{"id":60470,"date":"2026-06-11T01:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/60470\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T01:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:12:16","slug":"bae-kim-lee-recruits-hyungseok-kang-and-jinyook-lee-to-strengthen-corporate-advisory-and-ma-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/60470\/","title":{"rendered":"Bae, Kim & Lee Recruits Hyungseok Kang and Jinyook Lee to Strengthen Corporate Advisory and M&A Capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Expanding Advisory Capabilities to Cover
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On June 11, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC announced that it has recruited Hyungseok Kang, a foreign attorney, and Jinyook Lee, an attorney, to strengthen its corporate advisory and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) capabilities. Bae, Kim & Lee explained that it plans to expand its advisory capacity to cover both domestic and cross-border transactions, investments, and industry-specific regulatory issues, as transaction structures become increasingly complex due to the expansion of overseas investments, industrial restructuring, and changes in the regulatory environment.<\/p>\n

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Law firm Tae Pyung Yang, lawyers Hyungseok Kang and Jinyuk Lee. Provided by Tae Pyung Yang<\/p>\n

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Hyungseok Kang, a foreign attorney, graduated from Columbia Law School in 2008 and obtained his New York State bar license in 2009. He has worked at Paul Hastings\u2019 New York office, Yulchon LLC, and Lee & Ko. He possesses expertise across all aspects of corporate M&A and cross-border transactions, and has advised on a wide range of deals, including Netflix\u2019s acquisition of a stake in Studio Dragon, LVMH Group\u2019s acquisition of a stake in Gentle Monster, and Dongwha Pharm\u2019s acquisition of Vietnam\u2019s Trung Son Pharma. Based on his experience seconded to IMM Private Equity, he has also built expertise in private equity investments.<\/p>\n

Jinyook Lee graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in business administration and completed the 36th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute. He has provided advisory services at Yulchon LLC and Lee & Ko. With over 15 years of experience primarily in corporate M&A and the healthcare sector, he also has expertise in compliance, anti-corruption, foreign and overseas investment, and legislative consulting. He has been involved in projects such as the acquisition of a Vietnamese pharmaceutical company by Mirae Asset Daewoo and Daewoong Pharmaceutical, the establishment of the online video service (OTT) \u2018Wavve\u2019 by SK Square and the three terrestrial broadcasters, and healthcare advisory work for multinational pharmaceutical companies.<\/p>\n

The two attorneys have collaborated as corporate advisory experts for over 16 years, and have provided counsel on transactions such as Captivision\u2019s listing on the NASDAQ in 2023 and KWave Media\u2019s planned NASDAQ listing in 2025. Within Bae, Kim & Lee\u2019s corporate law group, they will handle domestic and cross-border M&A, overseas investment, private equity investment, healthcare, and related regulatory matters.<\/p>\n

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Sungjo Yoon, head of Bae, Kim & Lee\u2019s corporate law group, said, \u201cWe have further enhanced our advisory capabilities for complex transaction environments.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.<\/p>\n

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