Cheolhyo Ahn focuses his practice on M&As between Korean and foreign (particularly, South-East Asia), outbound investments and licenses/permits, construction and real estate projects and development and operation of hotels by companies at home and abroad.

As an attorney specializing in outbound investments, Mr. Ahn advised POSCO, CJ, and Shinsegae on complicated M&A transactions and joint venture projects in South-East Asia; domestic financial institutions, including KB Bank, Lotte Card and Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance on M&A deals with local financial institutions and obtainment of licenses/permits. Additionally, he has built extensive experience and knowledge in construction and operation of hotels domestically and internationally. He obtained a B.A. in Economics from Seoul National University, M.B.A. from Michigan University School of Business (1994) and J.D. from Emory University School of Law (1998). Before joining Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, he worked at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP in New York (1999-2005), Yulchon LLC in Seoul and Legal Team, Yahoo Korea & Overture Korea.