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Welcome to the ALB Korea Law Awards 2018!
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GUEST OF HONOR
Wankeun Lee
Chairman, Korea In-House Counsel Association
Mr. Wankeun Lee is General Counsel and Compliance Officer of KCC Corporation, a leading chemical and construction material manufacturer in Korea, and the fourth chairman of the Korea In-house Counsel Association (“KICA”), which has a membership of about 2,000 in house counsels who were admitted to Korean bar. He currently serves as the head of Special Committee of Legal Counsels under the Seoul Bar Association and an arbitrator of Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.
Prior to joining KCC, he worked as an associate for Yulchon LLC, mainly in charge of consutrction and banking litigation, and also as a professor for Ajou University Law School. Mr. Lee received his LL.B and LL.M from Seoul National University.
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ALB Korea Law Awards 2018
Award Categories
Deal Categories
1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
3. M&A Deal of the Year
4. Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year
5. Real Estate Deal of the Year
6. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year
Firm Categories
1. Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
2. Boutique Law Firm of the Year
3. Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
4. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
5. International Deal Firm of the Year (new category)
6. International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
7. Korea Deal Firm of the Year (new category)
8. Korea Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
9. Korea Practice Foreign Law Firm of the Year (new category)
10. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
11. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
12.Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year
13. Maritime Law Firm of the Year (new category)
14. Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year (new category)
15. Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
16. Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
17. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
18. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
19. Korea Law Firm of the Year
In-House Categories
1. Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
2. Construction and Heavy Industries In-House Team of the Year
3. Innovative In-House Team of the Year (new category)
4. Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
5. Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
6. Korea In-House Team of the Year
Individual Categories
1. Dealmaker of the Year
2. Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year (new category)
3. In-House Lawyer of the Year
4. Managing Partner of the Year
5. Woman Lawyer of the Year
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SUBMISSIONS FORM:
Submission Forms
Individual Categories | In-House Categories | Deal Categories |
Firm Category - Korea Law Firm of the Year
Firm Category - Korea Deal Firm of the Year and International Deal Firm of the Year
Firm Categories - All Other Firm Categories
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IMPORTANT DATES :
Opening of submissions | July 11
Submission Deadline EXTENDED! | September 21
Online announcement of finalists | October
Awards ceremony | November 9
SUBMISSION INQUIRIES
Judges
Finalists
Finalists
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Dealmaker of the Year
Bo-Yong Ahn, Kim & Chang
Dongho Lee, Herbert Smith Freehills
Hee Suk Chai, Jipyong
Jaewoo Lee, Ropes & Gray
Sang Gon Kim, Lee & Ko
Seong Hoon (Sean) Yi, KL Partners
Sung Jin Kim, Yoon & Yang
Sungjo Yun, Bae, Kim & Lee
Tong-Gun Lee, Shin & Kim
Youngjin Sohn, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Gee Hong Kim, Jipyong
Ghyo-Sun Park, Shin & Kim
Jeong-Hoon Yoo, IBS Law Firm
John P. Bang, Bae, Kim & Lee
Jung Keol Suh, Kim & Chang
Michael S. Kim, Kobre & Kim
Mike McClure, Herbert Smith Freehills
Seon Tae Kim, Lee & Ko
Seung Ryong Yoo, Yoon & Yang
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Andrew Ryu, Dow Chemical
David C. Kang, Samsung Heavy Industries Co
Edward Dhong, IBM Korea
Ho Sung Kang, CJ Group
Jae-Youp Park, Schneider Electric
John Song, Adobe Systems Korea
Julie Eunyoung Bang, Sanofi-aventis Korea Co
Kyunghwa Min, LG Chem
Mani Han, Gilead Sciences Korea
Monica Jeong, Chanel
Sae Ahn, Microsoft
WonYoung Jung, Janssen Korea
Managing Partner of the Year
Beomsu Kim, KL Partners
Charles H. Suh, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Dongho Lee, Herbert Smith Freehills
Jinsu Jeong, Yoon & Yang
Kye Sung Chung, Kim & Chang
Sai Ree Yun, Yulchon
Sungjin Kim, Bae, Kim & Lee
William Yongkyun Kim, Ropes & Gray
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Dana Kim, Herbert Smith Freehills
Hyunju Helen Pak, Shin & Kim
Jinhee Kim, Jipyong
Julie Eunyoung Bang, Sanofi-aventis Korea
Mani Han, Gilead Sciences Korea
Mi Eun Roh, Bae, Kim & Lee
Monica Jeong, Chanel Korea
Sae Ahn, Microsoft
Sae Youn Kim, Yulchon
Sue Yeon Woo, Yoon & Yang
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Construction and Heavy Industries In-House Team of the Year
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Samsung Heavy Industries
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Dow Chemical
Gilead Sciences Korea
Google
IBM Korea
Janssen Korea
Microsoft
Sanofi-aventis Korea Co
Schneider Electric
Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
Chanel Korea
Dow Chemical
Gilead Sciences Korea
Kolon Industries
Sanofi-aventis Korea
Schneider Electric
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Google
IBM Korea
LG Chem
Microsoft
Korea In-House Team of the Year
CJ Group
Google
IBM Korea
Korea Electric Power Corporation
LG Chem
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Polaris Shipping
Samsung Heavy Industries
Schneider Electric
FIRM CATEGORIES
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Jipyong
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
IBS Law Firm
KL Partners
Minwho Lawgroup
SEUM Law
Yoon & Lee International Patent & Law Firm
Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Herbert Smith Freehills
