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    Welcome to the ALB Korea Law Awards 2016!
     
    Date:        Thursday, November 17th, 2016
    Time:        6:30 pm sharp, cocktail
    Venue:     Grand Hyatt Seoul - Regency Room
                     322 Sowol-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
                 
    Asian Legal Business is proud to present the fourth annual ALB Korea Law Awards 2016! Join us as we recognize and celebrate the top legal talent in Korea and around the region; the awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of both private practitioners and in-house teams and individuals.
     
    The awards ceremony and cocktail reception will take place on November 17th. It will be a black-tie celebration filled with distinguished entertainment and a night of networking with leaders from the legal and business community in Korea. 
     
    The Korea Law Awards offers the best platform for showcasing your firm or team's top work from the past year... don't miss it! 

     

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     For inquries, please contact yvonne.lau@thomsonreuters.com // +852 2843 6547. 

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     GUEST OF HONOR

     


    Henry Shyn

    Vice-Chair, International Bar Association
    General Counsel, GE Korea

    In 2011, Henry joined GE Korea and is currently General Counsel responsible for coordinating the legal and compliance function for GE in Korea.  He develops the strategy, sets the priorities, and executes on any required action for the legal and compliance functions and organizations, working closely with the GE businesses leaders and General Counsels. 

    In addition to his General Counsel role for GE Korea, Henry recently became General Counsel for GE Power Korea supporting Korean EPC power projects worldwide.

    Henry currently serves as an arbitrator for the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board and as an advisor to the Korean Bar Association (international affairs).  He is also Vice Chair of Corporate Counsel Forum, International Bar Association. 

     

     

    CATEGORIES

     

    Deal Categories

     

    1. Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    2. Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    3. Equity Market Deal of the Year 

    4. M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    5. M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)

    6. Real Estate Deal of the Year

    7. Dealmaker of the Year

    8. Korea Deal of the Year

     

    Firm Categories

     

    1. Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year

    2. Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    3. Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    4. Deal Firm of the Year

    5. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    6. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

    7. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year

    8. Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    9. Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year

    10. Private Equity Law Firm of the Year

    11. Shipping Law Firm of the Year

    12. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year 

    13. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

    14. International Law Firm of the Year

    15. Managing Partner of the Year

    16. Korea Law Firm of the Year

     

    In-House Categories

     

    1. Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    2. Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year

    3. Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year

    4. Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year

    5. Korea In-House Lawyer of the Year

    6. Kim & Chang Award Korea In-House Team of the Year

     

     

     NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN.

     (Submission deadline extended - please contact yvonne.lau@thomsonreuters.com or call +852 2843 6547 for further details)

    To download the nomination form for DEAL CATEGORIES, please click here.

    To download the nomination form for FIRM CATEGORIES, please click here.

     To download the nomination form for IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES, please click here.

     

     

    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY SUMMARY

    Please click here to download the methodology PDF.
    The Korean-language version can be found here.

     

     

    SHORTLIST OF FINALISTS 
    *(Please note this is a preliminary list. The final shortlist will be disclosed by the end of October 2016).

    FIRM CATEGORIES

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Shin & Kim
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Cohen & Gresser
    Minwho Law Firm
    Sigong Law 

    Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Lee International IP & Law Group
    Shin & Kim
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon

    Deal Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Kim & Chang
    Ropes & Gray
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Covington & Burling
    Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Lee International IP & Law Group
    Minwho Law Firm
    O’Melveny & Myers
    Ropes & Gray
    Shin & Kim
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Clifford Chance
    DLA Piper
    DR & AJU
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Shin & Kim
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon

    International Law Firm of the Year
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    Clifford Chance
    Covington & Burling
    DLA Piper
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Kobre & Kim
    Linklaters
    Ropes & Gray
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Shin & Kim
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Cohen & Gresser
    Covington & Burling
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Shin & Kim
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon

    Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Lee & Ko
    Shin & Kim
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon

