Yulchon, Attorneys at Law

Introduction

Yulchon’s Corporate and Finance Group is comprised of four departments dedicated to the following areas of practice: General Corporate/M&A, Finance, Antitrust/Regulations and Real Estate. Our departments are each recognized as leaders in their respective fields and consistently rank among the best transactional, corporate and regulatory law firm practices in Korea for work on high-profile and groundbreaking deals. With extensive transactional experience and influential government and regulatory resources, our attorneys and professionals are fully equipped and committed to provide unparalleled legal, strategic and business advice. Our success is grounded in our devotion to provide sophisticated technical expertise and service capabilities at the very highest levels, supplemented by the industry know-how necessary to achieve our clients’ business objectives. Furthermore, in cooperation with a network of reputable international law firms, we are able to provide our clients, both domestic and foreign, with integrated and comprehensive services found only in internationally esteemed firms.

Accolades and Distinctions

Year 2008

Ranked in the top tier in Capital Markets and M&A - 『IFLR 1000』
Nominated as Firm of the Year 2008 in M&A and Tax - 『Asian-Counsel』
Selected as one of top 100 law firms in competition law for six consecutive years (2002~2008) - 『GCR』

Year 2007

Ranked first in Fair Trade and ranked second in all other fields based on a client evaluation and survey - 『Chosun Ilbo』
Ranked in the top tier in Capital Markets and M&A - 『IFLR 1000』

Year 2006

2006 Deal of the Year - 『Asian Counsel』 (Lotte Shopping’s simultaneous initial public offering (IPO) of its shares in Seoul and London)
Ranked in the top tier in Capital Markets - 『IFLR 1000』

Year 2005

2005 Deal of the Year - 『Asian Counsel』 (Standard Chartered Bank’s takeover of Korea First Bank)

Year 2004

2004 Best Asian Debt Deal of the Year - 『Corporate Finance』 (SK Telecom’s issuance of overseas exchangeable bonds using derivative finance methods)

Year 2003

2003 Securitization Deal of the Year - 『IFLR』 (Korean Air’s first international securitization deal worth approximately JPY 27 billion)
2003 Distressed Asset Deal of the Year - 『IFLR』 (BNP Paribas financing its purchase of non-performing loans from Korea First Bank)

Year 2002

2002 Most Innovative Equity Deal of the Year - 『Finance Asia』 and 2002 Best Asia Debt and Equity Linked Deal of the Year - 『IFLR』 (SK Corporation and SK Global’s issuance of American Depositary Receipts (ADR) equal to USD 1.7 billion)

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