Hae Sung Jeong

Practice Areas

Haesung’s area of practice is M&A, private equity as well as major corporate litigations involving leveraged buy-outs and corporate governance matters.

He worked as a full-time visiting lawyer at GS Energy, a diversified holding company of GS Group, one of the biggest Korean conglomerates, advising on its numerous acquisitions and divestitures. He also worked at New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as a Visiting Lawyer.

He has represented many international and domestic financial investors, as well as Korean conglomerates in a wide range of M&A transactions and regulatory matters. His recent clients include SK Group, POSCO Group, GS Group, KDB Financial Group, among many others.

Career

Partner, Shin & Kim; Visiting Lawyer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP New York Office (2016-2017); Visiting Lawyer, GS Energy (2014); Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (2006-2009).

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar

Publications

Practical Law – Cross-border Private Company Acquisitions – Korea chapter (2017-2019); Practical Law – Cross-border Joint-Ventures – Korea chapter (2017-2019)