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Welcome to the ALB Korea Law Awards 2020

ALB'S FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2020

Asian Legal Business (ALB) is proud to present the ALB Korea Law Awards 2020, now in its 8th year. These prestigious awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams in Korea and around the region. Put forth your own law firm, in-house team, or other teams you have worked with in the past year to recognize their accomplishments and efforts.

As the health and safety of our participants are our priority, after careful consideration, the awards will be hosted virtually this year on 12 November 2020.

ALB has been closely monitoring South Korea's health environment and protocols in relation to COVID-19 and we understand the need to respond with increasing care and responsibility, both towards the local legal community as well as the guests from other cities who are planning to travel for the event. With social distancing being widely implemented to abate the spread of COVID-19, hosting events online would definitely eliminate the anxiety brought by physical contact at the venue.

A continuous connection is especially important in these uncertain times, and we are determined to keep ALB’s commitment to delivering the finest event experience to the legal community.

Let us celebrate together ALB’s first-ever virtual awards ceremony of Korea at the comfort of our homes with our favorite food and drinks!

Contact Harmony on harmony.tam@thomsonreuters.com to receive the most up-to-date event information.

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Categories

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. Project Finance Deal of the Year
5. Real Estate Deal of the Year
6. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

1. Dealmaker of the Year
2. Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
3. Foreign Lawyer of the Year
4. In-House Lawyer of the Year
5. Managing Partner of the Year
6. Woman Lawyer of the Year
7. Young Lawyer of the Year (NEW!)

IN-HOUSE TEAM CATEGORIES

1. 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
4. Manufacturing and Trade 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

LAW 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. Insurance Law Firm of the Year (NEW!)
5. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
6. International Deal Firm of the Year
7. International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
8. Korea Deal Firm of the Year
9. Korea Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
10. Korea Practice Foreign Law Firm of the Year
11. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
12. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
13. Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
14. Maritime Law Firm of the Year
15. Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
16. Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
17. Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
18. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
19. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
20. Korea Law Firm of the Year

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SUBMISSIONS FORM

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IMPORTANT DATES

Opening of submissions | 10 July 2020
Submission deadline | 31 August 2020 (extended)
Online announcement of finalists | 12 October 2020
Awards ceremony | 12 November 2020

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Judges

JUDGING PANEL

Each year, ALB invites an independent judging panel of senior and expert legal industry leaders from various sectors corresponding to the diverse list of award categories. ALB is pleased to introduce some of the distinguished judges. The rest of the panel will be revealed on the evening of the awards.

Hayoung Hailey Kim
Senior Managing Legal Director, Dell Technologies

Hailey Kim is a senior managing legal director at Dell Technologies. After Dell-EMC merger in 2016, Hailey has been covering both Dell and EMC business in Korea. Her responsibilities include business support and compliance for both entities. She is part of Dell’s Asia Ethics Investigation Team and leads Compliance Controls Committee for Dell EMC Korea.

Prior to Dell, Hailey was the deputy general counsel at AIA Life Insurance Korea Branch, where Hailey advised on general insurance matters, privacy issues and compliance cases. Before AIA Life Insurance, Hailey was a cross-border investment counsel at Samsung Life Insurance advising on capital market and cross-border investment deals. She is a US licensed attorney, admitted to practice in the State of California in 2006.

Sven-Erik Batenburg
Director of Legal & International Affairs, European Chamber of Commerce in Korea

Mr. Sven-Erik Batenburg is the Director of Legal & International Affairs at the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea, a non-profit organization for companies conducting business in or related to Korea.

In this capacity, Sven’s advocates for a fair business environment on behalf of ECCK’s 360 member companies. As part of such, Sven operates an IPR Committee, which provides assistance to member companies facing intellectual property issues, serves as the prime communication channel with government authorities on IP matters and raises public awareness of IP challenges and the impact of the counterfeit industry. The IPR Committee has been responsible for the initiation of the ‘Seoul Low Visibility’ project, the development and operation of three-day IP Capacity Building workshops, engagement with online intermediaries on online enforcement and has provided extensive input to the European Commission for its preparation of its Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List.