    Private Equity Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Kim & Chang
    Ropes & Gray
    Shin & Kim
    Yulchon 

    Shipping Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Yulchon 

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Shin & Kim
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    Bae, Kim & Lee
    Cohen & Gresser
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Kim & Chang
    Lee & Ko
    Shin & Kim
    Yoon & Yang
    Yulchon

    Managing Partner of the Year
    Sung Jin Kim – Bae, Kim & Lee
    William Park – Covington & Burling
    Daniel Lee – DLA Piper
    Kye Sung Chung – Kim & Chang
    Jong Han Kim – Paul Hastings
    William Kim – Ropes & Gray
    Sai Ree Yun – Yulchon 

    Dealmaker of the Year
    Ri Bong Han – Bae, Kim & Lee
    Jong Koo Park – Kim & Chang
    Sang Gon Kim – Lee & Ko
    Youngjin Sohn – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Sung Jin Kim – Yoon & Yang
    Jin Kook Lee – Yulchon 

    Korea Law Firm of the Year (finalists to be announced at the awards ceremony on November 17th)

     

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
    Goldman Sachs Korea
    Morgan Stanley Seoul
    PCA Life Insurance Korea

    Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
    Hyundai Heavy Industries
    Samsung C&T

    Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
    Dow Chemical
    GM Korea
    KCC Corporation
    SeAH Holdings

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
    Cheil Worldwide
    eBay Korea
    IBM Korea
    Oracle Korea
    Yello Mobile

    Korea In-House Lawyer of the Year
    Daniel Kim – Deutsche Securities Korea
    Chan Woo Sung – Diageo Korea
    Nicklaus Han – Hankook Ropeway
    Ji-Hyun Cho – Hanmi Pharm
    Junhee Kim – Hyundai Heavy Industries
    Steve Baik – GE Korea
    Wankeun Lee – KCC Corporation
    Jungmin An – Morgan Stanley Seoul
    Ji-Eun Lee – PCA Life Insurance Korea
    Jungwoo Chang – Yello Mobile

    Kim & Chang Award Korea In-House Team of the Year
    Cheil Worldwide
    Dow Chemical
    eBay Korea
    GM Korea
    Goldman Sachs Korea
    Hyundai Heavy Industries
    IBM Korea
    KCC Corporation
    Morgan Stanley Seoul
    Oracle Korea
    PCA Life Insurance Korea
    Samsung C&T 
    SeAH Holdings
    Yello Mobile

     

    DEAL CATEGORIES 

    DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR (MIDSIZE) 

    Project Financing for Jangmoon Gas-fired Combined Cycle Power Plant Project 
    Law Firms: 
    Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko

    Sale of Hyundai Merchant Marine Tanker Business
    Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang 
    Banks: Deloitte Anjin; Samjong KPMG 

    Korea's Offshore RMB "Panda Bond Offering" 
    Law Firms: 
    Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Global Law Office; Kim & Chang; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters 

    Project Financing of the Gulpur Hydropower Project in Pakistan 
    Law Firms: 
    Bae, Kim & Lee; Kabraji & Talibuddin; RIAA Law; Shearman & Sterling 
    Banks: Asian Development Bank; Export-Import Bank of Korea 

    Woori Bank's Tier 1 Subordinated Notes Offering 
    Law Firms: 
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang 

    Hyundai Heavy Industries' Offering of Zero Coupon Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds 
    Law Firms: 
    Clifford Chance; Lee & Ko; Linklaters; Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Yulchon 
    Accounting Firms: Samjong KPMG 

    Harvest Operations' Offer to Exchange Outstanding Senior Notes for Guaranteed Notes Guaranteed by Korea National Oil 
    Law Firms: 
    Cahill Gordon & Reindel; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko 

    Financing for Hahn & Company for Acquisition of Ssangyong Cement 
    Law Firms: 
    Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko 