Jipyong
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
DLA Piper
DR & AJU
Herbert Smith Freehills
Jipyong
Kim & Chang
KL Partners
Lee & Ko
White & Case
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
International Deal Firm of the Year
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Herbert Smith Freehills
McDermott Will & Emery
Paul Hastings
Ropes & Gray
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
White & Case
International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
DLA Piper
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
McDermott Will & Emery
O’Melveny & Myers
Ropes & Gray
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Korea Deal Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Jipyong
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Korea Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Minwho Lawgroup
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Lee International Patent & Law Firm
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Korea Practice Foreign Law Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gleiss Lutz
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Roosdiono & Partners
Zhong Yin Law Firm
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Jipyong
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Jipyong
Kim & Chang
Kobre & Kim
Lee & Ko
Minwho Lawgroup
O’Melveny & Myers
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Maritime Law Firm of the Year
DR & AJU
Jipyong
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Yoon & Yang
Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
IBS LAW FIRM
Jipyong
Lee & Ko
Yoon & Yang
Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
DR & AJU
Jipyong
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon
Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Bae, Kim & Lee
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon
Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Yulchon
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Herbert Smith Freehills
Jipyong
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Ropes & Gray
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Korea Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Herbert Smith Freehills
Jipyong
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Ropes & Gray
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
DEAL CATEGORIES
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Acquisition Financing for the Business Transfer of LS Automotive
Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Fangda Partners; Global Law Office; Khaitan & Co; Kim & Chang; K&L Gates; Lee & Ko; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thatcher Bartlett
Banks: Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Seoul Branch; KB Securities; Korea Development Bank; Korea Securities Finance Corporation; Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives; Korean Reinsurance Company; Kyobo Life Insurance; National Credit Union Federation of Korea; Woori Bank
Hanwha Life Insurance’s Subordinated Capital Securities Offering
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Herbert Smith Freehills; Kim & Chang; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Hanwha Investment & Securities Co; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch International, LLC Seoul Branch; Nomura International (Hong Kong); UBS AG Hong Kong Branch
Heungkuk Life Insurance’s Subordinated Capital Securities Offering
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Herbert Smith Freehills; Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Kia Motors Corporation’s Senior Notes Offering
Law firms: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Yulchon
Korea Asset Management Corporation’s Small-loan Financing Project
Law firm: Yoon & Yang
Korea Gas Corporation’s update of the Global MTN Program and Overseas Issuance of Bonds Thereunder
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang
Korea Midland’s Establishment of MTN Programme and Issuance of Notes under the EMTN Programme
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Lee & Ko
Banks: BNP Paribas; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Morgan Stanley; Nomura International; Société Générale
K-Sure Backed Corporate Financing for Lukoil
Law firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Allen & Overy; Kim & Chang
Bank: Deutsche Bank
Kyobo Life Insurance’s Capital Securities Offering
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Clifford Chance; Yulchon
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Nomura International; UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch
LG Chem’s Issuance of Dual Tranche Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Lee & Ko; Linklaters
Project Financing of Parc 1 Project arranged by NHIS
Law firms: Kim & Chang; KL Partners
Restructuring of Egyptian Hydro Cracker Project
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Banks: JBIC; KEXIM; NEXI
The Export-Import Bank of Korea’s Floating Rate Notes Offering
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; David Polk & Wardwell; Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim
Banks: ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch; J.P. Morgan Securities; KEXIM Bank (UK); Morgan Stanley & Co; Société Générale; The Korea Development Bank
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Acushnet Holdings Corp’s Selling Shareholder Only Secondary Offering
Law firms: Latham and Watkins; McDermott Will & Emery; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities International
Celltrion Healthcare’s IPO
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Kakao Corp’s Issuance of GDRs
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Shook, Lin & Bok; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding’s IPO in Malaysia
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Clifford Chance; Kadir Andri & Partners; Kim & Chang
Samsung Heavy Industries’ Capital Increase
Law firm: Bae, Kim & Lee
M&A Deal of the Year
Acquisition of UK High Speed 1 Railway Service
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Linklaters; Shin & Kim; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Bain Capital’s Acquisition of Hugel Inc.
