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Brandon Bae

Senior Associate
Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York)

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Languages: English, Korean

Brandon is a Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York) in our Asia corporate team with particular focus on Korean clients and business.

Prior to joining our international M&A team in Hong Kong, Brandon practised in Seoul with leading Korean firm Kim & Chang. During that time, Brandon also spent three months on secondment in Istanbul for a Korean chaebol client.

Brandon has considerable experience in cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) and joint venture transactions supporting Korean conglomerates and chaebols, asset managers and investors on their outbound investments in Asia and globally. He has also supported many multinational clients on their inbound M&A and joint venture projects in Korea, as well as other corporate and regulatory matters, including merger clearance and local regulatory approvals. Brandon also has experience advising clients on fair trade, renewable energy investments and compliance matters.

With his extensive experience with Korean clients and Korea-related matters, as well as his deep knowledge of Korean culture and language, Brandon acts as our "Korea desk" covering Asia and beyond.

Brandon is admitted to the New York Bar.

Brandon's recent client experience includes:

  • advising an affiliate of the top tier Korean financial group on its successful acquisition of a multi-finance company in Indonesia
  • acting for Korean automobile company and electric vehicle battery manufacturer for the etablishment of a joint venture in Indonesia. This case invloved successful incentives negotiations with the Indonesian government and will be worth in excess of USD 1 billion
  • represented the Korean chaebol solar energy company for the establishment of a joint venture in Turkey and its eventual exit from the project. This project would be then largest solar power project in Europe and involved successful negotiations with not only the Turkish joint venture partner but the Turkish government
  • advising the gobal-leading printing business company for its acquisition of the global printing business of the leading Korean electronics company. This case involved advising on Korean piece of the global transaction and obtaining of merger clearance from the Korea Fair Trade Commission which raised complicated issues and lasted about a year
  • acted for a Chinese insurance group for its acquisition of a Korean life insurer. This transaction was then largest acquition by a Chinese investor in Kore
  • South Korea's election: all change or more of the same?, March 16, 2022, Webinar co-hosted by Eversheds Sutherland and Menas Associates
  • Juris Doctor, University of Illinois College of Law, 2009 - 2012
  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Michigan, 2002 - 2004
  • Business (no diploma), Babson College, 2000 - 2002
  • German Literature (no diploma), Seoul National University, 1999
Brandon Bae

Senior Associate

Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York)

Brandon Bae

Senior Associate

Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York)

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