    Busan New Port Container Terminal 2-4 Phase Project Financing 
    Law Firms: 
    Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko 

    Citigroup Global Markets' Issuance of Guaranteed Senior Capital Securities Issued by Doosan Power Systems S.A. Guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of Korea 
    Law Firms: 
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Linklaters

    Kakao's Exchangeable Bond Guaranteed by Kookmin Bank 
    Law Firms:
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Shin & Kim

    Shinhan Bank Tier II Subordinated Notes 
    Law Firms:
     Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 

    Korea Gas Corporation's Notes Offering 
    Law Firms:
     Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Lee & Ko; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Kia Motors Corporation's Notes Offering 
    Law Firms:
     Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Yulchon
    Accounting Firms: Samjong KPMG 

    Dongbu Farm Hannong's ABLs 
    Law Firms:
     Yoon & Yang

    KEXIM's Issuance of JPY Notes 
    Law Firms:
     Yulchon

    Korean Airlines' Senior Capital Securities 
    Law Firms:
     Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 

    Kb Kookmin Bank - Covered Bond Programme 
    Law Firms:
     Shin & Kim 

    DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR (PREMIUM)

    Sale of Homeplus by Tesco PLC 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Ropes & Gray; Yulchon 
    Banks: Barclays; Citi; Deutsche Bank AG; HSBC 
    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC); KPMG 

    Sale of Halla Visteon Climate Control by Visteon 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Weil, Gotshal & Manges 
    Accounting Firms: Deloitte Anjin 

    The Export-Import Bank of Korea's Triple Tranche Notes Offering 
    Law Firms:
     Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Shin & Kim

    KEXIM ECP Program 2015 Update 
    Law Firms:
     Clifford Chance

    GTMN Update and Takedown by Hyundai Capital Services 
    Law Firms:
     Clifford Chance; Shin & Kim

    Dongducheon LNG Combined Cycle Power Plant Refinancing Project 
    Law Firms:
    Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko
    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 

    Incheon International Airport Railroad Private Participation Refinancing Project 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko; Sechang & Co; Seju Law Office 
    Accounting Firms: Junghyun; Saegil; Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 

    Industrial Bank of Korea's Notes Annual Update Pursuant to Global Medium Term Note Programme 
    Law Firms:
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Yoon & Yang 

    KEB Hana Bank in the Establishment of Global Medium Term Note Programme 
    Law Firms:
     Ashurst; Herbert Smith Freehills; Mayer Brown JSM; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Yulchon 

    EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE  YEAR

    Listing of LIG NEX1 Co. on the KOSPI 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee 
    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 

    Listing of Innocean Worldwide, Inc. on the KOSPI 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Accounting Firms: Deloitte Anjin; Ernst & Young Han Young 

    Rights Offering by Samsung Engineering 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee 
    Accounting Firms: Deloitte Anjin

    LINE Corporation's IPO 
    Law Firms:
     Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Nishimura & Asahi; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 

    Mirae Asset Life Insurance's IPO 
    Law Firms:
     Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim 
    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 

    M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR (MIDSIZE)

    Sale of 19.47% Stake in LIG Insurance 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang
    Banks: Deutsche Bank AG 
    Accounting Firms: Deloitte Anjin; Samjong KPMG 

    Sale of 57.95% Equity in KUMHO Industrial Co. 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang
    Banks: Credit Suisse
    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

    Acquisition of Majority Stake in Tailim Packaging Industrial Co. and Dong Il Paper MFG Co. 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko
    Accounting Firms: Deloite Anjin

    Acquisition of Tongyang Cement & Energy by Sampyo 
    Law Firms:
     Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim 

    Sale of Doosan DST 
    Law Firms:
     Kim & Chang; Yulchon

    Acquisition of Dongbu Farm Hannong Co. by LG Chem Ltd. 
    Law Firms:
     Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim 
    Banks: Credit Suisse; Korea Development Bank; Nomura Financial Investment Korea
    Accounting Firms: Samjong KPMG 