Before joining ECCK, Sven was responsible for the expansion and protection of the trademark portfolio of an iconic consumer FMCG brand. Prior to that, Sven worked as Legal Staff at the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), where he was in charge of the “.NL” domain name dispute resolution system.

Sven holds a Master’s degree in Information Law from the University of Amsterdam.

Haksoo Ko

Haksoo Ko
Professor, School of Law, Seoul National University

Haksoo Ko is a Professor of Law at Seoul National University School of Law in Seoul, Korea. He primarily teaches areas in Law and Economics as well as in Data Privacy and Artificial Intelligence Law.

He regularly sits on various advisory boards and committees for the Korean government, legislature, and judiciary. He currently serves as President of Asian Law and Economics Association; President of Korean Association for AI and Law; Director of SNU Asia-Pacific Law Institute; and Associate Director of SNU AI Institute. In 2017, he launched SNU AI Policy Initiative and currently serves as its co-director.

He had visitor appointments at UC Berkeley, University of Hamburg, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and National University of Singapore. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Seoul National University and received both J.D. and Ph.D. (Economics) degrees from Columbia University in New York, USA.

David Soonyoub Kwon
Compliance Officer for North East Asia, Ericsson

David SY Kwon is currently working as a Compliance Officer responsible for Market Area North East Asia ("MNEA") covering Mainland China, Hong Kong & Macau, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

For this role, his responsibility is to implement Ericsson’s ethics and compliance program into MNEA. He also has the group responsibility for three compliance areas: Anti-corruption, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Trust.

He has around 20 years of working experience in legal and compliance. In his capacity as a Head of Legal & Compliance Officer of Multi-National Companies, he has also been involved in data privacy and trade compliance since 2005.

Prior to taking this role within Ericsson, he was a Legal Director responsible for several Ericsson entities in Korea and overseas subsidiaries in Thailand and Vietnam.

Before joining Ericsson Group, he worked for several multinational companies as well as a renowned local company. He is an attorney at law (DC Bar) and a Certified Compliance Ethics Professional-International (CCEP-I).

Ingu Bae

Ingu Bae
Attorney, Logos Law

Ms. In-Gu Bae worked as a judge since March 1996 until she retired in February 2017. When she worked at the Seoul Family Court, she handled many family and juvenile cases and had some significant achievements regarding family and juvenile cases. She is now a partner at LOGOS Law LLC, and she works as the head of the Family & Inheritance Law Center at LOGOS seeking ways to resolve family disputes in a more efficient and amicable manner. She is also the chief of the Special Committee on Children and Youth of the Korean Women Lawyers Association and is seeking ways to enhance recognition of young children and youth’s human rights.

Seung Min Lee

Seung-Min Lee
Associate Professor, School of Law, Sungkyunkwan University

Mr. Seung-Min Lee is an associate professor of administrative law and practices at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) Law School.

Professor Lee started his legal career in 2007 as a judge-advocate in the Korean army. Prior to joining the faculty in 2010, he spent nearly ten years in practicing regulatory law at Yulchon, primarily in the areas of administrative disputes, antitrust, ICT & TMT, health & pharmaceutical, construction, environment and energy. He added to his knowledge and expertise a particular focus on international issues after completing his secondment at Bredin Part in Paris in 2015.

Professor Lee is the author and co-author of many articles and books on administrative law. He has also delivered numerous lectures combining theories and practices at leading law schools and various institutions in Korea. He is a graduate of Seoul National University (SNU) Law School (LL.B., M.A., and Ph.D.) and Harvard Law School (LL.M.).

Lyou

Byung Woon Lyou
Professor, School of Law, Hongik University

Lyou, Byung-Woon, who is a Professor of Law at Hongik University and Attorney at Law (New York State), is studying and teaching international law (international economic law), international business transactions law and American law. He wrote international law textbooks and a number of papers, and drafted the Korean Automobile Lemon Law.

