Yoon & Yang Strengthens Cross-Border Corporate Advisory Capabilities with Addition of Three Seasoned Practitioners

Yoon & Yang has strengthened its cross-border corporate advisory practice with the addition of Sukjin (SJ) Lim, Senior Foreign Attorney; Yeon Jeong Chae, Partner; and Minjung Jekarl, Senior Foreign Attorney, further enhancing the firm’s capabilities in foreign direct investment (FDI) and outbound investment by Korean companies, as well as complex cross-border M&A transactions.

The three lawyers moved from Kim Chang Lee as a team, having worked together for many years at the same firm advising on cross-border corporate matters and transactions. Their collective experience in leading global and multi-jurisdictional transactions is expected to generate immediate synergy within Yoon & Yang’s corporate advisory platform.

Admitted to the New York and New Jersey Bars (1997), Sukjin (SJ) Lim has previously worked at leading law firms in New York, Seoul and Hong Kong. With nearly 28 years of experience, he has advised extensively on inbound investment into Korea, outbound investment by Korean companies, cross-border M&A, joint venture projects between domestic and foreign companies, and other types of corporate transactions.

He has worked with various companies from Korea to make investments, go through flip/stock-swap transactions and set up joint venture companies overseas. He has been recognized by his clients as providing not only legal advice but also practical advice, providing possible options where feasible. He is known to be a deal-closer, and his approach has helped the clients with post-investment integration.

Lim’s industry expertise spans from IT/tech and semiconductors to automotive and auto parts, as well as games, contents and entertainment, and music.

Yeon Jeong Chae, brings over 20 years of experience advising on cross-border transactions, including overseas investments by Korean companies, inbound acquisitions and investments by foreign entities, and the establishment of joint ventures between domestic and international companies.

Chae is particularly well-regarded for her deep understanding of regulatory frameworks in the IT/tech, AI, automotive, semiconductor, gaming and entertainment sectors. She has been engaged in various cross-border corporate transactions, notably stock-swap transactions between Korea and the United States, Hong Kong and Singapore, drawing on her extensive experience in regulatory matters involving the Bank of Korea and foreign exchange banks in Korea.

She has advised on numerous high-profile transactions, including Tencent’s equity investments in Korean gaming and entertainment companies and foreign funds’ investments in Korean IT/tech, software and game developers. Chae also has extensive expertise in labor matters, and has worked for almost two decades on issues involving Korean domestic employees of foreign-invested companies in Korea.

Admitted to the New York Bar (2007), Minjung Jekarl has extensive experience in advising domestic and international clients on M&A, joint ventures and foreign direct investment. Jekarl has been deeply involved in transaction structuring, regulatory reviews and corporate advisory work for investors and target companies across the Americas, China and other parts of Asia. In the past several years, she has been closely involved in making investments and leading joint venture projects in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.