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    Welcome to the ALB Korea Law Awards 2015
     

    Date:     Friday, November 13, 2015 

    Time:    6:30pm sharp, cocktail

    Venue:  Grand Hyatt Seoul - Regency Room

                 322 Sowol-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

    •  Sumptuous gala dinner, free flowing wine and beer
    • Korea's leading investment bankers, solicitors, in house counsel, barristers, judiciary and        business leaders
    •  Winners announced and invited on stage to collect their awards
    •  Live entertainment
    •  Dramatic awards ceremony to reveal winners

    ALB Korea Law Awards 2015 will be held on November 13, and will recognize the excellence and outstanding achievements of Korea's leading law firms and in-house legal teams as well as the top deals and dealmakers of 2014-2015.

    The third annual Korean Law Awards will once again attract Korea's most influential solicitors, in-house counsel, investment bankers, judiciary and CEOs, who will assemble to celebrate with the winners as they accept their awards on stage. The event is the culmination of the months of intensive research that preceded this important event. Winner information remained confidential until the awards ceremony itself, where they will be revealed over a gala black-tie dinner.

    Across Asia, the ALB Law Awards series is well established as the most important event on the legal industry calendar and we look forward to welcoming you in Korea in 2015.

    For information about the event, please email Tracy Li at tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com, or call +852 2847 2046.

     

                                                                                               

    GUEST OF HONOUR

     

    Mr. Daehwan (Larry) JO

    President

     In-House Counsel Forum (IHCF)

     

    Daehwan (Larry) JO is President of the In-House Counsel Forum (IHCF) which was founded in 1998.  Larry is Vice President, Compliance Officer/Senior Legal Counsel and Chief Consumer Officer of MetLife Korea.  He was Compliance Officer of MetLife Asia Pacific in Hong Kong, leading and coordinating general legal, compliance, regulatory, risk management support.  Prior to joining MetLife, Larry was an attorney at Bae, Kim & Lee, and his practicing covered a wide range of areas including energy, IT and Finance. In particular, he focused on domestic and overseas corporate transactions, corporate restructuring and M&A, foreign investment as well as joint venture establishment and operation.  He is a member of New York and Korea bars, and part of a panel of arbitrators at Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.  He is also a licensed patent agent and tax accountant. 

    Welcome to the ALB Korea Law Awards 2015 
     

     

    Deal Award categories

    1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
    2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
    3. M&A Deal of the Year
    4. Real Estate Deal of the Year 
    5. Dealmaker of the Year
    6. Korea Deal of the Year

    In-House Award categories

    1. Construction In House Team of the Year
    2. Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
    3. Korea In-House Lawyer of the Year
    4. Kim & Chang Award Korea In-House Team of the Year

    Firm Award categories 

    1. Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
    2. Best Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
    3. Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    4. Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
    5. Deal Firm of the Year
    6. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    7. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    8. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
    9. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    10. Tax & Trust Law Firm of the Year
    11. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    12. International Law Firm of the Year
    13. Managing Partner of the Year
    14. Korea Law Firm of the Year
    Welcome to the ALB Korea Law Awards 2015
     

     

    Nominations are now open. Deadline for nominations is the 25 September 2015 (Friday). 

     

    Please contact Tracy Li at tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com or call (+852)2847 2046.

     

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    GENERAL GUIDELINES

     

     

    1.   All nominations must be written in the ALB nomination form. The same must be submitted on or before September 25, 2015. ALB will not   accept entries written in any other forms.
    2.    Work includes any transactions/deals/projects completed, cases handled, disputes settled and other legal services provided within the organisation or otherwise.
    3.   Entries to any categories must have been completed or announced within the period of 1 June 2014 to 31 May 2015.
    4.    Leading law firms and in-house legal departments are invited by e-mail to nominate across various categories.
    5.  Documents supplementary to the information provided in the nomination form may be submitted within the nomination period. No  supplementary information will be accepted after the nomination deadline.
    6.   Clients or contact persons provided in the nomination form may be contacted by ALB, without prior notice to the nominating organisation. It is advisable that only the names of clients whose consent for this purpose has been obtained are listed in the nomination form.
    7.   Self-nominations by organizations or individuals are accepted.
    8.Nomination forms are strictly private and confidential and are shared only by the event organizer (ALB) and the judging panel.
    9. The ALB team passes the nomination data to the external panel of judges, who examine the information and vote. The judges’ votes are aggregated to calculate the winner in each category.
    10.  The judges' votes are final.
    11.  Any judges involved in a specific deal or category are disqualified from voting for a related award category.

