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IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2020 - Asia-Pacific

16 June 2020 by Ben Naylor

View profiles for, and interviews with, Women Leaders based in Asia-Pacific
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10 things to know about Korea’s structured finance and securitisation practice

22 June 2015 by Young Hee Jo & Jong-Uk Lee

Young Hee Jo and Jong-Uk Lee of Shin & Kim in South Korea look at structured finance and securitisation practice in Korea
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10 things to know about project finance in Korea

21 May 2015 by Seung-Gyu Yang

Seung-Gyu Yang of Shin & Kim in South Korea looks at project finance in Korea
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Landmark Ruling: Supreme Court Overturns PIPC Sanctions Against E-commerce Platform Operators

08 May 2024 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

We are pleased to inform you of a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of Korea which has significant implications for e-commerce platform operators within the country. In a recent case, the Supreme Court has overturned the sanctions imposed by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) against major online marketplaces, Naver (South Korea’s leading internet platform company) and Gmarket (formerly eBay Korea).
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South Korea: The Future of the Food Industry: Food Tech

27 July 2023 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

With significant development in dietary supplements and alternative food industry in recent years, Korean government announced alternative food (e.g., plant-based meet, cultured meat, insect-based meat, etc.), dietary supplement and medical food (i.e., specially formulated food for patients with certain symptoms or nutritional needs) as industry sectors for future development.

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Supreme Court of Korea Affirms Abuse of Dominance for Tying Patent Licenses and Engineering Services in the Shipbuilding Industry

05 June 2023 by Lee & Ko

Lee & Ko’s Antitrust & Competition Group successfully represented three major Korean shipbuilding companies in the court action involving Gaztransport & Technigaz SA (GTT), the exclusive holder of key patents in technology for manufacturing/constructing membrane storage tanks used on liquefied natural gas carriers (LNG Carrier).

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South Korea: Advised on MBK Partners’ KRW 2.5 Trillion Acquisition of Leading Global Dental Scanner Developer Medit Corporation from UCK Partners

25 May 2023 by Kim & Chang

Kim & Chang, using separate teams, advised both the buyer, MBK Partners, and the sellers, UCK Partners (formerly known as Unison Capital Korea) and individual shareholders, in connection with the purchase and sale of Medit Corporation (the “Target Company”).
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South Korea: Advised Cigna Corporation on its Sale of LINA Korea to Chubb Limited

01 February 2023 by Kim & Chang

On October 7, 2021, Cigna group entered a stock purchase agreement to sell the equity interests of certain companies operating across seven countries, including LINA Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (“LINA Life”) and Cigna Korea, to Chubb group for USD $5.75 billion in cash (this event is hereby referred to as “the Transaction”).

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Korea’s Draft Amendment to the Civil Act May Mean Statutory Protection for ‘Right of Publicity’

18 January 2023 by Lee & Ko

Like many leading jurisdictions around the world, Korea’s thought leaders in law, industry, and academia have debated the necessity of legislation regarding the right of publicity for quite some time.
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South Korea: Hanwha Energy Raises AUD 150 million to Expand its Renewable Energy Business in Australia

07 December 2022 by Kim & Chang

Kim & Chang acted as HEC’s lead counsel to facilitate all aspects of the deal, including both the First Transaction and Second Transaction.

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