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Kyungjoon Min

Attorney at Law

T. +82-2-2251-7540

F. +82-2-555-5008

E. kjmin@classhklaw.com

Overview

As a member of the International Legal Department of the Ministry of Justice, Attorney Min worked on multiple international investor-state disputes (ISD) that were filed by US private equity funds, Swiss elevator companies, US real estate agencies, etc., and gave advice to Korean companies expanding overseas. After joining the ClassHankyul, Attorney Min has been responsible for corporate legal affairs and construction/real estate matters with a focus on M&As, international transactions/investment, rehabilitations, fair trade, etc.

Experience

  1. 2017 Passed 6th Attorney Bar Exam
  2. 2017 ~ 2018 Public interest lawyer, Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office
  3. 2018 ~ 2020 Public interest lawyer, International Legal Affairs Division (International Dispute Response Division) of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Justice
  4. 2020 Partner, CLASS
  5. 2023 Partner Attorney at Law, ClassHankyul
  6. Miscellaneous experience
  7. 2019 Minister of Justice Award
  8. 2022 Superior Startup Advisor, Ministry of Justice

Education

  1. 2006 Gyeonggi High School
  2. 2011 Seoul National University College of Business, Business Administration Department
  3. 2017 Seoul National University Law School
  4. 2018 Ph.D., Seoul National University College of Law

Representative Matters

Corporate law including M&As
- Advice on domestic telecom companies investing in Hong Kong cloud companies
- Advice on sale of buildings by domestic semiconductor companies
- Advice on major shareholders’ equity in F&B company
- Advice on acquisition of computer software company
- Advice on acquisition of F&B company
- Advice on acquisition of LCC airline
- Advice on acquisition of golf course operator
- Advice on de-listing, etc. for listed companies
- Advice on insurance claims related to executive liability for US insurance companies
- Advice on intellectual property rights for US database companies
- Advice on the Personal Information Protection Act, etc., in relation to My Data
- Litigation representative for domestic telecom companies regarding 5G
- Counsel in criminal cases related stock price manipulation and non-capital M&A
- Litigation representative for cases involving injunctions prohibiting issuance of new shares, suspension of validity for new shares, confirmation of invalid shareholder rights, general meetings of shareholders, etc.

International investment/transactions, international arbitration
- Handled international ISD case related to US Lone Star Fund’s sale of Korea Exchange Bank
- Handled international ISD case by the US Elliott Fund regarding the Samsung C&T merger
- Handled ISD case related to Swiss elevator company Schindler Group’s management dispute with Hyundai Elevator
- Handled international ISD case by the US Gayle Investment regarding the Songdo development
- Advice on international trade contracts involving investments by foreigners, establishment of branch offices in Korea, exclusive distribution agreements, etc.

Construction/real estate
- Advice for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Legal due diligence and consultations for building sales
- Advice on golf course sales
- Advice on the sale of overseas resorts in the Philippines
- Advice and litigation representation regarding overseas energy development projects
- Advices regarding the development of complex use sites in the Wirye district
- Advices regarding private expressway companies
- Litigation representative for real estate developers in conflicts over real estate development fees
- Litigation representative for land disputes related to urban management planning
- Litigation representative for cases involving hotel sales
- Litigation representative for cases involving the Urban Environment Improvement Project Association
- Litigation representative for cases involving construction completion inspections and real estate sales
- Litigation representative for cases involving waste disposal
- Litigation representative for cases involving real estate expropriation
- Litigation representative for cases involving superficies, rights of way, registration of ownership transfer, etc.

Fair trade
- Litigation representative for Plaintiff in case involving bid collusion for POSCO transportation services
- Response to KFTC investigation into bid collusion for KEPCO manhole covers
- Response to KFTC investigation into violations of the Subcontracting Act regarding partner companies of Samsung Electronics
- Representation regarding report to KFTC on violations of the Subcontracting Act in relation to the supply of mechanical devices in power plants by heavy industry companies
- Consultation on US database company software tie-in sales
- Representation regarding report to KFTC on the authorized dealerships of foreign sanitary product companies

Rehabilitation / bankruptcy
- Advice on rehabilitation for construction company
- Representation and consultation on rehabilitation and sale of golf course
- Representation and consultation on rehabilitation and sale of set-top box manufacturer
- Advice on rehabilitation for system software company
- Representation regarding rehabilitation for furniture manufacturer