SEUM, Korea’s premier tech boutique law firm, is founded by attorneys from Korea’s top firms. SEUM’s M&A Team is best known for handling work for the sell-side, representing founders of startups. As part of our commitment to the development of the startup ecosystem in Korea, we continue to handle many mid and large-sized M&A deals, and we believe to increase in our aggregate deal volume compared to the same period last year indicates that many clients are increasingly looking to SEUM for this type of work. SEUM also represents prominent Korean and global corporates such as IT giant Naver Corporation, Kakao and the most active global venture capital firm 500Startups.
SEUM’s forward-thinking partners actively participate in all matter to maximize efficiency and implement a working style that focuses on solutions and results, not form. Many of SEUM’s M&A clients take innovative approaches to tackle the difficult challenges that face them. SEUM is taking the same approach with legal services in the Korean market. As such, SEUM’s M&A Team works closely with general corporate as well as venture capital teams providing comprehensive guidelines on complex issues.
SEUM joined other top law firms since 2017 M&A league tables for Korea published by Bloomberg and has since maintained its standings within the top 10. SEUM ranks6 in 2019,5 in 2020, and 4 in 2021in the “Bloomberg M&A”. Also, SEUM has been selected as <Asia’s Fastest Growing Firm 2022> by the global legal media Asian Legal Business.
SEUM has been recognized as a “Highly Recommended Firm” in Korea in the Technology and Telecommunications sector for the 2022edition of Asialaw Profiles: The Guide to Asia-Pacific's Leading Domestic and Regional Law Firms and now ranks on par with Korea’s top law firms, including Bae Kim & Lee, Yoon & Yang, and Yulchon. As the only boutique law firm to achieve this ranking, this recognition serves as a testament to SEUM’s track record of providing high-quality legal services that are comparable in quality with those of Korea’s top firms in the technology sector. In addition, SEUM expanded its recognition in other practice areas and was newly recognized as a “Notable Firm” in the Corporate and M&A sector and the Consumer Goods and Private Equity sector, which is a testament to our commitment to provide excellent services in an expanded variety of sectors.
SEUM’s managing partner Hoseok Jung was also recognized by the Legal Times as one of the “Leading Lawyers of 2022” in the M&A and Corporate Law sector. He was also recognized by the Legal Times as one of its “Lawyer of the Year 2018” for his extensive work with startup companies and tech, his advisory work for Korean conglomerates seeking to acquire or invest in startup companies, and his substantial experience with investments and M&A deals. Hoseok has also been awarded the 2019 International Advisory Experts Award for M&A within South Korea and served as the Chairman of the Korea Bar Association’s IT &Blockchain Special Committee.