     

    COMPOSITION OF JUDGING PANEL

     

                The judging panel consists of the general panel and the special expertise panel. It is composed of approximately 25-30 reputable members from the legal academia, in-house teams, law firms, legal associations or business leagues, whose identities are kept confidential prior to the awarding ceremony.

     

    JUDGING PROCESS

     

                The panel of judges is given one week to evaluate the accomplishments of nominees based on a research summary provided by ALB. The judges select the top three finalists for every category. A score allocated by a judge to a finalist with which or with whom he has an apparent conflict of interest is considered void.

                               

                The finalist in every category who obtains the highest score wins.

     

    CATEGORIES

     

    Deal Award Categories

     

    1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
    2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
    3. M&A Deal of the Year
    4. Real Estate Deal of the Year 
    5. Dealmaker of the Year
    6. Korea Deal of the Year 

     

    Specific Guidelines

     

    1.To qualify for deal categories, a deal must have significant Korea element. "Korea element" would mean any of the following: 
     
    • Any of the parties represented in the deal must be based in Korea.
    • The contract/deal was executed/signed in Korea.
    • The contract/deal must be in any way related to Korea.
    2.A nominating organization may submit up to three (3) deals within each of the first four deal categories.
    3.The winner of any deal categories automatically becomes a finalist for the Korea Deal of the Year, and the finalist obtaining the highest score wins.

     

    Criteria

    1.Size - the volume of the deal in USD, the minimum financial value of the deal require for individual deal category:
     
    • Debt Market Deal of the Year: US$500 million or above
    • Equity Market Deal of the Year: US$200 million or above
    • M&A Deal of the Year: US$500 million or above
    • Real Estate Deal of the Year: US$200 million or above
    2Complexity - the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structure 
    3.Innovation/improvement - the degree to which the work involved original or improved techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or   regulations
    4.Breadth - the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries
    5.Impact/significance - the degree by which the stakeholders/bench and bar/community at large is affected
    6. Timescope - the major portion of the deal should be completed between 1 June 2014 to 31 May 2015.
    7.  Third-party award(s)/recognition

     

    In-House Award Categories

     

    1. Construction In House Team of the Year
    2. Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
    3. Korea In-House Lawyer of the Year
    4. Kim & Chang Award Korea In-House Team of the Year 
    Specific Guidelines 
     
    1.All in-house teams with physical office in Korea are qualified for in-house categories.
    2.An in-house team can nominate only one of its lawyers for In-House Lawyer of the Year.
    3.A third-party nomination is considered only when the third-party nominee's team has not nominated for the category
    4.All in-house team nominations automatically qualify for the  In-House Team of the Year Award.
     
    Criteria 
     
    1. Team size
    2.Complexity - the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures
    3. Innovation/improvement - the degree to which the work involved original or improved techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or       regulations
    4.Breadth - the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries
    5.Impact/significance - the degree by which the stakeholders/bench and bar/community at large is affected
    6.No. of transactions/deals/projects completed, successful cases handled, disputes settled and legal services provided within the organization
    7.Top three significant deal involvement within the period of 1 June 2014 to 31 May 2015  

     

    Firm Award Categories 

     

    1. Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
    2. Best Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
    3. Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    4. Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
    5. Deal Firm of the Year
    6. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    7. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    8. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
    9. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    10. Tax & Trust Law Firm of the Year
    11. Technology, Media and Telecommunicataions Law Firm of the Year
    12. Internetional Law Firm of the Year
    13. Managing Partner of the Year
    14. Korea Law Firm of the Year 

     Specific Guidelines 

    1. All law firms with physical office in Korea are qualified for any firm categories.
    2.Key work highlights and third party recognition, in the relevant practice area. This covers work leading up to 31st May 2015, but can include         law firms who opened in Korea AFTER June 1st 2014
    3.Boutique Law Firm of the Year - Applicable only to Korean law firms which have no more than 40 fee earners.
    4. Best Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year - A Korean law firms who has overseas practice.
    5.Deal Firm of the Year - Law firms with physical offices in Korea with at least 10 completed cross-border transactions (from across all practice         areas) from 1 June 2014 through 31 May 2015, with a minimum deal size of US$200 million.
    6. Managing Partner of the Year - Applicable only to managing partners who are based in Korea; we will only accept one nomination from each         firm. A third-party nomination is considered only when the third-party nominee's firm has not nominated for the category.
    7.

    Korea Law Firms of the Year - The winner of any firm categories automatically becomes a finalist for the Korea Law Firm of the Year, and the       finalist obtaining the highest score wins.   

