Under the leadership of Timothy Trinka and Hailey Hye-In Jin, Dentons Lee's real estate and construction practice is uniquely positioned as an international law firm with a full-service real estate practice in Korea and collaborates closely with the firm's tax, corporate, litigation and regulatory teams. This approach allows the team to handle cross-border real estate transactions, with recent work on developing luxury resort complexes and the market entry of data centre operators. Hye-In Jin is recognised for her work on large-scale commercial projects.
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Key clients
- Therme Group Korea
- DL E&C Co., Ltd. a/k/a Daelim
- IGIS Asset Management
- Pluglink Inc.
- Doan Castle 1st Project / Geumsil Urban Development
- MH Champagnes and Wines Korea, Ltd.
- Bulgari Korea Limited
- Tiffany Korea Co., Ltd.
- IMG
- Frieze
- Renegade Plastics
- Shinyoung C&D Corp.
- Lotte Hotel and Resorts
- DSD Samho
- Donghwa District Urban Development Association
Work highlights
Advising DL E&C on the Osan Sema District 1st Urban Development Project, a long-term, large-scale residential development involving complex zoning, land disputes and regulatory strategy.
Advising Therme Group on the structuring and regulatory aspects of its first Asia-Pacific wellness resort in Incheon, a $500m+ project.
Advised IGIS X Asset Management, a subsidiary of Korea’s largest real estate private equity firm, on GP-level compliance and ESG policy development.
Practice head
Tim Trinka; Hailey Hye-In Jin