Band 3
Band 3
About
Provided by Dong Seok Woo
Practice Areas
Real Estate, Outbound Investment, Acquisition Finance, Project Finance & Infrastructure
Career
2004-Present Lee & Ko
2009-2010 Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (Vancouver, Canada)
2001-2004 State Attorney, Ministry of Justice
Professional Memberships
KBA(2001)
Personal
Mr. Woo specializes in real estate development projects and commercial transactions. In particular, he regularly advises domestic and foreign investors in a broad range of real estate transactions across asset classes, including office, retail, hotel, multi-family, student accommodation and logistics. Further, he actively advised various investors in their acquisition of overseas real properties located in USA, Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia region.
Based on his extensive experience in cross-border transactions over the past years, Mr. Woo has become one of the leading practitioners in the overseas investment practice in Korea including real estate and project finance.
Languages Spoken
Korean and English
Education
Georgetown University Law Center
LL.M.
2009
Seoul National University, College of Law
LL.B.
1999
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Woo Dong Seok is a well-regarded banking and finance lawyer who regularly supports Korean and foreign lenders on debt transactions.
Woo Dong Seok utilises his finance experience to advise clients on a range of real estate transaction matters, including investments and acquisitions. His work remit covers both Korean and international issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is very active in the acquisition finance space."
"He is very active in the acquisition finance space."