Mr Min SHIN > Jipyong LLC > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Jipyong LLC
26F, Grand Central A,
14 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu,
Seoul 04527
South Korea

Work Department

Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity; Corporate Governance; Antitrust & Competition; Insolvency & Restructuring; Environment; Human Rights Management, CSR/Sustainability/Social Value

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Min Shin is a partner in the M&A Team at Jipyong and mainly advises and represents domestic and international corporate clients in domestic and transnational mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance structure, fair trade, bankruptcy/restructuring as well as environmental matters.

Mr. Shin has diverse experiences in various corporate and finance matters where he advised and represented clients in friendly M&A transactions, hostile takeovers where specialized advises on the offenses and defences related to hostile takeovers were provided, corporate M&As through PEFs, protection of interests for minority shareholders, and acquisition financing.

Mr. Shin’s expertise also spreads across complex issues related to cross-border investments by Korean companies and foreign investments in Korea by foreign companies. Mr. Shin has handled rehabilitation and insolvency proceedings on behalf of insolvent companies, and also represented creditors in numerous lawsuits.

In recognition of his outstanding policy/legislation research works on the issues of energy and environment for the government, and successful representations in environmental lawsuits against corporations, Mr. Shin was elected the best lawyer in the field of environmental law in 2007.

Mr. Shin is a member of the Korean Bar. Mr. Shin has a LL.M from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and a LL.B from Seoul National University.

Languages

Korean and English

Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea, 2001

Education

Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law (LL.M., 2007)
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1996)

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.