Myoungseok Oh

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-6587
  • F. +82-2-3404-0804
  • E. myoungseok.oh@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Myoungseok Oh is focusing on mergers and acquisitions, general corporate matters, and corporate litigation.

Since joining Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2010, Mr. Oh has mainly handled corporate legal matters, including Unilever's acquisition of Carver Korea, Macquarie PE's investment in LG CNS, Mirae Asset PE's acquisition of Seoul Airbus, Hankook Tire's spin-off and conversion into a holding company, Woongjin Holdings' sale of shares in Coway, Affinity Equity Partners' acquisition of Loen Entertainment, Vogo Fund's sale of interest in Iriver, Hyundai Steel Consortium's acquisition of Dongbu Special Steel, JKL Partners' and KDB Capital's sale of interest in Tapex, and IMM PE's acquisition of Tailim Packaging. After completing the 36th Judicial Research and Training Institute course, he served as a judge advocate for the Republic of Korea Air Force and worked as a CPA at Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2003 to 2005. He earned a LL.M. from University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 2016 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in the same year.

Representative Experience

2016 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Los Angeles
2010-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2007-2010 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force
2003-2005 CPA, Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers

Representative Matters

Advised on the sale of DS Liquid
Advised UBER on its joint venture with UT and its investment in Tmap Mobility
Advised Unilever on its acquisition of Carver Korea
Advised Macquarie PE on its acquisition of Deokyang
Advised Macquarie PE on its investment in LG CNS
M&A
Advised on the sale of DS Liquid
Advised UBER on its joint venture with UT and its investment in Tmap Mobility
Advised Unilever on its acquisition of Carver Korea
Advised Macquarie PE on its acquisition of Deokyang
Advised Macquarie PE on its investment in LG CNS
Advised Unison Capital on its acquisition of Haksan
Advised GS Energy on the sale of its equity in a city gas company
Advised UNICO Logistics on the sale of its equity stake
Advised Mirae Asset PE on its acquisition and sale of Seoul Airport Limousine
Advised Mirae Asset PE on its investment in CHA Healthcare
Adviced on IMM PE's acquisition of Tailim Packaging
Advised Unison Capital on its acquisition and sale of Rosen Food
Advised Seven Tree Equity Partners on its investment in Neuracle Science
Advised Seven Tree Equity Partners on its investment in ExoCo Bio
Advised Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. on its spin-off and conversion into a holding company
Advised Woongjin Holdings Co. on its sale of shares in Coway Co., Ltd.
Advised Affinity Equity Partners on its acquisition of Loen Entertainment
Advised Vogo Fund on its sale of Iriver
Advised JKL Partners and KDB Capital on the sale of Tapex
Advised Hyundai Steel on its acquisition of Dongbu Special Steel
Advised LG International Corp. on its acquisition of Dangjin Tank Terminal
Advised SK Gas on its acquisition of Dongbu Power Dangjin
Advised GS Caltex Co. on its sale of shares in Kangnam City Gas Co., Ltd.
Outbound Investment
Advised Korea National Oil Corporation on its development business
Construction
Advised Yongin Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. on its dispute
Corporate Rehabilitation
Advised Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. on its work-out

Education

2016 University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (LL.M.)
2007 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2002 Seoul National University (B.A.)

Selected Activities

Activity
Lecturer, Special Training Lecture on Corporate Law (Korean Bar Association, 2017-2019)

Qualifications

2016 Illinois
2007 Korea
2000 CPA (Korea)