Profile
Chang Joo Kim is the Managing Shareholder of the Seoul office and represents issuers and underwriters in a wide range of corporate finance transactions, including debt restructurings, investment grade debt offerings, equity-linked debt offerings, rights issues and securitizations. He has broad experience representing Korean companies and global companies doing business in Korea. C.J.'s practice also focuses on international project finance, M&A and other corporate matters, including representations of acquirers, sellers and targets in connection with acquisitions, divestitures and joint venture transactions.
Concentrations
- Corporate finance transactions
- International project finance
- Mergers and acquisitions
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented three U.S. investment banks in an innovative offering of $500 million "going public" exchangeable notes issued by Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation.
- Represented three U.S. investment banks in connection with a $1 billion bond offering by the Republic of Korea.
- Represented a Korean company in the sale of its 100 percent interest in its holdings of Daehan Investment & Securities Co., Ltd., valued at approximately $470 million.
- Represented a Korean power company in its joint venture project valued at approximately $650 million to build a power plant in China.
- Represented one of the largest commercial banks in Korea in connection with its $50 million revolving credit facility.
- Represented one of the largest commercial banks in Korea in connection with its various securities advice.
- Represented a Korean venture capital company in its sale of all of its stock to a U.S. company, valued at approximately $50 million.
- Represented a Korean asset management company in the sale of $1 billion of restructured corporate loans.
- Represented a Korean company in its public auction of non-performing loans held by its wholly owned subsidiary.
- Represented a Korean company in the sale of a 51 percent interest in its holdings of Korean Life Insurance Corporation, valued at $700 million.
- Represented a Korean power company in connection with the restructuring of eight issues of Yankee bonds representing approximately $2.95 billion in aggregate principal amount.
- Represented a Korean power company in connection with the restructuring of 11 issues of Eurobonds representing approximately $800 million in aggregate principal amount.
- Represented a Korean power company in connection with U.S. securities matters related to the restructuring of four issues of Samurai bonds representing approximately $725 million in aggregate principal amount.
- Represented a Korean power company in the sale of two of its generation power plants.
- Represented two U.S. investment banks and other underwriters in a $2.24 billion global secondary offering of American Depository Shares of Korean Telecom.
- Represented a major Korean conglomerate company in an ICC arbitration worth $40 million.
- Represented a U.S. company against a major Korean conglomerate company in an ICC arbitration worth $50 million.
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Kim prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP Foreign Legal Consultant Office.
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, IFLR1000, South Korea, "Notable Practitioner," 2019-2024
- Banking and Finance, 2019-2024
- M&A, 2019-2024
- Listed, Global Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
- Member, New York Bar Association, 1996
Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Iowa College of Law
- LL.M., University of Iowa College of Law
- International Law Doctorate Course, Korea University Graduate Law School, 1989
- Master of Law, Korea University Graduate Law School
- LL.B., Korea University College of Law
Admissions
- New York