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Jay Hoon Choi

Jay Hoon Choi

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Capital markets. Representation of issuers and underwriters in equity, debt, equity-linked and hybrid securities offerings of foreign private issuers, primarily those based in Korea. In particular, Jay focuses on initial public offerings, and representative transactions in recent years include IPOs of SK ie technology, K Car, ING Life Insurance, Netmarble, Samsung BioLogics, LINE, Innocean and Cheil Industries as well as GDR offerings of Kakao and Doosan Infracore. Recent representative debt offerings include global bond offerings of SK hynix, POSCO Holdings and KT Corporation. Jay also assists KT Corporation and POSCO Holdings on their on-going SEC reporting obligations.

Career

Joined the firm in 1998.

Columbia Law School (J.D., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1998); Columbia Business School (M.B.A., Beta Gamma Sigma, 1998); Brown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1994); and Dartmouth College (1990-92).

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bar in New York.

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Capital Markets: International Firms - South Korea

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Band 3

Individual Editorial

Jay Hoon Choi is frequently involved in a number of capital markets mandates on behalf of issuers and underwriters, regularly advising on IPOs and high-value debt offerings.

Strengths

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  • Jay Hoon Choi provided easy-to-understand language, clear formats and prompt feedback, as well as close communication and support with legal counterparties.

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  • Jay Hoon Choi effectively addresses our enquiries, offering valuable insights and guidance based on a wealth of experience.

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