Mr Kyungwon (Won) Lee > Shearman & Sterling LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022-6069
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Capital Markets

Position

Partner
Shearman & Sterling’s Capital Markets-Asia Team Leader

Career

Kyungwon (Won) Lee is the Asia Capital Markets Team Leader and a partner in the Capital Markets practice.

Won focuses on corporate finance and securities transactions, including SEC registered and Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings of equity securities, high yield and investment grade bonds and convertible bonds as well as leveraged buyouts and liability management transactions. He has worked with companies in a wide range of industries including technology, healthcare, consumer and retail, media and telecommunications, oil and gas, mining and metals and general industrials. Won represents corporate clients as well as financial institution clients.

Languages

  • English
  • Korean

Memberships

Admissions:

  • New York
  • Hong Kong

Education

Northwestern University School of Law; J.D.

New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business; M.B.A.

Ohio Wesleyan University; B.A. Economics and Accounting

Lawyer Rankings

Hong Kong > Capital markets (equity)

The ‘energetic‘ team at Shearman & Sterling provides ‘proactive’ advice to issuers and underwriters/sponsors across a wide range of ECM-related matters, including with regard to IPOs, global equity offerings and follow-on offerings within emerging markets. Praised for her ‘strong commercial instincts’, Wanda Woo is praised for her ‘willingness and ability to coordinate with other professional parties’, including on issuances within the tech and life sciences sectors. New York and Hong Kong-qualified team head Kyungwon (Won) Lee s varied deal flow includes SPAC-related work and SEC-registered and Rule 144 A/Reg S offerings.

Indonesia > Foreign firms

The members of Shearman & Sterling LLP are highly experienced in advising on Indonesia’s key practice areas, including capital markets, project development, finance and M&A. Its advice capabilities includes a wide range of sectors such as energy, mining and metals as well as infrastructure and telecoms. In addition, the firm has assisted in major power projects within the country. Kyungwon (Won) Lee leads the Asia capital markets team, focusing on corporate finance and securities transactions. Bill McCormack handles energy and infrastructure projects for the firm and Richard Porter leads the M&A practice.