Mr Yong-Jae Chang > Lee & Ko > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Lee & Ko
HANJIN BUILDING
63 NAMDAEMUN-RO, JUNG-GU
SEOUL 04532
South Korea
Yong-Jae Chang photo

Work Department

Banking and Finance Group

Position

Career

Lee & Ko: 1999 – Present
Clifford Chance (Hong Kong):1997-1999
Minter Ellison (Australia): 1995-1997

Languages

English and Korean

Memberships

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales: 1998
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia): 1997
Solicitor of the High Court of Australia: 1997
Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia): 1996

Education

University of London – LL.M.: 1998
Bond University – LL.B.: 1995
Bond University – B.Com.: 1994
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) – B.A. in Psychology: 1990

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Banking and finance: local firms

Lee & Ko‘s large and experienced team is lauded as the ‘best in the business,’ offering a full-service within the broad range of banking and finance mandates. The firm is recognised for its advisory and regulatory work within the shipping, energy, and technology and telecommunications industries. The team is led by the highly experienced Dong Eun Kim. Core team member Yeo Kyoon Yoon focuses on inbound and outbound acquisition finance. Myoung Chul Kwak works on a high-profile M&A transactions, with extensive experience in leveraged finance, while Yong-Jae Chang handles debt restructuring and private equity transactions, particularly within the manufacturing industry. Also key are Yun Jeong Seo, who has expertise in financial transactions within the shipping industry, and Hyunsu Kim, who specialises in infrastructure and energy financing.