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Sang Goo Han Partner
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Sang Goo Han is a partner at Yoon & Yang. His main practice areas are M&A, corporate restructuring, and corporate law.
Since the onset of his practice in 1999, Mr. Han accumulated a wealth of professional expertise and experience by largely focusing on matter of M&A, corporate restructuring (including rehabilitation and bankruptcy), and corporate law. Widely recognized in the areas above, he has been selected as a leading lawyer in several international institutions, including Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific, and IFLR 1000.

Experience

  • 2003-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2021-present Director, Insolvency Law Institute of Korea
  • 2020-23 Member, Asset Acquisition Deliberation Committee, Korea Asset Management Corporation
  • 1999-03 Roh & Yang
  • 1999 Judge, Seoul Central District Court
  • 1997-99 Judge, Sungnam Branch, Suwon District Court
  • 1994-97 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army

Education

  • 2003-04 Santa Clara University School of Law, Visiting Researcher
  • 1994 Judicial Research and Training Institute
  • 1991 Seoul National University College of Law, LL.B.

Representative Matters

  • Advised in several litigation cases on a profit and loss settlement between between bond financial institutions in respect of the walkout procedure, and on the proceeds of the sale of loan claims (represented Woori Bank, Shinhan Bank, and others)
  • Represented an overseas creditor in respect of the rehabilitation and bankruptcy procedure of Hanjin Shipping
  • Advised and represented STX Engine in respect of the rehabilitation process of STX Heavy Industries
  • Advised on the dispute and represented STX Engine in an arbitration case in respect of the proceeds of the disposal of STX France between STX Engine and STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
  • Represented Sungdong Shipbuilding in an arbitration case in respect of its rehabilitation procedure
  • Advised CammSys on an investment from a Vietnamese company
  • Advised HB Technology on the acquisition of LET
  • Advised on the split-off of KMAC and the sale of the split entity
  • Advised on the sale of Sancheong
  • Advised HB Entertainment on an inbound investment
  • Advised Metanet MCC on the investment from MAGELLAN ASIA B.V.
  • Advised AT Kearney Korea on the acquisition of Daewoo Information Systems
  • Advised Metanet MCC on the acquisition of S&J Networks
  • Advised on the M&A (sale and acquisition) of a rehabilitation company: Resom Resort, IGM Institute of Global Management, Dongmyun Gilgwang (currently Dong-il CNE), Dongyang Telecom, BNB Sungwon, Seoulim Highpack, Woori Cicar, Powernet, Knowledge On, Dongah
  • Construction Industrial, Chungnam Bangjeok, Kookje, and others
  • Advised on the sale of real estate for restructuring purposes: New Core real estate Sale & Lease Back, the sale of Avatar Building, the sale of Techno Mart Building

Awards

  • Highly Regarded, M&A; Restructuring and insolvency, IFLR1000 (2014-2016, 2018-2024)
  • Leading Individual, Restructuring/Insolvency, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific (2015, 2020-2023)
  • Leading Lawyer, Restructuring and insolvency, asialaw (2014-15, 2020-2023/24)
  • Outstanding Lawyer, Client Service Excellence Restructuring and insolvency, asialaw (2021)
  • Leading Individuals, Corporate/M&A, Chambers and Partners Global (2013-2015)
  • Leading Individual, Corporate/M&A, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific (2013-2014)

Publications

  • On the New Unified Insolvency Act, Asialaw, 2005
  • Debtor Rehabilitation in Korea - Back from the Brink, Asialaw, 2008
  • Cross-border insolvency proceedings, International Financial Law Review, the 2009 guide to Insolvency and Restructuring, 2009
  • Korean chapter contribution - Getting the Deal through, Restructuring & Insolvency in jurisdictions worldwide, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Insolvency and Corporate Reorganisation Survey 2014, IFLR, 2014

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