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Provided by Tong-Gun Lee
Mr. Tong-Gun Lee is a partner at Shin & Kim and his practice focuses on inbound and outbound M&As, joint ventures, private equity transactions, hostile takeovers and defenses, pre-IPO investments, corporate restructuring, squeeze-out transactions, shareholder disputes, and general corporate law. Mr. Lee has worked on landmark transactions in international investments, hostile takeovers and defenses, M&A transactions, and corporate restructurings, many of which have been named the Deal of the Year by the International Financial Law Review, Asian Legal Business, CFO Asia, etc. With his extensive experience in M&A transactions and M&A-related disputes, Mr. Lee is known for his sophisticated and detailed contract drafting and excellent negotiation skills, making him the first choice for clients in complex transactions. He has advised strategic investors such as SK Group, CJ Group, Hansol Group, Hanwha Group, KCC, OCI, FILA, and Novelis, as well as prestigious financial investors including IMM, MBK, KKR, GIC, H&Q, Mirae Asset PE, and SJL Partners.
Partner, Shin & Kim; Member, Coordinating Committee for the Creditor Financial Institutions (2009); Lecturer, Judicial Research & Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea (2008-present); International Lawyer, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York (2006-2007); Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors' Office (2003).
Korean Bar.
Shareholders Agreement (Voting Agreement), The Outline of Corporate Act, 4th edition, March, 2022 (Co-authored); Korea chapter in The Private Equity Review, Law Business Research, 2019, 2022 (Co-authored); Issues Relating to Shareholders Agreement – Mainly From a Drafting Point of View, BFL Vol. 67, September, 2014 (Co-authored); Putting the squeeze on shareholders, Asialaw Korea Annual Review, 2013 (Co-authored); Putting on the squeeze, IFLR, November, 2012 (Co-authored), etc.
Provided by Chambers
Tong-Gun Lee maintains a commanding position in the rankings table, supported by widespread compliments from clients. He advises on matters including acquisitions and divestments for a range of domestic corporate clients and private equity houses.
Provided by Chambers
Tong-Gun has extensive M&A experience and gives decisive comments. He has fighter's mentality, which makes negotiations easier.
He demonstrates a thorough understanding of our position and uses that knowledge effectively in negotiations. He is also highly persuasive and logical when dealing with the counterparty.
Tong-Gun has extensive M&A experience and gives decisive comments. He has fighter's mentality, which makes negotiations easier.
He demonstrates a thorough understanding of our position and uses that knowledge effectively in negotiations. He is also highly persuasive and logical when dealing with the counterparty.