Kevin Kang

  • Foreign Attorney
  • T. +82-2-3404-1999
  • F. +82-2-3404-7308
  • E. kevin.kang@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Kevin Kang specializes in corporate legal affairs, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and real estate. Mr. Kang earned a B.A. degree in Economics from Cornell University in 2013 and a J.D. degree from Columbia Law School in 2019. He worked for Project Development and Finance Team at White & Case LLP Seoul Office from 2020. He joined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in August 2021.

Representative Experience

2021-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2021 Legal Manager, White & Case LLP
2020-2021 Law Clerk, White & Case LLP

Representative Matters

Advised CJ CheilJedang on its sale of a controlling stake in Sichuan Jixiangju Food
Advised Microsoft on its investment in Wemade
Advised Lotte Shopping in its adoption of Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) solution
Advised NetEase in its investment in Nevithgames
Advise IMM PE in its investment in Bear Robotics
Advised CJ CheilJedang on its sale of a controlling stake in Sichuan Jixiangju Food
Advised Microsoft on its investment in Wemade
Advised Lotte Shopping in its adoption of Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) solution
Advised NetEase in its investment in Nevithgames
Advise IMM PE in its investment in Bear Robotics
Advised Carlyle Group on its acquisition of A Twosome Place
Advised Tencent on its investment in Sesisoft
Advised Tencent on its investment in Sunny Side Up
Legal advice on real property transactions via real estate SPVs such as REIT, REF and PFV, etc. and collective investment vehicles under the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act
Advised Korea Midland Power on the acquisition, development, and financing of a 130MW solar energy generation project in Taxas in the US (including review of a filing submitted to CFIUS)*
Advised a domestic consortium (consisting of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Alpha Asset Management, Sprott Korea, etc.) on the acquisition of equity interests in a renewable energy generation project in the US*
* Experience prior to joining BKL

Education

2019 Columbia Law School (J.D.)
2013 Cornell University (B.A.)

Qualifications

2020 New York