Firm Named as Leading Foreign Law Firm for Korean Work
Asia Business Law Journal honors Latham’s Korea practice.
Wonsuk Kang is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. He serves as the Chair of the firm's Korea Practice.
Mr. Kang has more than a decade of experience working across corporate, banking, and capital markets transactions in Asia. He has worked on a number of sector-defining South Korea transactions, including multibillion-dollar acquisitions and joint ventures in the technology and financial services sectors.
Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Kang worked in the Hong Kong and Seoul offices of a leading international law firm. In addition, Mr. Kang was a professor at the distinguished Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University.
Mr. Kang’s experience includes advising:
Hyundai Motor Group in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics, an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation, valued at US$1.1 billion
JTBC Studios in its acquisition of Wiip Productions, a US-based video content production company
LG Chem in its US$566 million acquisition of AVEO Oncology, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel cancer therapeutics
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham
Asia Business Law Journal honors Latham’s Korea practice.