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Ropes & Gray; Yoon & Yang
HP’s Acquisition of Samsung’s Printer Business
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Bank: Morgan Stanley
Korea Kolmar’s Acquisition of CJ Health Care
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim
Banks: Morgan Stanley; Deutsche Bank AG
LG’s Acquisition of ZKW group
Law firms: Dorda Brugger Jordis; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gleiss Lutz; Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim
Banks: J.P.Morgan; Rothschild & Co
LS Group’s Transfer of LS Automotive business and Copper Foil and Flexible Copper Clad Laminate Business to KKR
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Global Law Office; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Madison International Realty and Oxford Properties’ Acquisition of the Sony Center from NPS Korea
Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Hines Associates; Shin & Kim
Merger of Kumho Holdings and Kumho Busline
Law firm: KL Partners
Novelis Korea’s In-kind Contribution and Joint Venture with Kobe Steel
Law firms: Fangda Partners; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Husch Blackwell; Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim
SK Hynix’s Investment in the Acquisition of Toshiba’s Chip Unit
Law firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Dechert; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura and Asahi; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; Ropes & Gray; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
The Carlyle Group’s Disposal of ADT Caps
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; Lee & Ko
Bank: Morgan Stanley
Unilever's Acquisition of Carver Korea
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Clifford Chance; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Ropes & Gray
Valeo and PHC’s Valeo-Kapec Torque Converters Joint Ventures
Law firms: Shin & Kim; Yulchon
Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Hanjin Busan Newport
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko
Acquisition of UK High Speed 1 Railway Service
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Linklaters; Shin & Kim; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Canakkale Turkey Bridge and Motorway Project
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Shearman & Sterling; Shin & Kim
Cirebon 2 Expansion Power Project
Law firms: Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro; Bae Kim & Lee; Latham & Watkins; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Shin & Kim; Stibbe
KIPIC LNG Project
Law firms: ASAR; Clifford Chance; Linklaters
K-Sure Backed Corporate Financing for Lukoil
Law firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Allen & Overy; Kim & Chang
Bank: Deutsche Bank
Lotte Thu Thiem Eco-Smart City Project in Ho Chi Minh City
Law firm: Yulchon
Nuclear Power Project at Moorside, UK
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Norton Rose Fulbright
Restructuring and Refinancing of Seoul Beltway Project
Law firms: Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim
Restructuring of Egyptian Hydro Cracker Project
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Banks: JBIC; KEXIM; NEXI
Restructuring of Nghi Son 2 Power in Vietnam
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; WongPartnership
Samcheok Coal Fired Power Plant Project
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko
Seoul Ring Expressway Project
Law firm: Shin & Kim
Real Estate Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Allianz Campus in Berlin
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Kim & Chang
Acquisition of Cannon Bridge House in London
Law firms: Ashurst; Lee & Ko; Weidema Van Tol
Acquisition of North Light Building and Pole Star Building in Belgium
Law firms: Lee & Ko; Linklaters
Acquisition of Pangyo Alphadom City in Sungnam
Law firms: Lee & Ko
Acquisition of the K-Twin Tower by Samsung SRA
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim
Acquisition of the Taunusanlage 8 building in Frankfurt
Law firms: Gleiss Lutz; Kim & Chang
Acquisition of the Signature Tower in Seoul
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim
Acquisition of Three Office Buildings in Europe
Law firms: CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo; Jones Day; Loyens & Loeff; Shin & Kim
Capstone Asset Management's Acquisition of the MIK office complex in Düsseldorf
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Kim & Chang
Establishment of Shinhan Alpha REIT and its KRX Listing
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee
Korea Post’s Real Estate Investment in the U.S.
