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EunJoo Lee

EunJoo Lee

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Practice Areas

Ms. Eunjoo Lee is a senior foreign attorney at Shin & Kim. Ms. Lee's main areas of practice include commercial real estate transactions, mergers & acquisitions and general corporate matters.

Ms. Eunjoo Lee, with extensive experience in real estate, has successfully represented and advised major institutional investors and asset management companies on development, sale and purchase, financing and management of various types of real properties, including data centers, shopping centers, offices, warehouses and hotels (onshore and offshore). She has also represented international companies and funds in a wide range of industries and provided advice on joint ventures, investments and establishment of domestic subsidiaries.

Ms. Lee graduated from Korea University with a bachelor’s degree in English, earned a JD from Vanderbilt University Law School and an LLM in Taxation from New York University School of Law, and is admitted to the New York State Bar.

She has been named as a “Next Generation Lawyer” and a “Rising Star” in Real Estate by the Legal 500.

Career

Shin & Kim LLC (2010-Present)

Evergreen Law Group (2005-2009)

Yoon & Partners (2003)

Professional Memberships

New York State Bar.

Publications

Shareholder Activism and Coporate Governance in Korea, Invest Korea Bulletin, June 2013 (Co-authored)

Work Highlights

Advised Shinhan Global REIT on the purchase of beneficiary certificates from USAA and PRISA Funds.

Advised KB REIT on the acquisition of North Galaxy building in Belgium.

Advised JR REIT on the acquisition of Finance Tower Complex in Belgium.

Advised Korea Investment Management on the acquisition of Fedex distribution center in Italy and Toison d'Or building in Belgium.

Advised Korea Investment Management on the acquisition of Five Crescent Drive and Cira Square buildings in the U.S.

Advised Hana Alternative Asset Management on the acquisition of Wells Fargo building in the U.S. and 1 Poultry building in the U.K.

Advised Mirae Asset Global Investments on investments in Atlanta Park Center and Dallas Cityline in the U.S.

Advised IGIS Asset Management on the purchase of Wien Mitte in Austria.

Advised on the development, leasing, refinancing and sale of IFC Seoul in Yeouido, South Korea.

Advised Kakao on the acquisition of Loen Entertainment.

Advised Blackstone PE on its investment in Simone.

Advised Standard Chartered PE on the acquisition and sale of Doosan Infracore's forklift business unit and investment in Daelim Motors.

Education

New York University School of Law

LL.M.

2005

Vanderbilt University Law School

J.D.

2004

Korea University

B.A.

2001

Languages Spoken

Korean, English

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Real Estate - South Korea

Band 3
Band 3

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Lee EunJoo is a senior foreign attorney with over 15 years' experience practising in Korea. She has represented both Korean and foreign asset managers, investors and financial institutions, working on a broad range of overseas real estate transactions.

Strengths

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  • She works hard and responds promptly.

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