     

    Criteria 

    1.Team size (fee earners only)
    2.Key hires/departures (when applicable)
    3.Complexity - the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures
    4.Innovation/improvement - the degree to which the work involved original or improved techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or           regulations
    5.Breadth - the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries
    6.Impact/significance - the degree by which the stakeholders/bench and bar/community at large is affected
    7.Third-party award(s)/recognition
    8. No. of transactions completed (when applicable)
    9.Volume of completed transactions in USD (when applicable)

     

    IMPORTANT DATES 

     

    September 4, 2015Opening of nominations
    September 25, 2015Deadline for nominations (Please submit nomination forms toTracy Li at tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com)
    Early of October , 2015Announcement of finalists at http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/korea-law-awards-2015
    November 13, 2015Awarding ceremony

     

    For inquiries, you may contact: Tracy LiSenior Awards and Operations ManagerLegal Media Group Thomson ReutersEmail: tracy.li@thomsonreuters.comPhone: (852) 2847 2046 

     

     

     

     

    Welcome to the ALB Korea Law Awards 2015
     

     THE SHORTLIST*

     

    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year

    Doosan Heavy Industries' Note Offering

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Yoon & Yang

    Banks: HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Morgan Stanley & Co International

     

    Kookmin Bank's Note Issuance

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    Banks: Barclays; BNP Paribas; BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; KDB Daewoo Securities Co; Standard Chartered Bank

     

    Korea East-West Power Co's Senior Unsecured Note Issuance, Offering and Sale

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

     

    Korea Eximbank's Dual-Tranche Note Offering

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Kim & Chang

    Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; HSBC; J.P. Morgan; Royal Bank of Scotland; Samsung Securities Co

     

    ORPIC's Project Finance Facilities

    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Bae, Kim & Lee; Clifford Chance; Trowers & Hamlin

    Banks: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank; Bank Dhofar, Bank Muscat; Bank Sohar; Export-Import Bank of Korea; HSBC; KfW IPEX-Bank; National Bank of Oman; National Commercial Bank; Oman Arab Bank;  Qatar National Bank; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp

     

    Refinancing for Airport Railroad Private Participation Project

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko; Sechang & Co

    Banks: Industrial Bank of Korea; Kookmin Bank

    Accounting firm: Samil PwC

     

    Shinhan Bank's Note Offering

    Law firms: Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Banks: BNP Paribas, Hong Kong Branch; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch International; Shinhan Asia; Shinhan Investment Corp

     

    Shinhan Card Co's Cross-border ABS Issuance

    Law firms: Jones Day; Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim; Walkers

    Banks: DBS Bank; Standard Chartered Bank

     

    The Republic of Korea's Dual-Tranche Multi-currency Note Offering

    Law firms: Kim & Chang; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Lee & Ko; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; Goldman Sachs International Bank; J.P. Morgan Securities; Korea Development Bank; Samsung Securities Co

     

    Equity Market Deal of the Year

     

    CGN Meiya Power's IPO

    Law firms: Clifford Chance (Hong Kong); Conyers Dill & Pearman (Hong Kong); Grandall Law Firm; JiaYuan Law Offices; Kim & Chang; Linklaters (Hong Kong)

    Banks: BOCI Asia; Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong); HSBC; ICBC International Capital; ICBC International Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Morgan Stanley & Co International; Morgan Stanley Asia

    Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

     

    Cheil Industries' IPO

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Korea Securities; Hana Daetoo Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East), Seoul Branch; KB Investment & Securities Co; KDB Daewoo Securities; Samsung Securities Co; Shinhan Investment Corp; Woori Investment & Securities Co

     

    CS Wind's IPO

    Law firm: Shin & Kim

    Banks: Mirae Asset Securities; Samsung Securities Co

     

    Daum Kakao's Back Door Listing

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Yulchon

    Bank: Samsung Securities Co

     

    Samsung SDS' IPO

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Paul Hastings; Shin & Kim

    Banks: Goldman Sachs (Asia), Seoul Branch; Goldman Sachs Group; JPMorgan Chase & Co; Korea Investment & Securities Co

     

    SK E&S' Hybrid Securities Offering

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Banks: Barclays; Citigroup Global Markets; Goldman Sachs International Bank; J.P. Morgan Securities; UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch

     

    M&A Deal of the Year

     

    Aramco's Acquisition of 24 Percent Stake in S-OIL

    Law firms:Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko

     

    BS Financial Group's Acquisition of Kyongnam Bank

    Law firms: Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim

     

    Citigroup Korea and Citibank Korea's Merger

    Law firm: Shin & Kim

     

