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Band 4

Corporate/M&A

South Korea

5 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Kayoung Kim

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Corporate Law, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Foreign Investment/Outbound M&A, Foreign Outbound Investments, General Finance, Capital Markets, Financial Regulations & Compliance, Regulatory Investigation, Corporate Governance, Venture Capital, Asset Management, Insurance

Career

Kayoung Kim is a partner at Yulchon LLC who practices primarily in the areas of corporate legal affiars and finance. Ms. Kim received her LL.B. from College of Law, Seoul National University and completed the 40th training course at the Judicial Research and Training Institute. She started her career at Yulchon LLC and later joined Yoon & Yang LLC before returning to Yulchon LLC in 2024. Ms. Kim has built extensive expertise across various domains, including M&A, funds, private equity and corporate governance. She has also been selected as a leading lawyer in the corporate and M&A sector by multiple publications, including Chambers & Partners since 2022.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea (2011)

Publications

Legal review on Triangular Merger (co-author, 2013)

Personal

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, LL.M. (2017); Seoul National University, College of Law, LL. B. (2009)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/M&A - South Korea

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Band 4
Individual Editorial

Kayoung Kim handles M&A transactions for clients in a variety of industries, including the aviation and energy sectors, and is experienced in advising on corporate governance issues.

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