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Jipyong LLC Offices

Jipyong LLC
26F, Grand Central A,
14 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu,
Seoul 04527
South Korea
Visit website 82 2 6200 1600 82 2 6200 0800

Mr Cheol JEONG

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+82 2 6200 1753 cjeong@jipyong.com View profile

Work Department

Mergers & Acquisitions; Corporate Advisory; Foreign Investment (Outbound); Energy, Resources & Infrastructure; Foreign Investment (Inbound); Financial Institutions & Overseas Investment; Myanmar; China; Indonesia; Cambodia / Laos / Thailand; India / Middle East / Africa; UK / Germany / Europe; Central & South America

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Cheol Jeong is a partner in the firm’s M&A Team. Mr. Jeong specializes in mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and corporate governance. Mr. Jeong represents a wide array of domestic and foreign corporations in the energy and finance sectors, real estate, and food and beverage industries.

Mr. Jeong also heads the Myanmar Team, and manages the firm’s foreign operations and global network. He is also a member of the China Team and regularly advises clients on matters related to Thailand, Russia, Central Asia, and the Latin Americas.

Mr. Jeong has extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and complex infrastructure projects. His notable accomplishments include representing SK Holdings Co. Ltd. in the acquisition of LG Siltron shares, and representing Korea Development Bank in the block sale of shares in 79 invested companies.

Mr. Jeong has been named by IFLR 1000 as a Leading Lawyer in the Energy and Infrastructure sector for three consecutive years since 2014 and in the Financial and Corporate sector for two consecutive years since 2016. In 2018, he was recognized by IFLR 1000 as Highly Regarded for his various undertakings in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Jeong received the Minister of Justice Award in 2017 and is touted by his peers as the most global minded entrepreneurial legal professionals of his generation.

Languages

Korean and English

Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea, 2002; New York, 2013

Education

University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (LL.M., 2010)
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1998)

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Corporate and M&A: local firms

Jipyong LLC covers a wide range of corporate and M&A transactions including mergers, stock acquisitions, and business transfers. Team head Tae Hyun Lee advises high-profile clients on conversions to holding companies, acquisition of financial services companies, and corporate governance. Also active in the firm’s Myanmar and China desks, Cheol Jeong handles domestic and foreign corporations on a wide range of M&A work, particularly within the energy and consumer goods and services sectors. Other key team members include Dong Cheon Seo and Min Shin.

South Korea > Projects and energy: local firms

Noted for its capability in cross-border transactions and strategic regulatory work for public and private sector clients, Jipyong LLC’s team is led by M&A expert Hye Jung Ryu. Cheol Jeong advises on matters concerning project finance and corporate governance in the energy sector, in addition to cross-border joint ventures, while Yully Kang advises on offshore wind farm projects.

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