LAWYER PROFILE

Daniel Kwon

Asia-Pacific 2026

Linklaters LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Capital Markets: International Firms

South Korea

13 years ranked

About

Provided by Linklaters LLP

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Daniel leads the capital markets practice in Korea, where he is highly regarded as one of the top capital markets lawyers. Daniel advises issuers and underwriters on cross-border private placements and public offerings of debt and equity securities including IPOs, depositary receipts, equity-linked bonds, perpetual bonds and covered bonds.

Daniel has advised on many of the region’s ground-breaking deals, including on every issuance of covered bonds in Korea over the past five years and most of the US-registered shelf-takedowns.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Capital Markets: International Firms - South Korea

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Daniel Kwon is a well-recognised lawyer in Seoul who specialises in the debt capital markets space. He assists clients with establishing MTN programmes and with bond and note issuances, and has expertise in advising on covered bonds and assisting clients with social bond offerings. He is also experienced in handling share block trades.

Learn more about this team View ranking table

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Daniel is like how seeing a flight attendant calms you when the plane is shaking; he provides clients with emotional reassurance when deals become uncertain and often resolves those issues in the end.
Capital Markets: International FirmsChambers Asia & Pacific
He is a very seasoned lawyer who you can approach immediately whenever you have questions. He has the excellent ability to think from the lead manager’s perspective.
Capital Markets: International FirmsChambers Asia & Pacific

Ranked Individuals at Linklaters LLP (63)

India

Philip Badge
Banking & Finance (International Firms)
View profile
Amit Singh
Capital Markets (International Firms)
View profile
Michele Discepola
Capital Markets (International Firms)
View profile
Sushil Jacob
Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
View profile
Philip Badge
Projects & Energy (International Firms)
View profile

Indonesia

Philip Badge
Banking & Finance (International Firms)
View profile
Amit Singh
Capital Markets (International Firms)
View profile
Sophie Mathur
Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
View profile
Jelita Pandjaitan
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
View profile

Japan

Motoyasu Fujita
Banking & Finance: Domestic Firms: Financial Services Regulation
View profile
Motoyasu Fujita
Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives
View profile
Kosuke Miyashita
Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives
View profile
Peter W Frost
Capital Markets: International: Asia and Euro Markets
View profile
Kenneth Lam
Capital Markets: International: Securitisation & Derivatives
View profile
Yoshiyuki Asaoka
Corporate/M&A: Domestic
View profile
Tracy Whiriskey
Corporate/M&A: International
View profile
Tracy Whiriskey
Insurance
View profile
Hirofumi Taba
Projects & Energy: Domestic
View profile