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Ho Joon Moon, partner in the Corporate and M&A Practice Group, is a leading expert in the areas of Corporate, M&A, Corporate Governance, Foreign Investment, Anti-Corruption & Regulatory Compliance, Defense Industry and Hostile Takeovers & Defense.

Mr. Moon has represented many Korean global companies including Samsung, LG, SK, Korean Air, Hanjin, Lotte, Hanwha and Hyosung, as well as global foreign corporations such as Carlyle, Ansell, Befesa, Ford, Boeing, E-bay and Metlife. He is highly respected in the Korean legal community for his specialty in the fields of corporate governance, M&A and joint ventures.

Mr. Moon holds an LL.B. degree from Seoul National University and an LL.M. from UCLA School of Law. He is admitted to the Korean Bar and New York State Bar.
Representative Cases
LG Energy Solution’s acquisition of Novonix’s convertible bonds
MBK Partners and UCK Partners’ Acquisition of Osstem Implant Through Tender Offer
Softbank, Hybe, YG Investment, and JYP’s investment into Naver Z
Represented Netmarble in its acquisition of Leonardo Interactive Holdings Limited
Represented in acquisition of Delivery Hero Korea(Delivery App 'Yogiyo') by Permira Fund together with Affinity and GS Retail
Represented CF Investment in its acquisition of Logen
Represented Carlyle Group in its investment into Kakao Mobility
Represented Hyperconnect in its sale of 100% shares to Match Group
Represented H&Q Korea PEF in its sale of JobKorea
Represented Hahn & Co in its acquisition of in-flight catering and duty-free business of Korean Air
Represented Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. in the acquisition of shares in Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. in tender offer
Represented KT Corporation's acquisition of Hyundai Robotics
Represented MBK Partners in its acquisition of Lotte Card
Represented Lotte Chemical Corporation in its sale of 100% shares in Lotte Chemical UK Ltd. to Alpek Group
Represented Jeonju Paper Corporation in its spin-off of its paper manufacturing business
Represented on sale of S&I Corporation's Serveone shares to Affinity Equity Partners
Represented LG Chem's acquisition of DuPont's soluble OLED business
Represented Hahn & Co. in its sale of Woongjin Foods
Represented Macquarie Group in its sale of Yeongyang Wind Corporation and Youngduk Wind Power
Represented Goldman Sachs consortium on the sale of Daesung Industrial Gas
Represented LS Mtron in its sale of LS Automotive and CF/FCCL Business
Represented Korea Development Bank and other financial insitutions on the sale of Hyundai Cement
Represented SFA on the acquisition of SNU Precision
Represented Ssangyong Cement on the sale of Ssangyong Materials
Advised on the merger between Daesung Group Partners and Daesung Industrial
Represented E-bay on the acquisition of shares in Hellomarket
Represented Samsung Group on the sale of its chemicals companies to Lotte Group
Represented KDB and 3 other financial institutions on the sale of Ssangyong Cement
Represented The Carlyle Group on the acquisition of ADT Caps
Represented Lotte on the acquisition of KT Rental
Represented LG International on the acquisition of Bumhan Panthos
Represented Orix and Lotte on the acquisition of Hyundai Logistics
Represented LG Chemicals on the acquisition of NanoH2O
Advised on the joint venture between Lotte Food and Nestle
Represented Samsung Electronics and Cheil Industries on the acquisition of Novaled AG
Advised on the joint venture (OLED glass manufacturer) between Samsung and Corning
Represented Korean Air on the acquisition of shares in Czech Airlines
Advised on the joint venture between Samsung Display and Ube
Advised on the joint venture between Clough Projects Singapore and Coens Energy
Represented Woongjin Holdings on sale of Woongjin Food
Represented POSCO on the acquisition of shares in Tuwairqi Steel
Represented Ansell on the acquisition of shares in Midas
Represented Lotte on the acquisition of Diamond Plaza in Vietnam
Advised on the joint venture (coating glass) between LG Hausys and Interpane Management & Financing
Advised on the establishment of Dong-A Socio Holdings by a spin-off from Dong A Pharmaceutical
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Education
2007 UCLA Law School LL.M.
1998 Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1995 Seoul National University - LL.B. in College of Law
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Work Experience
2001-Present Lee & Ko
2007 Mcdermott Will & Emery (NY)
1998-2001 Korean Navy
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Admissions
1998 Admitted to bar, Korea
2008 Admitted to bar, New York State Bar
International Bar Association
Inter-Pacific Bar Association
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Languages
Korean and English
Awards and Recognitions
2024 Selected as “Highly Regarded” (M&A) by IFLR1000
2024 Selected as ” Distinguished Practitioner” (Corporate and M&A) by Asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers
2024 “Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A), Chambers Global
2024 Selected as “Leading Individuals” (Corporate and M&A) by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
2024 “Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A), Chambers Asia-Pacific
2023 “ALB Korea Super 30 Lawyers 2023”, ALB Magazine
2023 Selected as “Highly Regarded” (M&A) by IFLR1000
2023 “Asia's Top 15 M&A Lawyers 2023”, ALB Magazine
2023 “Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A), Chambers Global
2022 “Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A), Chambers Global
2022 Selected as “Leading Individuals” (Corporate and M&A) by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
2022 Selected as ”Leading Individuals” (Corporate and M&A) by Asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers
2021 “Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A), Chambers Global
2021 Selected as “Leading Individuals” (Corporate and M&A) by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
2021 Selected as “Highly Regarded” (Corporate and M&A) by IFLR1000
2021 “Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A), Chambers Asia-Pacific
2020 “Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A)’, Chambers Global
2020 “Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A), Chambers Asia-Pacific
2020 “Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A), Chambers Asia-Pacific
2020 Selected as “Highly Regarded” (Corporate and M&A) by IFLR1000
2019 Selected as “Highly Regarded” (Corporate and M&A) by IFLR1000
2019 Selected as “Leading Individuals” (Corporate and M&A) by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
2019 “Ranked Lawyer” (Corporate/M&A), Chambers Global
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Publications / Presentations / ETC
“Corporate Governance (Korea Chapter), Getting the Deal Through” (2022)
“M&A in Asia Pacific Guide, Korea Chapter 2020 Edition, Norton Rose Fulbright” (2020)
“Corporate Governance, Getting the Deal Through” (2019)
“Foreign Direct Investment (Korea Section), The Global Legal Post” (2016)
“Legal issues re: disposition of insolvent affiliate” (May 2013)
“Provisional execution against a company in management control dispute, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Circular” (November 2010)
“The International Comparative Legal Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions 2009” (Korea Section)
“Leveraged Buyout and Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Asialaw Corporate Finance Review” (July, 2008)
“The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance 2008,” (Korea Section)
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Band 1 in 7 Practice Areas by "Chambers Global 2024" 2024.02.19