    Daum and Kakao's Merger

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Yulchon

    Bank: Samsung Securities

     

    Hanwha Group's Acquisition of Samsung Chemical, Defense Units

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko; Yulchon

    Accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young

     

    Hanwha SolarOne's Acquisition of Hanwha Q CELLS

    Law firms: Debevoise & Plimpton; O'Melveny & Myers; Paul Hastings

    Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse (USA)

     

    Harim-JKL Consortium's Acquisition of Pan Ocean

    Law firms: Kim & Chang; Yulchon

     

    JB Financial Group's Acquisition of Kwangju Bank

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim

     

    KEB Card's Spin-off and Merger with Hana SK Card

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Lee & Ko

     

    Kia Motors' Investment on Mexico Auto Plant

    Law firms: Ashurst; Basham, Ringe y Correa

     

    Lotte's Acquisition of KT Rental

    Law firm: Yulchon

     

    NH Financial Group's Acquisition of Stake from Woori 

    Law firm: Kim & Chang

     

    Project Fund's Acquisition of SK E&S' Three Subsidiaries

    Law firms: Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim

    Bank: Deutsche Bank

     

    Samchully's Acquisition of 34 Percent Stake in Cardinal Gas Services

    Law firm: Clifford Chance; Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co

     

    Woori Bank and Woori Finance Holdings' Merger

    Law firm: Shin & Kim

     

    Real Estate Deal of the Year

     

    Deutsche Asset Management's Acquisition of Olive Tower

    Law firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko

     

    Development of Public Housing through REITs

    Law firm: Kim & Chang

    Banks: Woori Investment & Securities

     

    GIC and CPPIB's Acquisition of D-Cube Department Store

    Law firm: Kim & Chang

     

    Financing for the Acquisition of Olive Tower

    Law firms: Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Yoon & Yang

     

    Financing for the Grand Wilshire Development Project

    Law firm: Kim & Chang

     

    IGIS's Acquisition of Assets in Washington D.C., Montreal, Paris

    Law firm: Shin & Kim

     

    Mirae Asset Global's Acquisition of 1801 K Street NW in Washington D.C.

    Law firm: Yulchon

     

    Mirae Asset Global's Acquisition of Fairmont Orchid Hotel

    Law firm: Yulchon

     

    Qatar Fund's Acquisition of HSBC Tower

    Law firm: Shin & Kim

     

    Sale and Leaseback of Lotte's Seven Branches

    Law firms: Shin & Kim; Yulchon

     

    Samsung SRA's Investment on German Real Estate

    Law firms: Ashurst; Bae, Kim & Lee; Hueking Kühn Lüer Wojtek; Willkie Farr & Gallagher

     

    Dealmaker of the Year

    Ri Bong Han - Bae, Kim & Lee

    Jong Koo Park - Kim & Chang

    Woo Young Jung - Lee & Ko

    Hyun Ju Helen Pak - Shin & Kim

    Youngjin Sohn - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Hee Woong Yoon - Yulchon

     

    Korea Deal of the Year

    To be announced on the night

     

     IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

     

    Construction In-House Team of the Year

    Hyundai Heavy Industries

    Samsung Engineering Co

     

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

    CJ E&M

    Google Korea

    Oracle Korea

    Seoul Broadcasting System

    SK Hynix

    The Walt Disney Co (Korea)

     

    Korea In-House Lawyer of the Year

    Paul Lee - Cantara Global Corporation

    David Linton - CJ E&M

    Joong Won Kim - Hanwha Group

    Hae-Yeon Yoon - Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Korea

    Hana Kim - The Walt Disney Co (Korea)

     

    Kim & Chang Award In-House Team of the Year

    CJ E&M

    Google Korea

    Hyundai Heavy Industries

    Korea Investment Corp

    Oracle Korea

    Samsung Engineering Co

    Seoul Broadcasting System

    SK Hynix

    The Walt Disney Co (Korea)

     

    FIRM CATEGORIES

     

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year

    Bae, Kim & Lee

    Kim & Chang

    Lee & Ko

    Shin & Kim

    Yoon & Yang

    Yulchon    

     

    Best Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year

    Bae, Kim & Lee

    Shin & Kim

    Yulchon

     

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Minwho Law Firm

    Sigong Law

     

    Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    Bae, Kim & Lee

    DLA Piper

    Kim & Chang

    Lee & Ko

    Lee International IP & Law Group

    Shin & Kim

    Yoon & Yang

    Yulchon

     

    Deal Firm of the Year

    Bae, Kim & Lee

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    DLA Piper

    Kim & Chang

    Lee & Ko

    Yoon & Yang

    Yulchon

     

