Mr Thomas Y.J. Kim > Sechang & Co. > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Mr Thomas Y.J. Kim

tykim@sechanglaw.com

Work Department

Partner / Sechang & Co.

Position

International Commercial Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Foreign Investment, Telecommunications, Bankruptcy/Rehabilitation, International Trade, Corporate and Commercial, International Commercial Arbitration, Maritime; International Corporate Practice Group Head and International Arbitration Team Leader/Director, 2006-present

Career

Legal advisor to Textainer, Triton, Florens/Dong Fang, Beacon, Blue Sky, SeaCube, CAI, Re: Company Rehabilitation and Liquidation in Korea
•Legal Counsel to China Telecom Global •Legal Counsel to UPS Asia •Legal Counsel to Suzlon Energy AS •Legal Counsel to Puratos NV, Re: Acquisition of UnionTrading •Advisor to Daelim Corporation, Re: M&A •Advisor to MFact Co., Ltd., Re: Foreign IPO •Advisor to Glovis Co., Ltd., Re: Ship Financing •Advisor to Eaton Industries, Re: Local Restructuring •Advisor to Suzlon Inc., Re: Korea Wind Farm Project •Advisor to Taesan LCD Co., Ltd.: Re: Foreign IPO •Advisor to Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co., Ltd. Re: Corp Restructuring •Advisor to United Parcel Services (UPS) Re: Korea Operations •Advisor to Unilever Re: Korea Operations •Advisor to GeoLogistics (Asia/Pacific) Ltd., Re: Airway Express Co., Ltd. •Advisor to Grundfos Holdings AG, Re: Chung Suk Co., Ltd. •Advisor to DFDS Intercontinental A/S, Re: Woo-IL Logistics Ltd. •Advisor to Autoliv AB, Re: Mando Corp. •Advisor to Partek Cargotek AB, Re: Hiab Hana Co., Ltd. •Advisor to Investment Fund for Emerging Markets Re: Uni-Steff Korea Ltd. •Advisor to Siemens VDO AG, Re: Halla Electronics Corp. •Advisor to Dacom Corp., Re: Asia Global Crossing Ltd.; Trans Cosmos Inc. •Advisor to Hanaro Telecom Inc. Re: Flag Telecom Asia Ltd. •Advisor to Joong Ang M&B, Re: Hearst Corporation •Advisor to Korea Green Cross Corp., Re: Gambro A/S •Advisor to Oriental Chemical Industries, Re: Novartis AG •Advisor to Korea Zinc Co., Ltd., Re: Prudential Corp.

Languages

English and Korean.

Memberships

Pennsylvania Bar Association; American Bar Association.

Education

•Villanova University School of Law (LL.M.), 1995 •Temple University School of Law (J.D.), 1991 •Temple University (B.B.A.), 1988.