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Welcome to the ALB Korea Law Awards 2017!

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017

Time: 6:30pm sharp, cocktail

Venue: Grand Hyatt Seoul - Regency Room

322 Sowol-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Asian Legal Business is hosting the presentation of 33 awards before Korea's legal circle. These prestigious awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams that have significantly contributed to the evolving legal landscape of the region. Nominations will open on 31 July 2017, and we will accept submissions in the form of self-recommendations and third-party nominations.

The process will culminate in an awards ceremony on 16 November 2017. This black-tie banquet will be graced by illustrious members of the bench, legal associations and business circles, law firms, in-house departments, and the legal academe from across Korea and the region.

Come and celebrate legal excellence with us! Put forward your own team or that of others you have worked with in the past year as an earnest act of recognition and gratitude for their great accomplishments and hard work.

JOIN THE NOMINATIONS FOR 2017.

For inquries, please contact Yvonne at yvonne.lau@thomsonreuters.com or +852 2843 6547.

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Guest of Honour

Dr. Hyun Kim
President, Korean Bar Association

Dr. Hyun Kim graduated from Seoul National University (LL.B., LL.M.), Cornell Law School (LL.M.) and University of Washington School of Law (LL.M., Ph.D. in Law). He is the founder and Senior Partner of Sechang & Co., established in 1992. Dr. Kim is admitted to Korean and New York Bars. As a prominent maritime lawyer, he has acted as Counsel of the Korea Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fishery. He is an arbitrator of London Court of International Arbitration as well as the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board. He was Secretary General of the Korean Bar Association and President of Seoul Bar Association (2009-2011), and currently serves as the 49^th President of Korean Bar Association.

Award Presenter of the Evening
Jin Yeong Chung
Attorney, Kim & Chang

Mr. Chung leads the firm's Cross-Border Litigation Practice Group and the Insolvency and Restructuring Practice Group.

For more than 28 years, Mr. Chung has successfully represented various foreign and domestic clients in numerous contentious disputes. The area of disputes he covers includes disputes involving financial products, derivatives, corporate matters, M&A, competition, and others. His advocacy of a foreign investor in an ICC arbitration proceeding against the governmental deposit insurance corporation led to an award of about three trillion Korean Won. Mr. Chung has also advised numerous large corporations, creditors, as well as investors, with regard to various insolvency and corporate restructuring matters.

Mr. Chung has served on a number of governmental committees, including the Mutual Savings Banks Evaluation Committee, the Commercial Banks Evaluation Committee, and the Merchant Banks Evaluation Committee. For about 15 years since 2001, Mr. Chung has also lectured on financial transactions at the Judicial Research and Training Institute.

Categories

ALB Korea Law Awards 2017
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
7. Korea Deal of the Year*

Firm Categories

8. Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
9. Boutique Law Firm of the Year
10. Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
11. Deal Firm of the Year
12. International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
13. Korea Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
14. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
15. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
16. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
17. Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
18. Private Equity Law Firm of the Year
19. Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year
20. Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
21. Shipping Law Firm of the Year
22. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
23. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
24. International Law Firm of the Year
25. Korea Law Firm of the Year*

In-House Categories

26. Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
27. Construction and Heavy Industries In-House Team of the Year
28. Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
29. Technology, Media and Telecommuncations In-House Team of the Year
30. Kim & Chang Award Korea In-House Team of the Year

Individual Categories

31. Dealmaker of the Year
32. In-House Lawyer of the Year
33. Managing Partner of the Year
34. Woman Lawyer of the Year

* Not open for nomination

Submissions open on 31 July 2017.
For any inquiries, please contact yvonne.lau@thomsonreuters.com

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SUBMISSION MATERIALS - Submissions Now Open!

(1) Research Methodology Summary

English Version | Korean Version

(2) Submission Forms

Individual Categories | In-House Categories

Deal Categories | Firm Categories

IMPORTANT DATES

Opening of Submissions | July 31
Deadline for Submissions | September 4
Awards Ceremony | November 16

Questions? Visit FAQ Page or contact our research team today.
Yvonne Lau at yvonne.lau@thomsonreuters.com / +852 2843 6547

Judges

ALB Korea Law Awards 2017
Judging Panel

Each year, an independent judging panel of about 30 senior and expert legal industry leaders are selected to review the submission materials. The distinguished judging panel will be selected on the basis of their expertise and knowledge, and will be comprised from various sectors to correspond to the diverse list of award categories. A few featured judges will be released prior to the awards ceremony, and the remaining judges will be revealed on the evening of the awards.