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    Bae, Kim & Lee

    Covington & Burling

    Kim & Chang

    Lee & Ko

    Lee International IP & Law Group

    Minwho Law firm

    Ropes & Gray

    Shin & Kim

    Yoon & Yang

    Yulchon

     

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

    Bae, Kim & Lee

    DLA Piper

    Kim & Chang

    Lee & Ko

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

    Shin & Kim

    Yoon & Yang

    Yulchon

     

    International Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    Clifford Chance

    Covington & Burling

    DLA Piper

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Linklaters

    Ropes & Gray

    Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Stephenson Harwood

     

    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

    DLA Piper

    Kim & Chang

    Lee & Ko

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

    Shin & Kim

    Yoon & Yang

    Yulchon

     

    Managing Partner of the Year

    Sung Jin Kim - Bae, Kim & Lee

    William H.Y. Park - Covington & Burling

    Daniel W. Lee - DLA Piper

    Lewis McDonald - Herbert Smith Freehills

    Kye Sung Chung - Kim & Chang

    William Yongkyun Kim - Ropes & Gray

    Sai Ree Yun - 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

    K&L Gates

    Kim & Chang

    Lee & Ko

    Shin & Kim

    Yoon & Yang

    Yulchon

     

    Korea Law Firm of the Year

    To be announced on the night

     

     

    *COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION – BANKS, ACCOUNTANTS AND LEGAL ADVISERS: Please note that the inclusion of banks, accounting firms and legal advisors in the abovementioned 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 the omitted party. For any missing or improperly listed parties, please email mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com.

     
     
     
     
     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     

    WINNERS

     

    Deal Categories

     

    DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR

     

    Korea Eximbank's Dual-Tranche Note Offering

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Kim & Chang

    Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; HSBC; J.P. Morgan; Royal Bank of Scotland; Samsung Securities Co

     

    EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR

     

    Daum Kakao's Back Door Listing

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Yulchon

    Bank: Samsung Securities Co

     

    M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR

     

    Daum and Kakao's Merger

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Yulchon

    Bank: Samsung Securities Co

     

    REAL ESTATE DEAL OF THE YEAR

     

    Development of Public Housing through REITs

    Law firm: Kim & Chang

    Bank: Woori Investment & Securities Co

     

    KOREA DEAL OF THE YEAR

     

    Daum and Kakao's Merger

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Yulchon

    Bank: Samsung Securities Co

     

    DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR

    Ri Bong Han - Bae, Kim & Lee

     

    In-House Categories

     

    CONSTRUCTION IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    Hyundai Heavy Industries

     

    TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    CJ E&M

     

    KOREA IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR

    Hae-Yeon Yoon - Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Korea

     

    KIM & CHANG AWARD KOREA IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    CJ E&M

     

     

     

    Firm Categories

     

    BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Kim & Chang

     

    BEST OVERSEAS PRACTICE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Yulchon

     

    BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Minwho Law Firm

     

    CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Kim & Chang

     

    DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Kim & Chang

     

    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Kim & Chang

     

    INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Bae, Kim & Lee

     

    LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Kim & Chang

     

    LITIGATION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Kim & Chang

     

    TAX AND TRUSTS LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Yulchon

     

    TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Kim & Chang

     

    INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Ropes & Gray

     

    MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR

    Sai Ree Yun  - Yulchon

     

    KOREA LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Kim & Chang

    Welcome to 
     

    About the event

     

     Tracy Li

    Senior Awards and Operations Manager

    Phone: (852) 2847 2046

    Email: tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com

     

     

    For sponsorship opportunities

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    Account Manager

    Sweet & Maxwell

    Phone: (852) 2847 2016

     

    Email: henry.cheng@thomsonreuters.com

    Welcome to ALB Korea Law Awards 2015
     

    Date:   Friday, 13 November, 2015

    Venue: The Grand Hyatt, Seoul - Regency Room

                    322 Sowol-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

     

     Price of table / seat includes: 

    •   Drinks reception
    •   Four-course gourmet dinner
    •   Unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks
    •   Gala black tie award ceremony announcing the winners of each award

     

    About the event

     Tracy Li

    Senior Awards and Operations Manager

    Phone: (852) 2847 2046

    Email: tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com

     

    Welcome to ALB Korea Law Awards 2015

    GRAND HYATT SEOUL

    322 Sowol-ro, Yongsan-gu

    Seoul, South Korea, 04347,

    Tel: +82 2 797 1234 , Fax: +82 2 798 6953

     

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