YOON&YANG

Irene Y. Kim Senior Foreign Attorney

TEL 82 2 6182 8712
FAX 82 2 6003 7036
E-MAIL iykim@yoonyang.com

Irene Y. Kim is a senior foreign attorney at Yoon & Yang LLC, and her main practice areas include M&A deals and foreign investment, overseas investment, cross-border transaction and tax-related issues, based on her extensive experience as a trusted advisor to leading domestic and foreign companies, including the IRS (US) and Samsung Electronics (Korea).

With multi-faceted, cross-border experience from both U.S. and Korea, Irene is a trusted advisor to leading multinational companies, private equity funds, and financial institutions in M&A and corporate transactions. Irene advises across a variety of industries, with a particular emphasis on semiconductor, Big Tech, and financial industries.

Having served in and outside the private practice, Irene brings a fresh perspective and strong business acumen to advising clients on their M&A deals. Before entering private practice, she served as General Attorney at Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Chief Counsel, Large Business & International, where she represented the IRS on high-profile investigations and trials surrounding multinational companies and financial institutions in connection with their M&A, global restructuring, and investments. Irene also worked as an attorney at Samsung Electronics, where she advised the chipmaker on its high-stakes transactions with Big Tech, automotive companies, and global suppliers.

Experience

2023-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2020-22 Principal Legal Counsel, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
2016-20 Yoon & Yang LLC
2012-16 Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel, Large Business & International

Education

2012 Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
2010 University of Baltimore, B.S. in Business Administration

Representative Matters

[Corporate Advisory]

Advised on Shinhan Card’s acquisition of Prudential Vietnam Consumer Financial Company
Advised on CHA Healthcare’s acquisition of Singapore Medical Group
Advised on CHA Healthcare’s acquisition of a medical center in Australia
Advised on the establishment of JV between the SPC Group and HSC Group; advised on Paris Baguette’s entry into Cambodia
Advised on SC Lowy Financial (HK)’s investment in Suseong CB Co., Ltd.
Advised on sale of HiTech Korea
Advised on GE Healthcare International’s restructuring
Advised on Drax’s acquisition of Calgym Group
Advised on INVEN and 535 Media’s establishment of JV and entry into US market
Advised on Samsung Electronics’ deal on expanding partnership with AMD*

[Tax Cases]

Advised IRS on various tax audits of Goldman Sachs, AIG, Carlyle Group, Deutsche Bank, American Express, Northrop Grumman, and BAE*
Represented IRS in the case relating to tax evasion by a private equity fund through a foreign currency call option-based derivatives product (prevailed and awarded USD 300 million in the first-instance court)*

*Work experience prior to joining Yoon & Yang LLC