Dong Jun Park

Practice Areas

Mr. Dong Jun Park is a partner at Shin & Kim and an expert in the M&A field. His main practice areas include inbound and outbound M&As, corporate restructuring, joint venture, venture capital, corporate governance, and other general corporate legal affairs, representing large domestic and foreign corporations and financial investors (including Private Equity Funds).

Mr. Park has successfully led numerous transactions by accurately identifying customer needs based on his sincere and meticulous practice. Many transactions have been highlighted by various media outlets, and he has been recognized as a leading individual in the corporate and M&A field by well-known overseas media such as IFLR 1000.

After graduating from Korea University, Mr. Park graduated from Seoul National University Law School and received a master's degree in corporate law at the New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Corporation Law). He has practical experience in global M&A, including during his secondment to the Palo Alto office of Covington & Burling LLP, a leading law firm in the United States.

Career

Covington & Burling LLP, Palo Alto Office (Visiting Lawyer) (2019-2020)

Shin & Kim LLC (2013-Present)

Professional Memberships

Korea Bar.

New York Bar.

Publications

Article 401 of the Korean Commercial Act (Liability to Third Parties) (Commentary on the Commercial Act, Onju Company Law Series, March 2026) (Co-authored)

GCR Foreign Direct Investment Regulation 2026: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)

Issues in connection with Capital Reduction of Listed Companies (BFL, Vol. 117, January 2023)

Irregular Transactions of Gold Bullion and Good Faith Principle (SNU Law Review, Vol. 2, September 2011) (Co-authored)

Work Highlights

Advised KKR on acquisition attempt of Airfirst and Medit

Advised IMM Credit Solution on the acquisition of bonds with warrants issued by Choil Aluminum and the acquisition of convertible bonds issued by Daemyung Energy and bonds with warrants

Advised SD Biosensor on the acquisition of U.S. diagnostic equipment company Meridian Bioscience, Inc

Advised SK ECO Plant on pre-IPO investment (RCPS and CPS issuance)

Advised on the establishment of a joint venture between Hylium Industries and US Chart

Advised on the establishment of a Malaysian joint venture between OCI and Kumho P&B Chemical

Advised OCI on the acquisition of Bukwang Pharmaceuticals

Advised Mirae Asset Securities and Eum PE on the acquisition of SK E&C Engineering

Advised CJ ENM on the acquisition of a minority share in the online luxury sales platform company, Mustit

Advised CJ and CJ OliveNetworks on the acquisition of a minority share in the fandom business company, V-My Friends

Advised KCC Consortium on the acquisition of Shinhan Wallpaper

Advised SK E&S on the issuance of convertible redeemable preferred shares to KKR

Advised Mando on the establishment of Mando Mobility Solutions by carve-out of Mando’s autonomous driving (ADAS) business, and merger between Mando Mobility Solutions and HL Klemove

Advised Hyundai Futurenet on spin-off and equity sale of Hyundai HCN

Advised IMM PE and GS Retail on the acquisition of Pet Friends

Advised Shareholder Consultative Council, including KDB Industrial Bank on the sale of Hanjin Heavy Industries to the Dongbu Construction Consortium

Advised CJ CheilJedang on the acquisition of CheonLab Co., Ltd.

Advised on all-inclusive share swap of Genuone Sciences and Kolmar Pharma and the split-off of Kolmar Pharma’s production unit

Advised KCC on the sale of three affiliates, including KCC Silicon, KCC Basildon (KCC UK Silicon subsidiary), and KCG (KCC China Guangzhou branch) to Momentive for the purpose of governance restructuring of KCC’s silicon business division

IMM PE’s acquisition of Korean Kolmar Pharmaceutical Business Division and Kolmar Pharma’s shares

Advised CJ CheilJedang on the sale of CJ Healthcare

Advised Novelis on the sale of Ulsan plant shares to Kobe Steel and establishment of a joint venture

Advised CJ Logistics on the acquisition of Vietnam Gemadept

Advised Woori PE and Mirae Asset Daewoo PE on the sale of UP Chemical

Advised SK Networks on the acquisition of Tongyang Magic (now SK Magic)

Advised Dongwon Group on the acquisition of Dongbu Express

Advised Fila Korea on the acquisition of shares in Acushnet

Advised GE on the sale of Hyundai Capital shares to Hyundai and Kia Motors

Advised SK Materials on the acquisition of SKC Airgas

Advised on the split and merger of Hansol Holdings and Hansol PNS

Advised Han & Company PE on the acquisition of SsangYong Yanghoe Industrial

Advised OCI on the sale of OCI Materials (now SK Materials) to SK

Advised on the split and merger of Hansol Holdings and Hansol Logistics

Advised on the Joint Venture between Bosch, Germany and Kyungchang

Advised Dongwon Systems on the acquisition of Ardagh Metal Packaging American Samoa, Inc., a U.S. can packaging company

Advised on Orix’s acquisition of Hyundai Logistics

Advised on Orix’s sale of STX Energy

Languages Spoken

Korean, English

Education