Yoon & Yang has hired mergers and acquisitions heavyweight Hee Woong Yoon as a new Managing Partner and the Head of the firm’s newly established Future Strategy Planning Task Force. Widely regarded as an M&A guru in Korea, Yoon brings over 30 years of corporate advisory and M&A experience to the firm. As Head of the Future Strategy Planning Task Force, he is expected to play a key role in advancing the firm’s growth strategy, and enhancing client services for the largest domestic and foreign corporations. Yoon is recognized as a leading dealmaker, having successfully led numerous high-profile domestic and international M&A transactions throughout his career. He graduated from Seoul National University School of Law in 1987, and passed the Korean bar exam in 1992. He began his legal career in 1992 at Yoon & Partners, the predecessor to Yoon & Yang. While working at Yoon & Partners, he studied in the US and, after earning his LLM from George Washington University Law School in 1997, was admitted to the New York State Bar in the US. Yoon has spent three decades at the forefront of Korea’s M&A, banking and capital markets. He played a pivotal role in major M&A transactions that have shaped the landscape of Korea’s M&A market, including Lotte Shopping’s acquisition of Hi-Mart, Hyundai Motor’s acquisition of Shinheung Securities (currently Hyundai Motor Securities), and Hanwha’s acquisition of Samsung General Chemicals and Samsung Total. He has also advised major domestic conglomerates and global financial institutions on a variety of other M&A transactions that have garnered industry-wide attention. Yoon has demonstrated a strong ability to develop complex transaction structures through his deep understanding of the capital markets and private equity funds, as well as his broad-ranging advisory experience in corporate governance structuring, acquisition finance and financial regulations. He is well-known not only for the quality of his legal advice, but also for his ability to provide client-oriented, strategic solutions. In addition, Yoon has been serving as an advisor for numerous Korean government committees, including the National Pension Service’s Alternative Investment Committee, the Financial Supervisory Service’s Self-Regulatory Review Committee, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Investment Policy Advisory Committee, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. His extensive experience across both the public and private sectors has cemented his reputation as a leading expert with a deep understanding spanning both the Korean regulatory system and policy environment, as well as the private sector.
