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hyuntae.kim@leeko.com |
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Hyun Tae Kim is a partner in the Corporate Group. Since 2017, he has led the Corporate & M&A Practice as the Head of Corporate Group. His practice expertise includes M&A, Corporate Governance, Foreign Investment, Hostile Takeovers & Defense, Financial Services & Compliance and Securities. Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 1999, Mr. Kim was a judge in the Seoul Central District Court.
Mr. Kim has represented many prestigious financial and non-financial corporations and has earned a reputation as an outstanding negotiator and strategist in deal structuring. He has played a leading role in governance structure referring in Korean conglomerates, including the implementation of the holding company structure for the LG Group and the incorporation of Woori Financial Holdings Company, which are groundbreaking cases of where a holding company structure was adopted in the non-financial sector and financial sectors. SK, CJ, LS and Hana Financial Holdings are holding companies established with Mr. Kim's participation as leading counsel. He also led the establishment of The Korea Exchange (KRX), the sole securities exchange operator in South Korea.
Other major M&A cases in which Mr. Kim played the leading role include acquisition of Linde Korea by IMM Private Equity, acquisition of Auction by Ebay, acquisition of KorAm Bank by Citibank, KCC's hostile takeover attempt of Hyundai Group, management control dispute involving Seoul Lakeside, acquisition of Good Morning Securities by Shinhan Financial Holdings, merger between Seoul Bank and Hana Bank, acquisition of Daum Direct Auto Insurance by Munich Reinsurance Group, acquisition of Actoz Soft by Shanda Interactive Entertainment, transfer of SK Life shares by SK Networks, acquisition of S-Oil shares by Korean Air, attempted acquisition of Daewoo Motor by Ford, sale of Korea First Bank by Korea Deposit Insurance Corp., acquisition of Hanmi Capital and LIG Life shares by Woori Financial Holdings, acquisition of Prudential Securities by Hanwha Securities, acquisition of New York Life by ACE, acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank by Hana Finance Group and Sale of Hi-mart Shares by Eugene Corporation.
Mr. Kim is admitted to the Korean Bar. In 2006, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Washington, Asian Law Center.
学历
2006 |
미국 University of Washington Law School 연구원 |
1998 |
제27기 사법연수원 수료 |
1995 |
제37회 사법시험 합격 |
1989 |
서울대학교 법과대학 학사 |
经历
1999-현재 |
법무법인(유) 광장(Lee & Ko) |
2021-현재 |
충청북도 투자유치 특별자문관 |
2017-현재 |
금융위원회 금융그룹감독혁신단 자문위원 |
2009-현재 |
한국거래소 상장폐지실질심사위원 |
1998-1999 |
서울중앙지방법원 판사 |
1988-1992 |
제일증권 |
主要业务方向
Mergers & Acquisitions |
Hostile Takeovers & Defense |
Financial Compliance |
Corporate Governance |
Corporate Restructuring |
Securities |
Foreign Investment |
Start-ups |
Banking & Financial Holding Companies |
Delisting Response |
资格/会员
语言
著作/发表
- '공개매수자의 의무 및 특수한 형태의 공개매수', 서울대학교 금융법센터, BFL 제55호, 2012년 12월
- '법적 관점에서 본 회사분할의 실무,' 한국M&A협회, 제11기 M&A딜러 양성과정 강의원고, 2007년 11월
- '적대적 인수. 합병의 방어수단,' 대한변호사협회, 변호사연수원 제45기 특별연수 강의원고, 2007년 11월
- '신주발행금지가처분의 실무상 쟁점에 대한 고찰,' 서울대학교 금융법센터, BFL 제23호, 2007년
- '지주회사에 의한 자회사 지배의 법적 수단,' 서울대학교 금융법센터, BFL 제11호, 2005년
- '기업금융 법률자문, 길이 없으면 만들어라'①, 머니투데이 경제 2010.11.01
- KCC-현대엘리 적대적 M&A, 전무후무한 사건'②, 머니투데이 경제 2010.11.01
- 기업 구조조정 - 메이저 로펌이 싹쓸이, 매일경제 2007. 2.2.