Finalists

THE SHORTLIST OF FINALISTS

LAW FIRM AWARD CATEGORIES

Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

Boutique Law Firm of the Year
J & Partners
KL Partners
Minwho Law Group
SEUM Law

Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon

Deal Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Kim & Chang
Shin & Kim
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Yulchon

International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Covington & Burling
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
O’Melveny & Myers
Ropes & Gray

Korea Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Minwho Law Group
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Lee International Patent & Law Firm
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
DR & AJU
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
KL Partners
Lee & Ko
White & Case
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Kobre & Kim
Lee & Ko
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Covington & Burling
DR & AJU
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon

Private Equity Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
KL Partners
Lee & Ko
Ropes & Gray
Shin & Kim
Yulchon

Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Bae, Kim & Lee
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Linklaters
Shin & Kim
Yulchon

Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Kobre & Kim
Lee & Ko
Paul Hastings
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

Shipping Law Firm of the Year
DR & AJU
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
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Minwho Law Group
Ropes & Gray
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Yulchon

International Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kobre & Kim
Linklaters
McDermott Will & Emery
O’Melveny & Myers
Paul Hastings
Ropes & Gray
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
White & Case

*Korea Law Firm of the Year
The finalists for this category will be announced on the evening of the awards ceremony.

IN-HOUSE AWARD CATEGORIES

Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Bank of China
Deutsche Securities Korea
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)

Construction and Heavy Industries In-House Team of the Year
Hyundai Engineering & Construction
Hyundai Heavy Industries
POSCO Daewoo Corporation
POSCO E&C

Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
Continental Korea
GM Korea
Hyundai Mobis
Samsung Electro-Mechanics
SK Global Chemicals

Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
eBay Korea
Google Korea
KC Tech Korea
Microsoft Korea
Samsung Electro-Mechanics

Kim & Chang Award Korea In-House Team of the Year
Bank of China
CJ Corporation
Continental Korea
Deutsche Securities Korea
eBay Korea
GM Korea
Google Korea
Hyundai Engineering & Construction
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Mobis
KC Tech Korea
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
Microsoft Korea
POSCO Daewoo Corporation
POSCO E&C
Samsung Electro-Mechanics
SK Global Chemicals
SK Holdings
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)

INDIVIDUAL AWARD CATEGORIES

In-House Lawyer of the Year
Eunjung Koh – ABL Life Insurance
Hayoung Hailey Kim – DellEMC Korea
Daniel Kim – Deutsche Securities Korea
Kate Lee – Google Korea
Hyung Chul Kim – Hands Corporation
Hee-Suk Suh – Hyundai Engineering & Construction
Andrew Sek Hwan Hong – Hyundai Heavy Industries
Won Young Jung – Janssen Korea
Steve Jeong – Kakao Corporation
Heiri Lee – Kolon Industries
Kyung Sun Ma – Posco Daewoo Corporation
Chaeho Kim – The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)

Managing Partner of the Year
William Park – Covington & Burling
Jin Han Kim – DR & AJU
Kye Sung Chung – Kim & Chang
Beomsu Kim – KL Partners
Michael S. Kim – Kobre & Kim
Jae Hoon Kim – Lee & Ko
William Yongkyun Kim – Ropes & Gray
Sai Ree Yun – Yulchon

Dealmaker of the Year
John Kim – Ashurst
Hee Gang Shin – Bae, Kim & Lee
Dongho Lee – Herbert Smith Freehills
Jong-Hyun Park – Kim & Chang
Seong Hoon Yi – KL Partners
Ho Joon Moon – Lee & Ko
Daniel Kim – Paul Hastings
Youngjin Sohn – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Woman Lawyer of the Year
Jean Lee – Allen & Overy
Annie Eunah Lee – Bae, Kim & Lee
Suejung Alexa Oh – GlaxoSmithKline
Heiri Lee – Kolon Industries
Hyunjoo Oh – Lee & Ko
Sae Youn Kim – Yulchon

DEAL AWARD CATEGORIES

Debt Market Deal of the Year

Acquisition of IFC Seoul by Brookfield Asset Management
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Paul Hastings; Shin & Kim
Banks: Kookmin Bank; Samsung Life Insurance

Coral South FLNG
Law Firm: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Kim & Chang; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of China; Bpifrance Assurance Export SAS; The Export-Import Bank of China; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure); Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero; China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE); The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering – The 8^th Bearer Unsecured Convertible Bonds by Private Placement
Law Firms: Shin & Kim

