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Lee, Si Yoon (Alex) Foreign Attorney

Education

  • 2023Admitted to New York Bar
  • 2020Indiana University Maurer School of Law (J.D.)
  • 2013Johns Hopkins University (B.A., Honors)
  • 2009Villanova Preparatory School

Experience

  • 2023 ~ PresentForeign Attorney, Barun Law LLC
  • 2020 ~ 2021 Legal Intern, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
  • 2020Legal Intern, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
  • 2019 Legal Intern, Doosan Fuel Cell America (Connecticut, USA)
  • 2019Legal Intern, Barun Law LLC

Practice Areas and Representative Matters

Corporate Law

- 2025 Advised SK Signet on a cross-border share subscription agreement (KRW 150B) and a related debt-to-equity swap (USD 24M).

- 2025 Advised a Korean smart farming company on the incorporation of a joint venture in Sri Lanka.

- 2024 Advised a Spanish company on the sale of its JV shares to a Korean company (KRW 12B).

- 2024 Advised a Canadian company on the sale of its Korean subsidiary to a Korean individual.

- 2024 Advised a major Korean company on a franchise agreement with a leading U.S. art supply company.

- 2024 Advised a Korean cosmetics company on the manufacture and supply of cosmetics to a U.S. company.

- 2024 Represented a global private equity firm in the sale of a major golf course in Vietnam.

- 2024 Advised on the incorporation of a corporation and a representative office in Vietnam.

- 2023 Advised on a project finance loan agreement and syndicated loan for Korea's largest data center (120MW), representing both domestic and international lenders (KRW 440B).

- 2023 Advised a Korean company on the acquisition of a golf club LLC in California (USD 10M).

- 2023 Advised a Korean company on nickel mining rights over 15,000 hectares in the Philippines and related nickel sales.

- 2023 Advised a Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company on an asset sale to a U.S. company (USD 4M).

- 2023 Advised a major Korean education company on franchise license agreements in the UK.

- Provided corporate secretarial services to foreign clients, including preparation for general meetings, changes in directors/members and addresses, interim dividend distribution, and incorporation.


Private Equity / Venture Capital

- 2024 Advised on the establishment of an investment vehicle for Southeast Asia, reviewing GP/LP agreements, subscription booklet, side letters, and related documents (USD 20M, first closing).

- 2024 Advised on default-related remedies under financing and shareholder agreements concerning a USD 32.67M loan to an Indonesian company.

- 2023 Advised on the acquisition of Series Seed 1 Preferred Shares in a U.S. robotics company (USD 3M).

- 2023 Advised on the subscription of shares in a Singaporean holding company with a stake in an Indonesian EV company.


International Arbitration

- 2024 ~ 2025 Represented a Korean company in international arbitration against a major Japanese conglomerate in a development and production dispute, from start (Request for Arbitration) to finish (evidentiary hearing).


Labor Law

- 2024 ~ 2025 Drafted Rules of Employment for foreign companies.

- 2024 Advised a foreign employee on a wrongful termination case against a global luxury brand.

- 2023 Conducted a workplace sexual harassment investigation for a foreign company.

- 2023 Advised on a workplace harassment case for a foreign company.

- 2023 Advised on a wage non-payment case for a foreign employee.

- Advised on various employment agreements for foreign companies and employees.