Junghwan Bae

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-0662
  • F. +82-2-3404-0804
  • E. junghwan.bae@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Junghwan Bae focuses his practice on corporate legal affairs, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance structure and foreign investment, with a particular focus on Japan-related matters concerning Japanese companies' investment in Korea and vice versa, liquidation, reorganization and other corporate matters of Japanese companies' local subsidiaries in Korea. Mr. Bae also has extensive experience in handling businesses between Korea and Japan.

Mr. Bae was selected for Young Leadership Program hosted by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and obtained an LL.M. in International Relations in Kyushu University, Japan and worked at Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo Office. He was admitted to the New York Bar after graduating from University of Virginia School of Law. He also worked for Hyundai Oilbank, where he had served as an executive in charge of legal affairs for more than four years.

Representative Experience

2015-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2011-2015 Head (Executive Director), Legal Affairs Team, Hyundai Oilbank
2008 International Lawyer, Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo
2002-2011 Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
1999-2002 Judge advocate, Republic of Korea Army

Representative Matters

Advised a Japanese human resources development company on the sale of its shares in its Korean subsidiary
Advised a Japanese investment fund on the acquisition of shares in a Korean cosmetic company
Advised a Japanese renewable energy company on the investment in Korea
Advised A on the acquisition of a Japanses food company
Advised Hotel Shilla on the investment of shares in a Japanese duty free shop
Advised Hyundai OCI Carbon on the establishment of a JV
Advised Hyundai Heavy Industries on the sale of its medical robot business unit
Advised Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries on the investment in convertible preferred stock
Advised Hyundai Heavy Industries on the sale of its shares in Hyundai Hotel
Advised Hyundai Heavy Industries on the sale of its shares in the hotel and farm in Yeonhaeju, Russia
Advised a Japanese human resources development company on the sale of its shares in its Korean subsidiary
Advised a Japanese investment fund on the acquisition of shares in a Korean cosmetic company
Advised a Japanese renewable energy company on the investment in Korea
Advised A on the acquisition of a Japanses food company
Advised Hotel Shilla on the investment of shares in a Japanese duty free shop
Advised a Japanses entertainment company on the sale of shares in a Korean company
Advised on Japanese companies on Korean regulations, including environment and radio waves acts.
Advised on Japanese companies' Korean subsidiaries on their liquidations and reoganizations
Advised Hyundai and Shell Base Oil on the establishment of a JV
Advised Hyundai Chemical on the establishment of a JV

Education

2008 University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.)
2007 Kyushu University (LL.M.)
1999 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1996 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Qualifications

2011 New York
1999 Korea