Law firms: Ropes & Gray; Troutman Sanders; Yulchon
Purchase of Multiplex Facility Development Project in Pangyo
Law firms: Shin & Kim
Sale of East Central Tower by Samsung C&T Corporation
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year
HP’s Acquisition of Samsung’s Printer Business
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Merger of CJ O Shopping and CJ E&M
Law firms: Shin & Kim; Lee & Ko
Netmarble Games Corporation’s IPO
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Linklaters; Kim & Chang; Shin and Kim
KFTC’s Merger Review of Qualcomm’s Acquisition of NXP Semiconductor
Law firms: Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Kim & Chang; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
SK Broadband’s Participation in SJC2 Submarine Cable Project
Law firm: Lee & Ko
TPG Capital’s Acquisition of Kakao Mobility
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang; Ropes & Gray; Shin & Kim
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Winners
Winners
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Dealmaker of the Year
Sang Gon Kim, Lee & Ko
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Mike McClure, Herbert Smith Freehills
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Ho Sung Kang, CJ Group
Managing Partner of the Year
Kye Sung Chung, Kim & Chang
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Sae Youn Kim, Yulchon
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Construction and Heavy Industries In-House Team of the Year
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Microsoft
Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
Schneider Electric
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Google
Korea In-House Team of the Year
Mirae Asset Global Investments
FIRM CATEGORIES
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
KL Partners
Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
International Deal Firm of the Year
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Korea Deal Firm of the Year
Lee & Ko
Korea Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Korea Practice Foreign Law Firm of the Year
Gleiss Lutz
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Lee & Ko
Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Shin & Kim
Maritime Law Firm of the Year
DR & AJU
Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
IBS LAW FIRM
Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang
Korea Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang
DEAL CATEGORIES
Debt Market Deal of the Year
The Export-Import Bank of Korea’s Floating Rate Notes Offering
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim
Banks: ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch; J.P. Morgan Securities; KEXIM Bank (UK); Morgan Stanley & Co; Société Générale; The Korea Development Bank
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Kakao Corp’s Issuance of GDRs
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Shook, Lin & Bok; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
M&A Deal of the Year
SK Hynix’s Investment in the Acquisition of Toshiba’s Chip Unit
Law firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Dechert; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura and Asahi; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; Ropes & Gray; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year
Canakkale Turkey Bridge and Motorway Project
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Sherman & Sterling; Shin & Kim
Real Estate Deal of the Year
Acquisition of the Signature Tower in Seoul
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year
HP’s Acquisition of Samsung’s Printer Business
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Bank: Morgan Stanley
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ALB Korea Law Awards 2018
Date: Friday, November 9, 2018
Time: 6:30pm sharp, cocktail
Venue: Grand Hyatt Seoul – Grand Salon, Lobby Level
322 Sowol-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
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ALB Malaysia Law Awards | March 22 2018 (Kuala Lumpur)
JC Consulting Thomson Reuters ALB China Law Awards | April 19 2018 (Beijing)
ALB Hong Kong Legal Marketing Awards | April 20 2018 (Hong Kong)
ALB SE Asia Law Awards | May 10 2018 (Singapore)
ALB Japan Law Awards | June 13 2018 (Tokyo)
ALB SE Asia Legal Marketing Awards | August 2018 (Singapore)
The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards | September 7 2018 (Hong Kong)
ALB Indonesia Law Awards | October 4 2018 (Jakarta)
ALB Philippine Law Awards | October 26 2018 (Manila)
ALB Korea Law Awards | November 15 2018 (Seoul)
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