Hyosung Chemical on the USD633 million sale of its special gas manufacturing and sales division to Hyosung Neochem through a business transfer method.
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Yoon & Yang provides customer-friendly commentary and explanations. The team does not charge unfair fees and conducts in-depth case research.
Providing prompt advice was their greatest strength. They were incredibly helpful in quickly identifying the client's concerns and needs and providing timely feedback.
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Brandon (Myong-Hyon) Ryu is particularly focused on cross-border transactions, regularly acting for Korean corporations. He is also skilled in handling private equity mandates.
Brandon's advice is always client-centred and backed by exceptional expertise. His drafting is thorough and meticulous, with all unforeseen risks fully hedged in the contracts.
Brandon is able to suggest appropriate solutions to problems.
Jin Kook Lee remains a counsel of choice among leading Korean corporations. He advises on capital market transactions in addition to high-value acquisitions.
Sangman Kim offers advice on a range of corporate matters. He regularly assists private equity firms in connection with share acquisition and debt-to-equity swap transactions.
He provides appropriate legal services to help us summarise complex issues and close difficult negotiations well.
Kim Youngju provides extensive transactional and regulatory advice in private equity (PE), venture capital (VC), capital markets regulation, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and corporate finance. He has experience in complex cross-border transactions and large-scale investment projects.
Corporate/M&A
Corporate/M&A
Head of Corporate/M&A
Corporate/M&A
Corporate/M&A
Provided by Yoon & Yang LLC
Sang-Hyun Ahn
Head of Department
Hee Woong Yoon
Hyeongjoon David Choi
Hwang Lim Jang
Jiwook Kim
Chang Hun Kim
Youngju Kim
Jason W. Lee
Seong Ju Lee
Kiman Park
Youngkyun Yun
Hee Woong Yoon
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Practice area: Corporate/M&A
Location: South Korea
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