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Finalists

FINALISTS**

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Bo Kyung Lim, Shin & Kim
Dong Ryul Choi, Yulchon
Jung Keol Suh, Kim & Chang
Kevin Kim, Peter & Kim
Mike McClure, Herbert Smith Freehills
Pyoung Keun Song, Lee & Ko
Tony Dongwook Kang, Bae, Kim & Lee
Youbum Kim, Yoon & Yang

Foreign Lawyer of the Year
Chung-In Anthony Choi, Yulchon
Frank Shyn, Lee & Ko
Helen Hyunju Pak, Shin & Kim
Iksoo Kim, Greenberg Traurig
Jaewoo Lee, Ropes & Gray
Mike McClure, Herbert Smith Freehills
Myung-Ahn Kim, Yoon & Yang
Robin J. Baik, Kobre & Kim
Ted Yi, DLA Piper

In-House Lawyer of the Year
Hyounggon Kim, KIL
Jay Jorgensen, Coupang
Kang Hyuk Lee, Mirae Asset Daewoo
Moses Sye, Hyundai Corp

Managing Partner of the Year
Daniel Wonzo Lee, DLA Piper
Doo-Sik Kim, Shin & Kim
Jinsu Jeong, Yoon & Yang
Kye Sung Chung, Kim & Chang
Mike McClure, Herbert Smith Freehills
Seok Hoon Kang, Yulchon
Sungjin Kim, Bae, Kim & Lee
William Yongkyun Kim, Ropes & Gray

Woman Lawyer of the Year
Anna Chung, Shearman & Sterling
Dana Kim, Herbert Smith Freehills
Hye Jin Hwang, Yoon & Yang
Hyunjoo Oh, Lee & Ko
Nina H. Kim, Yulchon
Sarah Park, White & Case
Sookmi Lee, Shin & Kim
Theresa Huh, DLA Piper
Yunjoh Lee, Kim & Chang

Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
Eunhwa Jo, Kakao M
Matthew Kwon, Mirae Asset Daewoo
Moses Sye, Hyundai Corp
Okkyung Lee, McDonald's Korea

Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Byung Min Choi, Kim & Chang
DK Donghyun Kim, DLA Piper
Dohyung Kwon, Bae, Kim & Lee
Hyungsoo Kim, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Joongil Cho, Shin & Kim
Kang Dong-Won, KANG & Partners
Ken Nam, Herbert Smith Freehills
Kyung Gyoon Park, Lee & Ko
Mino Han, Peter & Kim
Yong Hee Yoon, Yulchon
Youngsu Park, Yoon & Yang

IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Credit Suisse
Hana Bank
Mirae Asset Daewoo

Construction and Heavy Industries In-House Team of the Year
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group
KIL

Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Kakao M
Samsung SDS

Manufacturing and Trade In-House Team of the Year
KIL
LG Chem
McDonald's Korea

Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Kakao M
Samsung SDS

Korea In-House Team of the Year
Credit Suisse
Hana Bank
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group
KIL
LG Chem
McDonald's Korea
Mirae Asset Daewoo

Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Accelsior Partners
D’LIGHT Law Group
KANG & Partners
LAB Partners
Peter & Kim
Yoon & Lee

Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Herbert Smith Freehills
KANG & Partners
Kim & Chang
LAB Partners
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
DR & AJU
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
LAB Partners
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
White & Case

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

International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
DR & AJU
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Peter & Kim
Shin & Kim
White & Case
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

International Deal Firm of the Year
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Herbert Smith Freehills
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Ropes & Gray
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

Korea Deal Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
LAB Partners
Lee & Ko
Yulchon

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

Korea Practice Foreign Law Firm of the Year
Al Tamimi & Company
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Ashurst
Beijing Cyan Law Firm
Gleiss Lutz
Nelson Mullins
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Zhong Yin Law Firm

