YOON&YANG

Jason W. Lee Senior Foreign Attorney

TEL 82 2 6003 7074
FAX 82 2 6003 7009
E-MAIL jason.w.lee@yoonyang.com

Mr. Lee has extensive experience advising strategic and financial investor clients on a wide range of corporate and mergers and acquisitions transactions, including leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, business sales and divestitures, internal reorganizations, minority equity investments, and PIPEs. Mr. Lee’s experience includes transactions in diverse industries, including banking, asset management, insurance, technology, manufacturing, logistics, mining, real estate, and healthcare.

Mr. Lee has also advised many multinational enterprises on a wide spectrum of customs and international trade matters, including complex customs valuation matters, FTA origin verifications, FX Transaction Law issues, criminal investigations, export control issues, and general compliance matters. Mr. Lee has been involved in a number of landmark customs matters in Korea.

Experience

2022-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2012-22 Kim & Chang
2010-12 Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
2005-10 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
2003-05 Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
2000-02 Salomon Smith Barney

Education

2000 Harvard Law School, J.D.
1996 Brown University, A.B.

Representative Matters

[Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions]

Advised global technology company on its corporate reorganization of Korean subsidiaries of (2020)
Advised foreign strategic investor on its minority investment in Korean medical equipment manufacturer (2018)
Advised Allianz on its sale of Allianz Korea to Anbang (2017)
Advised U.S. hedge fund on local issues in acquisition of global auto parts supplier (2014)
Advised Korean consortium on its acquisition of majority stake in power company (2014)
Advised Vopak on its establishment of joint venture with KNOC (2013)
Advised consortium led by POSCO on its acquisition of minority interest in ArcelorMittal Mines Canada mining business (2013)
Advised investment fund on its investment in community development real estate company pursuant to bankruptcy plan (2011)
Advised investment fund on its minority investment in asset manager (2011)
Advised hedge fund on its PIPE investment in U.S. energy company (2010)
Advised technology and media company on its sale of social network business (2010)
Advised AOL Inc. on its sale of ICQ instant messaging business to Digital Sky Technologies Limited (2010)
Advised investor group led by S.A.C. Private Capital Group on its acquisition of Airvana, Inc. (2010)
Advised SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. on its cross-border stock-for-stock merger with CSR plc (2009)
Advised Elevation Partners on its follow-on PIPE investment by Palm, Inc. (2008)
Advised Captaris board of directors in connection with acquisition of Captaris by OpenText (2008)
Advised Hellman & Friedman on its acquisition of Getty Images, Inc. (2008)
Advised Hellman & Friedman on its acquisition of Sheridan Healthcare by (2007)
Advised Silver Lake Sumeru on its investment in Mobile Messenger Global, Inc. (2007)
Advised Google Inc. on its acquisition of YouTube, Inc. (2006)
Advised Hellman & Friedman and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners on the acquisition of Activant Solutions Holdings Inc. (2006)
Advised on issuer self-tenders and consent solicitations in respect of debt securities of Activant Solutions Holdings Inc. and Activant Solutions Inc. (2006)
Advised Elevation Partners on its PIPE investment in Palm, Inc. (2006)
Advised Silver Lake Partners on its acquisition of Serena Software, Inc. (2005)
Advised Cerberus Capital Partners on its acquisition of LNR Properties, Inc. (2005)
Advised on issuer self-tender and consent solicitation in respect of convertible debt securities of LNR Properties, Inc. (2005)
Advised Sport Brands International on its sale of Fila Korea (2005)
Advised Cerberus Capital on its acquisition of BlueLinx logistics business from Georgia Pacific in asset sale transaction (2004)
Advised Castle Harlan on its acquisition of Horizon Lines (2004)
Advised Cerberus Capital Partners on its acquisition of majority stake in Aozora Bank (2003)
Advised SSA Global Technologies, Inc. on its acquisition of Elevon, Inc. (2003)