Trinity Legal, Partner (2018 - Present)
Bae, Kim & Lee, Associate (2010 – 2018)
Army of the Republic of Korea, Judge Advocate General, Officer (2007 – 2010)
Education
University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA, USA (LL.M)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (36th Class)
Seoul National University, Department of Law
Qualifications
Admitted to practice in Korea
Experiences
Numerous representations of publicly listed company on bankruptcy and rehabilitation proceedings.
Representations of buyers in public M&A transactions.
Advised on court administered M&A of rehabilitation companies (including large conglomerate corporate groups to middle market companies).
Advised on the corporate reorganization of financially distressed company, and distressed sale of a golf course.
Advised a middle market manufacturing company in the negotiations of a hostile M&A transaction, and concurrent corporate litigation.
Represented a middle market publicly listed company with respect to violations of the Financial Services and Capital Markets Act, including defense representation in criminal prosecution proceedings.
Representation in a Supreme Court appellate litigation. The case involved the judgement for repayment of membership fee earnest money deposits and the enforcement of creditor’s claims under the court approved rehabilitation plan.
Representation in a Supreme Court appellate litigation successfully overturning lower court ruling in favor of client on issues relating to the extinguishment of liens in court approved auction sales. The Case involved favorable rulings on the issue of bankruptcy court’s authority to change terms of auction sales in its confirmation of rehabilitation plans and confirming that auction sales does not require the transfer of property free and clear of liens and encumbrances.
Publication
Jang, Young Jae. “Case Study on the Dismissal of Korean Rehabilitation Proceedings through Korean Litigation for the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitration Awards by the Republic of Marshall Islands” Korea Bankruptcy Research Institute, Volume 7 (Issue 2), 2017.