Financial Support for Construction of UAE’s Nuclear Power Plant by The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Baker McKenzie; Latham & Watkins; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Norton Rose Fulbright; Trowers and Hamlin
Banks: The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)

GMTN Program by Korea Land & Housing Corporation
Law Firms: Lee & Ko; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: HSBC

Hyundai Capital’s Green Bond Issuance
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Shin & Kim
Bank: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

KEB Hana Bank’s GMTN Program Update and Dual Tranche Notes Offering
Law Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Lee & Ko; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: BNP Paribas; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; J.P. Morgan Securities; UBS AG

Korea Development Bank’s Issue of Global Bonds
Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Lee & Ko
Banks: ANZ; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Commerzbank; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

Korean Housing Finance Corporation’s Covered Bonds Issuance
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Linklaters; Rajah & Tann; Shin & Kim; Yulchon
Banks: BNP Paribas; Citigroup Global Markets; ING Bank NV; Samsung Securities

Korea National Oil Corporation’s Triple Tranche Notes Offering
Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Lee & Ko

NongHyup Bank’s GMTN Program Update and Notes Offering
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Herbert Smith Freehills; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Aktiengesellschaft; BNP Paribas; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; HSBC

Shinhan Bank’s GMTN Program Update and Senior Unsecured Notes Offering
Law Firms: Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Morgan Stanley Asia; Shinhan Asia

Shinhan Bank’s Tier II Subordinated Notes Offering
Law Firms: Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Aktiengesellschaft; BNP Paribas; HSBC; Merrill Lynch International; Shinhan Asia; Shinhan Investment

The Export-Import Bank of Korea’s (KEXIM) Quadruple Tranche Notes Offering
Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Shin & Kim
Banks: ANZ Securities; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Credit Agricole CIB; The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM); Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking; UBS

The Republic of Korea’s Issuance of Foreign Exchange Equalization Bonds

Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch; Samsung Securities; The Korea Development Bank

The Republic of Korea’s Sovereign Debt Offering
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Lee & Ko; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Korea Development Bank

Woori Bank’s Cross-Border Tier 1 Subordinated Notes Issuance
Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang

Equity Market Deal of the Year

Acushnet’s IPO
Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; McDermott Will & Emery; Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Celltrion Healthcare’s Korean IPO
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Doosan Bobcat’s IPO
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Credit Suisse Securities; Hanhwa Investment & Securities; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Korea Investment & Securities; Shinyoung Securities

ING Life Insurance Korea’s IPO
Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Shin & Kim
Banks: Goldman Sachs; KB Securities; Mirae Asset Daewoo; Morgan Stanley; Samsung Securities

LINE Corporation’s Dual-Listed IPO
Law Firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley; Nomura Securities

Netmarble Games Corporation’s Acquisition of the Vancouver Studio Business of Kabam
Law Firms: O’Melveny & Myers; Osler; Ropes & Gray; Stikeman Elliott
Bank: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Netmarble Games Corporation’s IPO

Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Linklaters; Shin & Kim
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; J.P. Morgan; Korea Investment & Securities; NH Investment & Securities

Samsung BioLogics’ IPO
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim Chang & Lee; Lee & Ko; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities; Hana Financial Investment; J.P. Morgan; Korea Investment & Securities; NH Investment & Securities; Samsung Securities; Shinhan Investment

M&A Deal of the Year

Acquisition of Daesung Industrial Gases by MBK Partners
Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Sullivan & Cromwell
Bank: Goldman Sachs

Acquisition of Double Down Interactive by DoubleU Games and Stic Investment
Law Firms: Cooley; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Morgan Lewis & Bockius; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Acquisition of IFC Seoul by Brookfield Asset Management
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Paul Hastings; Shin & Kim
Banks: Kookmin Bank; Samsung Life Insurance

Acquisition of Mars Entertainment Group by CJ CGV
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Kirkland & Ellis; Paksoy Attorneys at Law; Shin & Kim; Verdi Law Firm

Bain Capital’s Acquisition of Hugel, Inc.
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Ropes & Gray

Collective Acquisition of Equity Stake in Hyundai Capital Services from GE Capital
Law Firms: Shin & Kim; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Yulchon

HP’s Acqusition of Samsung’s Printer Business
Law Firm: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Kia Motors Corporation in Relation to its Investment in India
Law Firms: Ashurst; Indian law Partners; IPN Associates

Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Sale of Woori Bank Shares
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim; Yulchon

Mirae Asset Securities’ Purchase of Shares in Daewoo Securities from Korea Development Bank
Law Firms: Lee & Ko; Yulchon

NBCUniversal’s Acquisition of Universal Studios Japan
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Samsung's Landmark Acquisition of Harman
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Watchell

TA Associates’ Acquisition of Russell Investments
Law Firms: Goodwin Procter; Herbert Smith Freehills; Shin & Kim

Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year

Coral South FLNG
Law Firm: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Kim & Chang; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of China; Bpifrance Assurance Export SAS; China Development Bank; The Export-Import Bank of China; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero; China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE)

Gaziantep Integrated Health Campus PPP Project
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Herguner Bilgen Ozeke; Shin & Kim; YKK

Goseong High Coal Thermal Power Plant Project
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko
Banks: Hana GGP; KIAMCO Asset Management; Kookmin Bank; NH Investment & Securities; Shinhan Bank

Kalsel Coal-Fired Power Project
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Shearman & Sterling

KEXIM Framework Agreement
Law Firm: Linklaters

KOGAS’ Rovuma Basin Gas Projects and LNG Development Projects in Mozambique
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Linklaters

Korea Gas Corporation’s Dual Tranche Notes Offering
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Linklaters
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; HSBC; J.P. Morgan; Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking; UBS

Korea National Oil Corporation’s Triple Tranche Notes Offering
Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Lee & Ko

Lake Charles Petrochemical Project
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Linklaters; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Shin & Kim

Private Investment Project in the Western Principal Underground Road
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim

Privatization of the Port of Melbourne
Law Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; MinterEllison; Shin & Kim

Sale of Overseas Resources Assets by Korea Electric Power Corporation to Power-Generating Subsidiaries
Law Firms: Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro; ARCHE Law Firm; Ashurst; Bae, Kim & Lee; Stikeman Elliott

Real Estate Deal of the Year

Acquisition and Normalization of Large-Scale Complex Building
Law Firms: Baker McKenzie; Shin & Kim

Acquisition and Reconstruction of Renaissance Hotel
Law Firm: Shin & Kim

Acquisition of Alpharium Tower
Law Firm: Shin & Kim

Acquisition of Apartments for Rental through Local Government-Sponsored REIT
Law Firm: Kim & Chang

Acquisition of European Parliament Building in Brussels
Law Firm: Shin & Kim

Acquisition of IFC Seoul by Brookfield Asset Management
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Paul Hastings; Shin & Kim
Banks: Kookmin Bank; Samsung Life Insurance

Acquisition of NASA Headquarters Building
Law Firms: Baker McKenzie; Shin & Kim

Acquisition of Novartis Building in Parks
Law Firms: Baker McKenzie; Shin & Kim

Acquisition of Novo Nordisk Headquarters in New Jersey
Law Firms: Goulston & Storr; Lee & Ko

Acquisition of Office Building
Law Firm: Shin & Kim

Acquisition of Safeco Plaza in Seattle
Law Firm: Shin & Kim

Blackstone’s Acquisition of the Capital Tower in Seoul
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko

Foreign Investor’s Investment in Development of Integrated Resort and Facilities in Incheon
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Drew & Napier; Kim & Chang; Mayer Brown; Sidley Austin; Shook Lin & Bok

GS Retail’s Sale of G-Square Building
Law Firms: Lee & Ko; Yulchon

Kuwait South Saad Al-Abdulla New Town Development Project
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Hadef & Partners; Menwer & Associates; Norton Rose Fulbright; Qasimi Law Partners

Mirae Asset Financial Group’s Acquisition of Gyungdo Golf & Resort
Law Firm: Yulchon

Mirae Asset Global Investments’ Acquisition of Hyatt Regency Waikiki Hotel in Hawaii
Law Firm: Yulchon

SL Green’s Realty Sale of Stake in One Vanderbilt Avenue
Law Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year

Acquisition of Social Online Gaming Business of IGT
Law Firms: Cooley; Kim & Chang; Morgan Lewis & Bockius; Wachtell Lipton Katz Rosen

HP’s Acquisition of Samsung’s Printer Business
Law Firm: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Netmarble Games Corporation’s Acquisition of the Vancouver Studio Business of Kabam
Law Firms: O’Melveny & Myers; Osler; Ropes & Gray; Stikeman Elliott
Bank: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Netmarble Games Corporation’s IPO

Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Linklaters; Shin & Kim
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; J.P. Morgan; Korea Investment & Securities; NH Investment & Securities

SK Telecom’s Proposed Acquisition of CJ HelloVision
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Yoon & Yang; Yulchon

*Korea Deal of the Year
The finalists for this category will be announced on the evening of the awards ceremony.

***COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION – Please note that the inclusion of banks and legal advisors in the transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organisations. Therefore, any omission of a party involved in any of these transactions should not be taken as a commentary on the role assumed by that party.

For queries about the shortlist, please email Yvonne Lau at yvonne.lau@thomsonreuters.com.

Winners

ALB Korea Law Awards 2017
Winners List

DEAL CATEGORIES

Debt Market Deal of the Year
Coral South FLNG
Law Firm: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Kim & Chang; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of China; Bpifrance Assurance Export SAS; China Development Bank; The Export-Import Bank of China; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero; China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE); The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)

Equity Market Deal of the Year
Samsung BioLogics’ IPO
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim Chang & Lee; Lee & Ko; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities; Hana Financial Investment; J.P. Morgan; Korea Investment & Securities; NH Investment & Securities; Samsung Securities; Shinhan Investment

M&A Deal of the Year
Samsung's Landmark Acquisition of Harman
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Watchell

Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Deal of the Year
Coral South FLNG
Law Firm: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Kim & Chang; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of China; Bpifrance Assurance Export SAS; China Development Bank; The Export-Import Bank of China; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero; China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE); The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)

Real Estate Deal of the Year
Acquisition of IFC Seoul by Brookfield Asset Management
Law Firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Paul Hastings; Shin & Kim
Banks: Kookmin Bank; Samsung Life Insurance

Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year
Samsung BioLogics’ IPO
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim Chang & Lee; Lee & Ko; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities; Hana Financial Investment; J.P. Morgan; Korea Investment & Securities; NH Investment & Securities; Samsung Securities; Shinhan Investment

Korea Deal of the Year*
Samsung BioLogics’ IPO
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim Chang & Lee; Lee & Ko; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities; Hana Financial Investment; J.P. Morgan; Korea Investment & Securities; NH Investment & Securities; Samsung Securities; Shinhan Investment

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
Lee & Ko

Deal Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang

International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Korea Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Lee & Ko

International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee

Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Shin & Kim

Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Yoon & Yang

Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee

Private Equity Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang

Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang

Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang

Shipping Law Firm of the Year
DR & AJU

Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Yulchon

Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills

International Law Firm of the Year
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Korea Law Firm of the Year*
Kim & Chang

IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)

Construction and Heavy Industries In-House Team of the Year
Hyundai Engineering & Construction

Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
Continental Korea

Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
eBay Korea

Kim & Chang Award Korea In-House Team of the Year
Hyundai Heavy Industries

INDIVIDUALCATEGORIES

Dealmaker of the Year
Hee Gang Shin – Bae, Kim & Lee

In-House Lawyer of the Year
Heiri Lee – Kolon Industries

Managing Partner of the Year
Jae Hoon Kim – Lee & Ko

Woman Lawyer of the Year
Jean Lee – Allen & Overy

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ALB Korea Law Awards 2017

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017

Time: 6:30pm sharp, cocktail

Venue: Grand Hyatt Seoul - Regency Room

322 Sowol-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Price of table/seat includes:

• Cocktails

• Four-course gourmet dinner

• Live entertainment

• Unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks

• Black-tie awarding ceremony

• Use of ALB Korea Law Awards 2017 winner or finalist logo on marketing collateral

For more information, contact Tracy at tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com / +852 2847 2046.

FAQs

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ELIGIBILITY

How do I know if I am eligible to make a submission?
We highly encourage all firms, individuals and in-house teams to submit, as we have numerous award categories to choose from. We welcome both past participants and newcomers to join the submission for the awards. The full list of award categories and nomination forms can be found at legalbusinessonline.com/awards/korea-law-awards-2017.

Is self-nomination permitted?
Yes, we accept self-nominated submissions. We also accept third-party submissions, should you wish to nominate an external party or vice versa.

Is there a fee required to make a submission in the law awards?

No, there is no fee payment required for you or your firm/team to make a submission.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

When will the finalists and winners be announced?
The shortlist of finalists will be released around 4-8 weeks prior to the awards ceremony. The winners will be exclusively announced at the awards ceremony on November 16, 2017 in Seoul.

