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39 SAJIK-RO 8-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03170
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Shin Kwon Lim
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions; Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes; Foreign Direct Investment; Private Equity; Corporate & M&A Litigation; Corporate Finance; Shareholder Activism
Career
Shin Kwon Lim is a senior attorney in Kim & Chang’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. He specializes in mergers & acquisitions, private equity investments and corporate restructuring.
Since joining the firm in 2004, Mr. Lim has represented a number of multinational corporations and private equity funds on both cross-border and domestic transactions, many of these being the first of their kinds in Korea. Also, he has extensive experience handling intra-group corporate restructuring transactions, including merger, spin-off and comprehensive stock swap.
Mr. Lim is one of the “leading” M&A lawyers in Korea, as recognized by some of the world’s leading legal directories, such as Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific and Who’s Who Legal: Korea. Since 2016, he has also been recognized as one of the “Leading Lawyers” in Corporate Governance and M&A by LegalTimes, a top legal publication in Korea. He was also awarded “Client Choice Awards: Souht Korea Lawyer of the Year” from Asia law in 2023.
Languages
Korean and English
Memberships
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2001; New York, 2011
Education
New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2010)
Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (LL.M., 2003)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2001)
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1999)
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > Corporate and M&A: local firms
Recommended as ‘the best law firm’ in South Korea by some, Kim & Chang‘s team handles the full depth and breath of corporate and M&A work, from multi-jurisdictional merger fillings, outbound sales of Korean companies, and working on Korea’s first continuation fund transaction. The team is led by experienced senior partner Kyung Taek Jung, while Jong Koo Park also handles heavyweight deals. Jong Hyun Park works on outbound co-investments, while colleague Shin Kwon Lim advises on large-scale infrastructure related transactions. Another noted key member is Joon B. Kim.
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