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

Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
DR & AJU
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Kobre & Kim
LAB Partners
Lee & Ko
Peter & Kim
Shin & Kim
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

Maritime Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
DLA Piper
DR & AJU
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Yoon & Yang

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

Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
LAB Partners
Lee & Ko
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
DR & AJU
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
LAB Partners
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

Korea Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
DLA Piper
Kim & Chang
LAB Partners
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon

DEAL CATEGORIES

Debt Market Deal of the Year

Hyundai Capital's GMTN Programme
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Yulchon

Hyundai Capital's Issuance of Asset-Backed Securities
Law firms: Kim & Chang; King & Wood Mallesons; LAB Partners; Tiang & Partners

KEB Hana Bank's Commercial Paper Program in the U.S.
Law firm: Clifford Chance

KEXIM's Issuance of Bonds
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Lee & Ko
Banks: BNP Paribas; Citigroup; Crédit Agricole; HSBC; KEXIM Bank; Mirae Asset Daewoo; Mizuho Securities

KOGAS’ Issuance of Global Bonds
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang

Korea Development Bank's GMTN Programme
Law firms: Lee & Ko; Linklaters
Banks: BNP Paribas; Credit Suisse Securities; ING Bank N.V.; KDB Asia; KEXIM Asia; Société Générale; Standard Chartered Bank

LG Display's Issuance of Convertible Bonds
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Greenberg Traurig; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins

National Pension Service’s Investment in IMM Private Equity
Law firms: Lee & Ko; Yoon & Yang

Shinhan Card's Issuance of Asset-Backed Securities
Law firms: LAB Partners; Shin & Kim; Tiang & Partners

SK hynix's Issuance of Offshore Bonds
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton; Linklaters

Woori Bank's Issuance of Subordinated Notes
Law firm: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang

Equity Market Deal of the Year

Budweiser APAC’s HK IPO
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gilbert + Tobin; Kim & Chang; King & Wood Mallesons; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BNP Paribas; CICC; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; HSBC; J.P. Morgan; Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley

CJ CGV’s Pre-IPO Investment in China, Vietnam and Indonesia Operations
Law firms: Bizconsult Law Firm; Conyers Dill & Pearman; DHH Law Firm; King Wood Mallesons; SSEK Legal Consultants; Yulchon

ESR Cayman’s HK IPO
Law firms: Baker McKenzie, Commerce & Finance Law Offices, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Global Law Office, Kanga & Co, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Shin & Kim, Walkers, White & Case
Banks: Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley

Hanwha System's IPO
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Greenberg Traurig; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Yulchon
Banks: Citigroup; KIS; NH I&S

IMM PE’s Investment in Shinhan Financial Holdings
Law firms: Shin & Kim; Yulchon

JR Global REIT's IPO of Property Investment in Belgium
Law firms: Ashurst; Bae, Kim & Lee; Shin & Kim

Lotte REIT's IPO
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Yulchon
Banks: Hana Financial Investment; HSBC; KB Securities; KIS; Nomura; Samsung Securities

Shinhan Financial's Stock Exchange Scheme on Orange Life
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

SK Biopharmaceuticals's IPO
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Greenberg Traurig; Jipyong; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Citigroup; Hana Financial Investment; KIS; Morgan Stanley; NH I&S; SK Securities

SK Innovation's Acquisition of SK IE Technology Shares
Law firms: Lee & Ko; Wardyński & Partners

M&A Deal of the Year

Business Combination of Nikola and VectoIQ
Law firms: Greenberg Traurig; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Cowen Group; Morgan Stanley

Business Integration of Z Holdings and LINE
Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nakamura Tsunoda Matsumoto Law Office; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Takai & Partners; White & Case
Banks: JPMorgan Securities Japan; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Mizuho Securities

Daelim Industrial's Acquisition of Kraton Corp's Cariflex
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Paul Hastings
Banks: J.P. Morgan; UBS

