Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton remains a preeminent practice for capital market transactions; the team’s broad experience covers debt offerings, equity offerings, private placements and SEC reporting advice. Industry veteran Jinduk Han spearheads the practice and is turned to by issuers and underwriters for his expertise in private placements, public offerings, and debt and equity matters. Alongside him, co-head Insoo Park is well positioned to advise on major deals in the debt space, but also excels in IPOs. Jay Hoon Choi is another key contact for issuers and underwriters on equity, debt, equity-linked and hybrid security offerings, while Anne Saehee Kim concentrates on SEC-registered and private debt offerings.
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- ‘The strength of Cleary's Seoul office lies in its long history of handling numerous cases involving Korean issuers and the stable trust it has earned from its clients.’
- ‘Jinduk Han excels at providing comprehensive guidance that offers an overview of the direction of the case, the expected schedule, and anticipated issues, and he works to find solutions that everyone can agree on for any issue.’
- 'Jinduk Han is a pioneer in the Korean capital market and a very experienced and seasoned lawyer. Insoo Park has solid knowledge in securities law.'
Key clients
- Doosan Group companies
- The Export-Import Bank of Korea
- Kakao Corp
- KB Financial Group companies
- The Korea Development Bank
- Korea National Oil Corporation
- LG Group Companies
- NAVER
- POSCO
- Republic of Korea
- Samsung Group companies
- SK Group companies
Work highlights
Advised The Republic of Korea on its $1bn SEC-registered notes offering.
Advised PT Krakatau POSCO, a joint venture between POSCO and Indonesia’s state-owned Krakatau Steel, on its $700m dual-tranche offering of senior unsecured notes.
Advised Samsung Electronics on its admission of global depositary receipts (GDRs) representing Samsung’s non-voting preference shares to the London Stock Exchange and simultaneous delisting of GDRs from the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
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Practice head
Jinduk Han; Insoo Park
Other key lawyers
Jay Hoon Choi; Anne Saehee Kim