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Lee, Junghwan

Partner
T. +82-2-528-5244

Introduction

Junghwan Lee is a partner at Yulchon LLC who practices primarily in the areas of M&A, corporate governance, acquisition financing and private equity. Mr. Lee graduated from the Seoul National University (SNU) College of Law (LL.B.), completed a master's programme at SNU School of Law, and acquired his LL.M. from Sungkyunkwan University School of Law. After beginning his career as an attorney with Yulchon, Mr. Lee further refined his expertise at Yoon & Yang and rejoined Yulchon in 2024. He provides professional advice to clients based on his abundant M&A experience in various industries such as finance, platform, manufacturing and energy, as well as his extensive track record in advising on corporate legal matters. Mr. Lee’s specialties include, among others, general matters of corporate law, corporate M&A, equity investments, management control disputes, corporate governance, corporate restructuring, government regulations, attraction of foreign investment and implementation of overseas investment.

Education
  • 2019 Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M.
  • 2012 Sungkyunkwan University Law School, LL.M.
  • 2007 Seoul National University School of Law, Master’s Programme
  • 2003 Seoul National University, LL.B.
Experience
  • 2024-present Yulchon LLC
  • 2014-2024 Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2012-2014 Yulchon LLC
  • 2006-2009 GS Caltex Corporation, Legal Team
Qualifications
  • 2012 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
Languages

Korean, English

Representative Matters

Representative Matters
  • 2023 Advised on the merger and post-merger integration (PMI) between two large Korean pharmaceutical companies
  • 2023 Advised an investment securities company on the sale of its shares in a venture investment company
  • 2023 Advised a semiconductor company on its acquisition of a precursor company
  • 2023 Advised on the sale of a Korean parts manufacturing company to a foreign luxury watch company
  • 2023 Advised a global group on the sale of its sensor business unit to a Taiwanese company
  • 2023 Advised on the split-off of a large Korean food & beverage company
  • 2023 Advised on the transfer of a business unit by the largest Korean webtoon company
  • 2023 Advised an automotive parts manufacturing company on its corporate restructuring by mergers between affiliates
  • 2022 Advised Korea’s largest interior works company on its sale of outstanding shares and management control
  • 2022 Advised a private equity fund and a webtoon company on the acquisition of a large web novel company

Awards/Recognition

Awards/Recognition
  • 2026 Stand-out Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
  • 2024-2025 Leading Lawyer, M&A, IFLR 1000
  • 2023 Leading Lawyer, M&A, IFLR 1000 (Edition 33)
  • 2023 Leading Lawyer, M&A, IFLR 1000 (Edition 32)
  • 2022 Leading Lawyer, M&A, IFLR 1000 (Edition 31)

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