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Nicola Y.J. Jung

Foreign Attorney

yjjung@nexuslegal.kr

82-2-549-5054


Nicola Y.J. Jung represents international investors seeking to enhance their investments at Korean conglomerates. Guiding clients in the full scope of shareholder activism actions, Nicola provides clear guidance on their shareholder legal rights and streamlines processes to evaluate the clients’ strategic options to proceed from corporate governance communications with management, submitting shareholder proposals, proxy solicitation, to representation at general shareholders meetings. With a common law background as a solicitor admitted in New Zealand, Nicola takes a proactive and hands-on approach, consistently recognized by clients as a trusted advisor. Nicola has also represented clients before numerous arbitral bodies in relation to multijurisdictional commercial disputes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

 

2024

Nexus Law

2021-2024

Kim Chang Lee

2013-2020

Nexus Law Group

2009-2010

The ONE Law Firm

2000

Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

 

2003

University of Canterbury (New Zealand), LLM

2000

University of Canterbury (New Zealand), LLB

1995

Bishop Grandin High School, Alberta Canada

 

 

 

 

BAR ADMISSIONS

 

 

2000

New Zealand

 

 

 

 

PRACTICE AREAS

 

 

International Arbitration

Foreign Investment

Shareholder Activism

General Corporate

Shareholder Activism Related Advice and Disputes

 

 

 

 

REPRESENTATIVE LEGAL MATTERS

 

 

  • Representation of a major Chinese insurance company in an ICC arbitration seated in Hong Kong in a dispute arising from the acquisition of a controlling stake in a Korean life insurance company
  • Representation of ICC award creditors in relation to its enforcement proceedings in Korea
  • Representation of Korean shareholders in an AAA/ICDR arbitration seated in New York against a French multinational company defending a claim for breaches of various representation and warranties under a share purchase agreement for acquisition of a Korean auto-parts company
  • Pre-disputes advisory work for a top tier U.S pharmaceutical company’s exercise of shareholder rights against a joint venture established in Korea
  • Advised on international hedge funds’ activism campaigns against Korean conglomerates
  • Advised on the legal and regulatory risks for foreign fintech companies in relation to new business models in Korea
  • Advised foreign payment gateway service providers on issues relating to license registration, foreign exchange transactions and money laundering prevention
  • Advised on US-based payment settlement services company’s regulatory reporting and user notification requirements in Korea in connection with a worldwide data leakage
  • Advised foreign investors on various disclosure requirements and filed 5% and 10% reports
  • Advised foreign funds on issues relating to market price manipulation and use of material nonpublic information
  • Advised on U.S hedge fund’s governance restructuring campaign against a Korean conglomerate and representation in relation to financial regulators’ investigations
  • Consulted and audited a Korean conglomerate sanctioned by World Bank in constructing and implementing integrity compliance system
  • Advised a U.S real estate brokerage firm in relation to a common interest agreement and involvement as a third-party in ICC arbitration
  • Advised on the put option exercise on shares of a Korean conglomerate by a U.S. private equity fund and related dispute
  • Advised on the exercise of management rights and change of management control for an international cosmetics company’s domestic joint venture
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