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'Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024' ranks Lee & Ko in the top tier in 15 practice areas 2024.01.18

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Sanggon Kim, Ho Joon Moon, Sung Min Kim, Jaewoo Kwak selected as 'ALB Korea Super 30 Lawyers' 2023.12.20

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'Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024’ Band 1 in 13 practice areas 2023.12.15

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[JoongAng Ilbo] Inaugural Lawyer Assessment by JoongAng Ilbo 2023.12.07

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Tier1 in All Practice Areas of IFLR1000 2023.07.27

Seminar/Event

Lee & Ko hosts Lex Mundi’s ‘Antitrust and Competition Asia – Pacific Corporate Counsel Event’ 2023.06.22

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Lee & Ko to host Lex Mundi’s “Antitrust and Competition Asia‐Pacific Corporate Counsel Event” 2023.06.15

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Ho Joon Moon, selected as ‘Asia Top 15 M&A Lawyers 2023’ by ALB 2023.05.22

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Lee & Ko wins the most awards at The Asia Legal Awards 2023, including "Transport Law Firm of the Year" 2023.03.30

Deals & Cases

MBK Partners and UCK Partners’ Acquisition of Ostem Implant Through Public Offering 2023.01.25

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[The Bell] [2022 PMI Forum] "MAC Clause Becoming a New Risk Variable in M&A" - Ho Joon Moon, Lee & Ko Partner 2022.11.18

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Hosting of '2022 8th Lee & Ko M&A Forum' 2022.11.08

Deals & Cases

Investment of Naver Z Holdings by Softbank Vision Fund, Hybe, YG Investment and JYP Entertainment 2021.12.13

Awards Ranking

'Intellectual Property Firm of the Year' and 'Impact Deal/Case of the Year' at Asialaw Awards 2021 2021.10.05
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