    Hahn & Co.'s Acquisition of Ssangyong Cement Industrial 
    Law Firms:
     Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim 

    Acquisition of MARS Entertainment 
    Law Firms:
     Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim

    Ildong Pharmaceutical's Conversion to a Holding Company and Spin-Off 
    Law Firms:
     Yoon & Yang 
    Accounting Firms: Samjong KPMG 

    MBO Deal of Lafarge Halla Cement on Behalf of Baring Private Equity Asia and Glenwood Private Equity 
    Law Firms:
     Kim & Chang; Linklaters; White & Case; Yulchon 

    Bain Capital's Acquisition of Carver Korea 
    Law Firms:
     Kim & Chang; Kirkland & Ellis; Lee & Ko; Maples & Calder; Matheson; Ropes & Gray
    Accounting Firms: Samjong KPMG 

    M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR (PREMIUM)

    MBK Partners' Acquisition of Homeplus from Tesco PLC 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Ropes & Gray, Yulchon
    Banks: Barclays; Citi; Deutsche Bank AG; HSBC
    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC); KPMG 

    Sale of Halla Visteon Climate Control 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Gibson Dunn, & Crutcher; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
    Accounting Firms: Deloitte Anjin 

    Lotte Group's Acquisition of Samsung Group's Chemical Businesses 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko
    Accounting Firms: Deloitte Anjin; Ernst & Young 

    Merger Between KEB and Hana Bank 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang

    Sale of a Minority Stake in POSCO Engineering & Construction to Public Investment Fund 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Clifford Chance; Kim & Chang; Yulchon 

    Samsung C&T's Merger with Cheil Industries 
    Law Firms:
     Kim & Chang

    KB Financial Group's Acquisition of Hyundai Securities Co. 
    Law Firms:
     Allen & Gledhill; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; JunHe; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Mayer Brown JSM

    Business Transfer Agreement with Respect to Contemplated Sale of Doosan Infracore's Machine Tool Business to MBK Partners 
    Law Firms:
     Kim & Chang

    Sale of Daewoo Securities Shares and KDB Asset Management 
    Law Firms:
     Lee & Ko; Yulchon 
    Banks: Credit Suisse Seoul 
    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC); Deloitte Anjin 

    Sale of Pan-Ocean Ltd.
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Shin & Kim 

    Acquisition of Loen Entertainment 
    Law Firms:
     Bae, Kim & Lee; Shin & Kim 

    SKC's JV Project with Mitsui Chemicals 
    Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Nishimura & Asahi; TMI Associates; Yoon & Yang 
    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

    Hotel Shilla Duty Free Partnership
    Law Firms: Paul Hastings

    REAL ESTATE DEAL OF THE YEAR

    Sale of Homeplus by Tesco PLC 
    Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Ropes & Gray, Yulchon
    Banks: Barclays; Citi; Deutsche Bank AG; HSBC
    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC); KPMG 

    Investment of a Four Seasons Hotel in a Major Business District in Seoul 
    Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Mayer Brown JSM 

    Agreements for Microsoft's Data Center Establishment 
    Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko

    Acquisition of M-Plaza 
    Law Firms: Kim & Chang

    Acquisition of Jongno Tower 
    Law Firms: Kim & Chang

    Development of Government-Sponsored Rental Housing through REITs 
    Law Firms: Kim & Chang

    Acquisition of So Ouest Building in France 
    Law Firms: Ashurst (France); Elvinger Hoss Pruseen (Luxembourg); Lee & Ko 
    Banks: Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale (Dekabank); Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale (Helaba)

    Accounting Firms: PwC 

    Purhcase of IZD Tower
    Law Firms: Doralt Seist Csoklich Rechtsanwalts-Partnerschaft; Lee & Ko
    Banks: Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation; Korea Development Bank; Shinhan Financial Group; Shinhan Life Insurance; Woori Bank 