Delivery Hero's Acquisition of Woowa Brothers
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; Shook Lin & Bok; Sullivan & Cromwell; WongPartnership; Yulchon

Hahn & Co’s Acquisition of Korean Air's In-flight Catering and Duty-Free Businesses
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko

Hyundai Motor Group's Joint Venture with Aptiv
Law firms: Ashurst; Kim & Chang; Jenner & Block; Latham & Watkins; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Banks: Citigroup; Goldman Sachs

Investment in ADNOC's Gas Pipelines in UAE
Law firms: Al Tamimi & Company; Ashurst; Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins; Maples Group; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

IS Dongseo’s Sale of Korea Rental Corp
Law firms: LAB Partners; Yulchon

KEB Hana Bank's Investment in BIDV in Vietnam
Law firm: Bae, Kim & Lee

Macquarie's Acquisition of Daesung Industrial Gases
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim
Banks: KSFC; Mirae Asset Daewoo; NH I&S; Shinhan Bank

Macquarie PE's Acquisition of LG CNS
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko

Prudential Financial's Sale of Prudential Life Insurance of Korea
Law firms: Debevoise & Plimpton; Yulchon
Bank: Goldman Sachs

Sale of SKC's Chemical Business
Law firms: Ashurst; Shin & Kim
Banks: Credit Suisse; HSBC

SK E&C's Acquisition of EMC Holdings
Law firm: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko

Project Finance Deal of the Year

ADNOC's Oil Infrastructure Project in UAE
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Kim & Chang

Busan Internal Ring's Urban Expressway Project
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Shin & Kim

Financing for Duo Sale and Leaseback of LNG Carriers
Law firms: Camilleri, Delia, Randon & Associates; Hill Dickinson; Yulchon

New Ansan Dual Subway Line PPP
Law firms: Kim & Chang, Lim, Chung & Suh

Nigeria LNG Train 7 Project
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Olaniwun Ajayi LP; White & Case

Norte II Power Project in Mexico
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Galicia Abogados, S.C.; Greenberg Traurig; Lee & Ko; Linklaters
Bank: KEXIM

North-East Light Rail Transit PPP
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim

Skyscraper Construction in Canada
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt

Upper Trishuli Hydropower Project in Nepal
Law firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Pioneer Law; RIAA Barker Gillette; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: ADB; AIIB; CDC; FMO; IFC; K-Sure; KDB; KEXIM; OFID; Proparco

Real Estate Deal of the Year

Acquisition of 72-story Office Building in Yeouido
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim

Acquisition of Namsan Square Building
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim

Acquisition of Young City in Seoul
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko

E-mart’s Sale of 13 Large-scale Stores
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim

IGIS Asset Management's Investment of Amazon Logistics Facility
Law firms: Nishimura & Asahi; Yulchon

Investment of Pan-European Warehouse Assets Portfolio
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim

JR Global REIT's IPO of Property Investment in Belgium
Law firms: Ashurst; Bae, Kim & Lee; Shin & Kim

Lotte REIT's IPO
Law Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Yulchon
Banks: Hana Financial Investment; HSBC; KB Securities; KIS; Nomura; Samsung Securities

Mirae Asset Global Investments' Acquisition of 15 U.S. Luxury Hotels
Law firms: Greenberg Traurig; Yulchon

Pacific Alliance Group's Acquisition of Grand Hyatt Seoul
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins

Sale and Leaseback of Hana Bank's HQ Buildling
Law firms: Kim, Chang & Lee; Lee & Ko

Sale of the State Tower Namsan
Law firms: Shin & Kim; Yulchon

Vestas AMC's Acquisition of Tour CBX in Paris
Law firms: Kim & Chang; Lacourte Raquin Tatar

Technology, Media & Telecommunications Deal of the Year

Hyundai Motor Group's Joint Venture with Aptiv
Law firms: Ashurst; Kim & Chang; Jenner & Block; Latham & Watkins; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Banks: Citigroup; Goldman Sachs