When do the submissions open? When is the deadline to submit?
The submission process and deadline will be announced shortly. Please check back at a later date.

NOMINATION PROCESS AND ASSESSMENT

How are the finalists chosen?
Asian Legal Business will compile all of the submission entries, and the ALB editorial and research teams will extensively review each submission to ensure the criteria are met in order to advance to the shortlist of finalists. We stress that this process is fair, impartial and not subject to external influences.

How are the winners chosen?
Once the shortlist of finalists have been announced, an independent judging panel will review and select their top three choices for the award categories they are assigned to. The scores for each award category will be tabulated, and the individual/firm/team with the highest score will be announced as the winner.

Who will be on the judging panel for the ALB Korea Law Awards 2017?
There will be an independent judging panel of about 30 senior and expert legal industry leaders to review the submission materials. The judging panel will be selected on the basis of their expertise and knowledge, and will be comprised from various sectors to correspond to the diverse list of award categories. A partial list of judges’ names will be released prior to the awarding ceremony, and the remaining judges will be revealed on the evening of the awards.

What will my contact information/my client’s information be used for?
All contact information provided will not be disclosed to external parties; and will only be seen by our ALB research team and the judges panel. We keep the information on record internally, in case we need to contact you or your client regarding any questions or discrepancies in the submission form.

Where will my name/firm name/team name be published if we are a finalist or winner?
As a finalist and/or winner, your firm/team/individual name will be published in Asian Legal Business awards materials and print magazine. For more information, please contact us.

Is my submission confidential?
Any information you submit will only be reviewed by the ALB team and independent judging panel, whose names will be published. The material submitted will only be disclosed to the above; if there is any information that is strictly confidential, please mark clearly on the nomination form. Though we do our best to maintain the security of the information you provide, any information you transmit to us is done at your own risk and Thomson Reuters is not responsible for any unauthorized transmission of information.

SPONSORSHIP, PARTICIPATION AND OTHER

I would like to sponsor the ALB Law Awards.
Please contact Amantha.Chia@thomsonreuters.com or (+65) 6870 3917 for further details regarding sponsorship.

I am interested in being an official partner of the ALB Law Awards, as a media/legal association.
Please contact Yvonne.Lau@thomsonreuters.com or call (+852) 2843 6547.

My practice area or specialty is not listed, but I would like to participate in the Awards.
Please get in touch with our ALB Law Awards research team at Yvonne.Lau@thomsonreuters.com. or (+852) 2843 6547.

Can I participate in Awards across the region?

Yes, you can participate in more than one market. Please note there may be specific criteria for each market; key dates for 2017 and information listed below.
Malaysia Law Awards | April 6 2017 (Kuala Lumpur)
Shilton Sharpe Quarry ALB China Law Awards | April 20 2017 (Beijing)
SE Asia Law Awards | May 19 2017 (Singapore)
Japan Law Awards | June 7 2017 (Tokyo)
The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards | September 8 2017 (Hong Kong)
Philippine Law Awards | October 6 2017 (Manila)
Indonesia Law Awards | October 26 2017 (Jakarta)
Korea Law Awards | November 16 2017 (Seoul)

Who should attend the Awards Ceremony? Can I attend?
We welcome all finalists and non-finalists to join the Awards Ceremony; please contact Amy.Sim@thomsonreuters.com or call (+65) 6870 3253.

I would like to order a winner’s trophy and/or certificate (for finalists and winners).
Please contact Amy.Sim@thomsonreuters.com. or call (+65) 6870 3348.

How can I receive communications related to the ALB Law Awards?
Please email Yvonne.Lau@thomsonreuters.com to subscribe to the ALB mailing list.

Asian Legal Business – Who are We?

Asian Legal Business (ALB) is owned by Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for business and professionals. With its portfolio of leading titles, law awards, in-house legal summits and online services, ALB provides authoritative and unbiased insights and unmatched networking and business development opportunities to legal professionals throughout the Asia-Pacific.

ALB combines news and analysis from its team of professional legal journalists and the expert opinions of senior industry professionals with Reuters news and insights that power businesses across the globe.

Please visit legalbusinessonline.com for further information.

Asian Legal Business – Law Awards

The ALB Law Awards are the pre-eminent legal awards in Asia-Pacific, held annually in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and China. The Awards are comprised of months of intensive research and culminate in a black-tie Awarding Ceremony in each of the markets. We cordially invite you to take part in these prestigious awards – and celebrate legal excellence with us.

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