    Accounting Firms: KPMG 

    Jongro Place Building Sale and Purchase Transaction 
    Law Firms: Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim 
    Banks: KB Insurance; Lotte Non-Life Insurance; Mirae Asset Life Insurance; National Agricultural Cooperation Federation; Nonghyup Life Insurance 

    Accounting Firms: KPMG 

    Acquisition of a Complex Building 
    Law Firms: Shin & Kim

    Incheon Dowha-dong Development REIT 
    Law Firms: Shin & Kim

    Disposal of Lotte Mart 
    Law Firms: Shin & Kim

    Yeongjong New Town REITS 
    Law Firms: Yoon & Yang

    Mirae Asset Global Investments' Investments in Germany 
    Law Firms: Yulchon 

    KOREA DEAL OF THE YEAR (finalists to be announced at the awards ceremony on November 17th) 

     

    *COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION – BANKS, ACCOUNTANTS AND LEGAL ADVISERS: Please note that the inclusion of banks, accounting firms and legal advisors in the abovementioned transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organisations. Therefore, any omission of a party involved in any of these transactions should not be taken as a commentary on the role assumed by the omitted party. For any missing or improperly listed parties, please email yvonne.lau@thomsonreuters.com 

     

     

     

    ALB Korea Law Awards 2016 – Winners List

     

    FIRM CATEGORIES

     

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year

    Lee & Ko

     

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Minwho Law Firm

     

    Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    Lee & Ko

     

    Deal Firm of the Year

    Bae, Kim & Lee

     

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    Bae, Kim & Lee

               

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

    Kim & Chang

     

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year

    Kim & Chang

     

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    Bae, Kim & Lee

    Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year

    Yulchon

     

    Private Equity Law Firm of the Year

    Shin & Kim

     

    Shipping Law Firm of the Year

    Kim & Chang

     

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year 

    Kim & Chang

     

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

    Kim & Chang

     

    International Law Firm of the Year

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

     

    Managing Partner of the Year

    Kye Sung Chung – Kim & Chang

     

    Korea Law Firm of the Year

    Kim & Chang



     

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    Goldman Sachs Korea

     

    Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year

    Hyundai Heavy Industries

     

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year

    IBM Korea

     

    Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year

    KCC Corporation

     

    Korea In-House Lawyer of the Year

    Steve Baik – GE Korea

     

    Kim & Chang Award Korea In-House Team of the Year

    KCC Corporation 

     

    DEAL CATEGORIES 

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Korea’s Offshore RMB “Panda Bond Offering

    Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Global Law Office; Kim & Chang; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters 

     

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    Incheon International Airport Railroad Private Participation Refinancing Project

    Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko; Sechang & Co; Seju Law Office 
    Accounting Firms: Junghyun; Saegil; Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 

     

    Equity Market Deal of the Year 

    Mirae Asset Life Insurance’s IPO

    Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Linklaters; Shin & Kim 
    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 

     

    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Sale of 57.95% Equity in KUMHO Industrial Co.

    Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang

    Banks: Credit Suisse

    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)  

     

    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium) – TIED

    1)    MBK Partners’ Acquisition of Homeplus from Tesco PLC

    Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Ropes & Gray; Yulchon

    Banks: Barclays; Citi; Deutsche Bank AG; HSBC

    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC); KPMG

    2)    Merger between KEB and Hana Bank

    Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang

     

    Real Estate Deal of the Year

    Incheon Dowha-dong Develompent REIT

    Law Firms: Shin & Kim

     

    Dealmaker of the Year

    Ri Bong Han – Bae, Kim & Lee

     

    Korea Deal of the Year

    MBK Partners’ Acquisition of Homeplus from Tesco PLC

    Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Ropes & Gray; Yulchon

    Banks: Barclays; Citi; Deutsche Bank AG; HSBC

    Accounting Firms: Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC); KPMG

     

     

     

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    ALB Korea Law Awards 2016
     
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