Professionals
Professionals
An Hee Chul
Partner / Tax Attorney / Head of the Policy Center
Legality of investment in a Private Equity Fund Established in the Cayman Islands under Korean Law
We reviewed the Limited Partnership Agreement, Private Placement Memorandum, and the additional Subscription Documents for a Private Equity Fund established in the Cayman Islands. We also provided legal advice including the applicability of Korea’s Capital Markets and Financial Investment Services
Join Venture between a Korean and Chinese Companies in China and Korea with technology transfer
We assisted a Korean company in forming joint venture companies with a Chinese company in both China and Korea, which also included the transfer of core technology to the subsidiaries by the parents, by providing legal advice and drafting the
Advisory on Flip (transition to an overseas corporation)
We provided advice on Flip to a startup that wants to advance overseas. We established an overseas (Singapore) corporation that must be preceded when flipping and provided legal opinions and advice on tax (transfer income tax, etc.) and reporting foreign
Advisory on the collection and use of personal information
We provided legal advice and opinions on what legal consent must be obtained from customers when the company provides services and collects, stores, and uses information or data containing personal information, whether anonymization or pseudonymization of personal information is required,
Advised on a joint venture (JV) contract between a sports company and an IT company
We advised on a joint venture (JV) contract between Korea’s No. 1 company that provides indoor sports and an IT company. Amid the active digital transformation of sports service providers, IT companies with development capabilities and indoor sports companies set
Startup planner (accelerator) internal regulations and business procedure establishment
We have established internal regulations and business procedures for start-up planners (accelerators) in accordance with the 「Venture Investment Promotion Act」. In the 「Startup Planner Registration and Management Regulations」, matters related to the registration and management of start-up planners, accounting treatment
Legal advice on non-face-to-face treatment issues
Under the current law, non-face-to-face treatment or telemedicine performed without a medical practitioner facing the patient in person is strictly prohibited. The recently sentenced Supreme Court ruling again clearly confirmed that treatment using remote means such as telephone is in
A case of violation of the Public Official Election Act by a member of the National Assembly who was remanded from the Supreme Court.
A former member of the National Assembly, who was co-defended by our law firm, received a judgment of acquittal and remand at the Supreme Court. In the above ruling, the Supreme Court held that the defendant’s acceptance of bribes was
Advised startups on SAFE investment contracts (conditional equity acquisition contract)
We advised startups seeking investment from investors on SAFE investment contracts (Conditional Equity Acquisition of Shares). In the case of Korea, there were many disagreements regarding the legality of the SAFE contract because there was no provision for the basis
Reviewed online lecture production and operation contracts
We advised startups that provide online lecture services and reviewed online lecture production and operation contracts. In the case of online lecture production and operation contracts, we provided legal advice to ensure that the copyrighted entity of the online lecture