Investment of Hyundai Motor Group and Kia Motors Corporation in Ola and Ola Electric in India
Law firms: Ashurst; Khaitan & Co

LG Uplus’s Acquisition of CJ Hello
Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang

Merger of SK Broadband and t-broad
Law firms: Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim; Yulchon

**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 organizations. 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 Harmony at harmony.tam@thomsonreuters.com

* The above list will be updated as may be necessary. For queries about the shortlist, please email Harmony at harmony.tam@thomsonreuters.com.

Winners

WINNERS

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Dealmaker of the Year
Jae Young Chang, Shin & Kim

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Kevin Kim, Peter & Kim

Foreign Lawyer of the Year
Helen Hyunju Pak, Shin & Kim

In-House Lawyer of the Year
Jay Jorgensen, Coupang

Managing Partner of the Year
Sungjin Kim, Bae, Kim & Lee

Woman Lawyer of the Year
Hyunjoo Oh, Lee & Ko

Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
Eunhwa Jo, Kakao M

Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Byung Min Choi, Kim & Chang

IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Mirae Asset Daewoo

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

Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Samsung SDS

Manufacturing and Trade In-House Team of the Year
McDonald's Korea

Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Samsung SDS

Korea In-House Team of the Year
LG Chem

FIRM CATEGORIES

Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Lee & Ko

Boutique Law Firm of the Year
D’LIGHT Law Group

Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Shin & Kim

Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills

Insurance Law Firm of the Year
Lee & Ko

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
Kim & Chang

Korea Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang

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
Lee & Ko

Maritime Law Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee

Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
Yoon & Yang

Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang

Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Yoon & Yang

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

Korea Development Bank's GMTN Programme

Law firms: Lee & Ko; Linklaters
Banks: BNP Paribas; Credit Suisse Securities; ING Bank N.V.; KDB Asia; KEXIM Asia; Société Générale; Standard Chartered Bank

Equity Market Deal of the Year

Budweiser APAC’s HK IPO

Law firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gilbert + Tobin; Kim & Chang; King & Wood Mallesons; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BNP Paribas; CICC; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; HSBC; J.P. Morgan; Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley

M&A Deal of the Year

Business Integration of Z Holdings and LINE

Law firms: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nakamura Tsunoda Matsumoto Law Office; Nishimura & Asahi; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Takai & Partners; White & Case
Banks: JPMorgan Securities Japan; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Mizuho Securities

Project Finance Deal of the Year

ADNOC's Oil Infrastructure Project in UAE

Law firms: Allen & Overy; Kim & Chang; Linklaters

Real Estate Deal of the Year

Mirae Asset Global Investments' Acquisition of 15 U.S. Luxury Hotels

Law firms: Greenberg Traurig; Yulchon

Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year

Delivery Hero's Acquisition of Woowa Brothers

Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; Shook Lin & Bok; Sullivan & Cromwell; WongPartnership; Yulchon

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Asian Legal Business is proud to present the 8th edition of the ALB Korea Law Awards. Due to extraordinary circumstances happening this year, ALB is putting together a unique platform by which it will still be able to fulfill its long-standing commitment to pay tribute to Korea's finest and brightest legal minds. On 12 November 2020, a virtual awards ceremony will be enjoyed by finalists and special guests in the comfort of their own homes.

Let's get to know some of the finalists and their best practices that make their teams resilient and responsive and in the face of the global health crisis.

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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.

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 virtual awards ceremony in November 12 2020.

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.

What are the award categories that I can take part in?

Any law firms, in-house teams or individuals may take part in multiple award categories if appropriate. The researchers reserve the right to move entries from one category to another if they feel it appropriate. The researchers’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Who will be on the judging panel for ALB Korea Law Awards?

There will be an independent judging panel of at least 25 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 ALB 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.

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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.

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Asian Legal Business – Law Awards

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