Senior Foreign Attorney
TEL |
+82-2-6386-7949 |
E-MAIL |
sam.baek@leeko.com |
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Seung Hyo (Sam) Baek is a senior foreign attorney in the Corporate Group of Lee & Ko. His practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures (JV), corporate governance, outbound investments, foreign investments and general corporate matters.
学歴
2014 |
UC Berkeley Law School - International Business Transactions and International Arbitration Program |
2010 |
New York Law School - J.D. |
2006 |
Johns Hopkins University - B.A. in International Studies and East Asian Studies, Phi Beta Kappa |
経歴
2020-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2016-2020 |
Daeryook & Aju LLC |
2011-2016 |
APEX LLC |
2010-2011 |
Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund |
主な業務分野
資格/会員
Admitted to bar, New York(2011) |
言語
主要事例
[Mergers & Acquisitions]
- CBC Group, Mubadala, GS and IMM consortium’s acquisition of shares in Hugel
- Tilting Point Media’s acquisition of shares in AN Games
- Porsche Financial Services’ acquisition of shares in Star Financial Services Limited
- Avaco's acquisition of shares in FemtoMetrix
- SK material's acquisition of shares in JNC's subsidiary
- JNC's acquisition of shares in SK materials JNC
- JTBC Studios' capital increase by investment of Praxis Capital Partners and Tencent Holdings
- Salesforce's acquisition of shares in Megazone Cloud
- Pureun Partners' acquisition of shares in Yanadoo
- eBest Investment &Securities' acquisition of shares in China Healthcare Venture Group
- Epiroc's acquisition of shares in D&A Heavy Industries
- Hong Kong-based investment company China First Capital Group's acquisition of shares in Korean online education platform SJW International (Siwon School)
- Malaysian company CCM Duopharma's acquisition of newly issued shares in SCM Lifescience
- U.S. company MediaMath's acquisition of shares in Wishmedia
- U.K. company Nexeon's transfer of assets in Orange Power
- Swiss company Swisslog Holding's transfer of business in Telecar
- POSCO E&C's sale of its shares in POSCO Center Beijing to POSCO-China
- Nonghyup Feed's acquisition of a tapioca factory in Indonesia
[Joint Ventures / Local Entities]
- Establishment of a joint venture between SK materials and JNC to manufacture, distribute and sell OLED materials
- Establishment of a joint venture between Avacta Life Science and Daewoong Pharmaceutical to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize cell therapy products using stem cells
- Establishment of a joint venture between Cadmus and Korean company to provide consulting services for preventing emergency situations for the Korean government and citizens
- Establishment of a lime calcination joint venture by POSCO Chemtech in relation to the construction of POSCO's 3000000 ton integrated steel mill in Indonesia
- Establishment of a joint venture among POSCO Chemtech, Dong-Suh Chemical and PT. KIEC to process the by-products of COG refinery plants in relation to the construction of POSCO’s 3000000 ton integrated steel mill in Indonesia
- Establishment of a facilities joint venture by Daedong Heavy Industry in relation to the construction of POSCO's 3000000 ton integrated steel mill in Indonesia
- Establishment of an Indonesian CB (Credit Bureau) by KCB
- Establishment of a local entity by Netherlands company Orga International B.V.
- Establishment of a local entity by Italian company Vici & C S.p.A.
- Establishment of a local entity by Canadian company Tekna Plasma Systems Inc.
- Establishment of a branch by U.K. company Dotmatics
- Establishment of a branch by Hong Kong company Interface
[W&I Insurance]
- Hoban Engineering's acquisition of shares of Taihan Electric Wire
- SSG.COM's acquisition of shares of W Concept Korea
[Advisory on Other Contract Drafting]
- Advised Nature Republic on the drafting of exclusive distribution agreements for its overseas expansion
- Advised Hurom on the drafting of exclusive distribution agreements for its overseas expansion
- Advised Eastar Jet on the drafting of aircraft lease agreements
受賞実績
2019 |
Asian Legal Business (South Korea) - Foreign Lawyer of the Year Finalist |
2018 |
The Legal 500 Corporate and M&A - Local firms (South Korea) |
2018 |
[Legal Times Special] Shipping League Table |
著書/活動
- Arbitrator, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th FDI Moot Asia-Pacific Regional Rounds (2014-2019)
- Arbitrator, 5th and 6th International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition (2015-2016)
- Advisory Member, Ministry of Justice, Legal Counsels for Small and Medium Business Overseas Expansion (2014)
- Lecturer, Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies, IB-MBA course International Business Contract II (2013)
- Lecturer, Korea Listed Companies Association, How to Draft English Contracts (2012)