Kim & Chang shone at ALB’s inaugural annual Korea Law Awards 2013, picking up eight awards, including Korea Deal Firm of the Year and Korea Law Firm of the Year.
Held at the Grand Hyatt in Seoul on Nov. 14, the event recognised Korea’s best law firms, lawyers and in-house teams across a total of 17 categories. The evening brought together more than 150 lawyers, in-house counsel, bankers, CEOs, academics and members of the judiciary.
The evening also entertained lawyers from international firms, after the signing of the U.S. and EU free-trade agreements with Korea have led foreign firms to set up shop in Seoul. Linklaters stood out among the rest, snapping up the Foreign Law Firm of the Year award.
The M&A Deal of the Year award went to the sale of a controlling stake in Himart Co to Lotte Shopping Co for 1.25 trillion won ($1.1 billion), which involved law firms Yulchon and Lee & Ko.
It was a successful night for Citibank Korea, which was voted the Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year, as well as the Shin & Kim Award In-House Team of the Year.
The event also celebrated individual excellence, with Jay Hwan Im from CJ E&M crowned the Bae, Kim & Lee Award In-House Lawyer of the Year. Bae, Kim & Lee’s Dong Woo Seo took home the award for Dealmaker of the Year, while Kim & Chang’s Kye Sung Chung won the coveted Managing Partner of the Year award.
The final list of winners is as follows:
|
Award |
Winners |
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Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year |
Kim & Chang |
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Construction Law Firm of the Year |
Bae, Kim & Lee |
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Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year |
Kim & Chang |
|
IP Law Firm of the Year |
Kim & Chang |
|
IT/Telecoms Law Firm of the Year |
Lee & Ko |
|
Deal Law Firm of the Year |
Kim & Chang |
|
Managing Partner of the Year |
Kye Sung Chung - Kim & Chang |
|
Foreign Law Firm of the Year |
Linklaters |
|
Korea Law Firm of the Year |
Kim & Chang |
|
Debt Market Deal of the Year |
Doosan Infracore Co's Senior Capital Securities Offering Firms: Allen & Overy; Kim & Chang; Linklaters; Norton Rose; Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Walkers Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Hana Bank; J.P. Morgan; Korea Development Bank; Woori Bank |
|
Equity Market Deal of the Year |
Acquisition of Equity Shares of ArcelorMittal Mining, Canada Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Norton Rose; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt; Shearman & Sterling; Shin & Kim Banks: Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley |
|
M&A Deal of the Year |
Sale of Shares in Himart Co to Lotte Shopping Co Firms: Lee & Ko; Yulchon Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Korea Securities; Goldman Sachs |
|
Dealmaker of the Year |
Dong Woo Seo - Bae, Kim & Lee |
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Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year |
Citibank Korea |
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Construction In-House Team of the Year |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
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Bae, Kim & Lee Award In-House Lawyer of the Year |
Jay Hwan Im - CJ E&M |
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Shin & Kim Award In-House Team of the Year |
Citibank Korea |
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