Managing Partner
TEL |
+82-2-772-4362 |
E-MAIL |
sanggon.kim@leeko.com |
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Sanggon Kim is a partner at Lee & Ko. Since joining the firm in 1994, he has concentrated his practice in general corporate and business law, focusing on mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Kim has handled a wide variety of M&A transactions in the financial and petrochemical industries. His experience in friendly takeovers includes Representation of SK Telecom in the acquisition of Hana Card in late 2009, which was the first case of consolidation between a mobile telecom business and credit card business; CJ Group (the largest cable TV program provider in Korea) in its acquisition of On Media (the second largest program provider in Korea); Citibank in its acquisition of KorAm Bank; the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation in its sale of Korea First Bank to Newbridge, LG Chem's spin-off of its battery business division and establishment of LG Energy Solution, and Hahn & Co's acquisition of in-flight catering and duty-free business of Korean Air.
Additionally, Mr. Kim has established his position as a leading lawyer in the field of hostile M&A, having represented parties of major hostile takeover cases in Korea, namely Karl Icahn's takeover attempt of KT&G, Sovereign's takeover attempt of SK Group, and KCC's takeover attempt of Hyundai Group.
Not only that, Mr. Kim also spearheaded the trend of Korean conglomerates' restructuring into a holding company structure through share transfers among affiliates by representing virtually all of the major conglomerates in this process, including the LG Group, SK Group and CJ Group.
Mr. Kim's singled out by clients as being "always quick to respond to our queries, while providing an unmatched level of comprehensiveness and detail" on M&A as well as general corporate mandates.
学歴
2001 |
University of Minnesota Law School - LL.M. |
1994 |
Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
1992 |
Seoul National University, College of Law - LL.B. |
経歴
1994 - Present |
Lee & Ko |
2018 - Present |
Member: Business Portfolio Reorganization Plan Review Board, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy |
2018 - Present |
Member: Board of Bar Examiners |
2005 - 2008 |
Lecturer: Judicial Research and Training Institute |
主な業務分野
M&A |
敵対的買収および経営権紛争 |
私募投資 |
企業構造調整 |
企業法務一般 |
ESG |
コーポレートガバナンス |
資格/会員
Admitted to bar, Korea(1994) |
Admitted to bar, New York(2001) |
言語
Korean, English, Japanese (read only) and German (read only) |
受賞実績
2014, 2018 |
Selected as 'Deal Maker of the Year' by ALB |
2008-2018 |
Selected as 'Leading Lawyer' by AsiaLaw |
2007-2022 |
Selected as 'Leading M&A and Governance Lawyer' by Who's Who |
2005-2022 |
Selected as 'Asia-Pacific Leading Lawyer (Band 1)' in Corporate/M&A by Chambers |
2005-2022 |
Selected as 'Global Leading Lawyer (Band 1)' in Corporate/M&A by Chambers |
2005-2018 |
Selected as 'Notable Leading Lawyer' by IFLR 1000 |
2004-2022 |
Selected as 'Leading Lawyer' by Legal 500 |
2018 |
Selected as 'Best Corporate Attorney' by Hankyung Business Weekly |
著書/活動
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Corporate M&A 2019: South Korea - Law & Practice section (Co-author, Chambers & Partners, 2019)
- 'Matters r: Spin-off' (Seoul National University Law School Finance Law Center, 2014)
- 'Emerging Issues re: Representations and Warranties in Stock Sale and Purchase' (Commercial Law Review, 2013)
- 'Legal Issues of Entrusted Shares' (BFL, Seoul National University Law School Finance Law Center, 2011)
- 'Appraisal of Unlisted Companies' (Law Review, Seoul National University Law School, 2010)
- Exclusive Korea Chapter: 'The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Governance 2010', (Global Legal Group, 2010)
- 'Issuance of New Shares as a Takeover Defense and Countermeasures', (Journal of Korea Law, June 2009)
- 'The New Corporate Governance Structure of Korean Conglomerates: Reorganization into Holding Companies', (AsiaLaw Corporate Finance Review, October, 2007)
- 'Treasury Shares as a Defense Mechanism Against Hostile Takeovers', (AsiaLaw Corporate Finance Review, July 2007)
- 'Korea's Appraisal Rights System', (AsiaLaw M&A Review, April 2006)
- 'Recent Trends of Proxy Contests in Korea', (Asian Legal Business ISSUE 6.3, March 2006)
- 'Proxy Solicitation in South Korea', (AsiaLaw M&A Review, July 2005)
- 'Scope of Potential Liability of Purchaser Beyond the Scope Agreed Upon Between the Parties in a Business Transfer Agreement', (AsiaLaw M&A Review, December 2004)
- 'Tender Offer Structures Under Korea's Securities and Exchange Act', (AsiaLaw, March 2004)