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Joongwon Park
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Asia-Pacific 2026
Lawyers profile | Asia-Pacific 2026: Corporate/M&A: International Firms, Capital Markets: International Firms
Joongwon Park
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
U

Up and Coming

Corporate/M&A: International Firms

South Korea

2 Years Ranked

U

Up and Coming

Capital Markets: International Firms

South Korea

3 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Global 2026

About

Provided by Joongwon Park

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Joongwon Park is Counsel in the Corporate Department at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s Hong Kong office. He started his career in the Firm’s New York office and relocated to Hong Kong, after also having spent several years in Seoul, giving him a distinctive U.S. – APAC cross-border perspective. He has extensive capital markets and mergers and acquisitions experience across a broad scope of industries and geographies, with a particular focus on Korea related and Asia focused transactions. His capital markets experience includes representing issuers and investment banks on registered and unregistered debt and equity securities offerings such as IPOs, Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings and private placements. His experience in mergers and acquisitions includes complex buyouts and minority investments, representing private equity and strategic clients in various acquisitions and investments in Korea, Southeast Asia, China, Europe and the United States.

Career

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (2014-Present); Administrative Editor, Georgetown Law Journal (2012-2014)

Professional Memberships

New York State Bar Association

Personal

Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2014); Yonsei University (LL.B., 2010)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/M&A: International Firms - South Korea

U
Up and Coming
Individual Editorial

Park Joongwon is a counsel based in the firm's Hong Kong office. He is often sought by private equity institutions for his extended expertise in mergers and acquisitions, including buyouts.

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Capital Markets: International Firms - South Korea

U
Up and Coming
Individual Editorial

Joongwon Park is a counsel serving a host of clients from the firm's base in Hong Kong. He assists financial institutions and securities firms with IPOs and Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Joongwon is a very good lawyer.

Corporate/M&A: International Firms respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

Joongwon provides high quality legal services very intimately and supports us to complete our work successfully.

Capital Markets: International Firms respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

Joongwon is very helpful and has a strong understanding of the law.

Capital Markets: International Firms respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

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