Attorney Young Soo AHN, a partner of BKL, is the head of Corporate Governance Team. His practice focuses on advising clients regarding hostile mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ meeting and meetings of the board of directors, and on handling disputes concerning management rights, stock ownership and equity investment. He has continued to handle such cases since 1998 at BKL. Key cases he successfully dealt with include: SK Group’s defense against Sovereign Global, Hyundai Merchant Marine’s defense against KCC, hostile takeover of Shinho Paper, Hyundai Heavy Industries’ acquisition of management right of Hyundai Oilbank, and dispute among Himart shareholders. He represented numerous listed or unlisted companies with fervor and creativity, thus setting many new precedents, as he handled many disputes concerning company law (e.g. commercial preliminary injunction case and non-contentious litigation case). He is recognized as one of the most experienced lawyers in this area.

Representative Matters

• Advised Eugene Group in a management rights dispute among major shareholders of Hi-Mart

• Advice and litigation services with respect to dispute arising from sale of Kumho Buslines (represented IBK-K Stone Consortium)

• BKL wins enforcement of ICC arbitral award for 70% stake in Hyundai Oilbank (2010. 7. 14.)

• Dispute between SK Corporation and Sovereign

• Dispute related to management contract with regard to JW Marriott Hotel Banpo (represented Sinsegae)

• Dispute with minority shareholders including Tovis Co., Ltd., Kukdong Lubricants, Topfield Co., Ltd., SG Choongnam Spinning Co., and Sports Toto (represented the Company)

• Exercise of shareholder rights by Woori Investment & Securities against Sampyo Foods Company (currently under way)

• Korea Exim Bank's securing the right of management of Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.

• Litigation seeking cancellation of disposition of refusing re-appointment of fine art professor Min Su Kim at Seoul National University