Lee, Yeana | Yulchon LLC

Lee, Yeana

Partner

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Practice Areas

Corporate & Finance Mergers & Acquisitions Fund/PE Capital Markets Financial Regulation Overseas Defense Industry Aerospace & Defense Center

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Introduction

Yeana Lee is a partner in the Corporate & Finance Group at Yulchon. Ms. Lee received her B.S. from Yonsei University, her J.D. from Chonnam National University Law School, and her LL.M. from UC Berkeley School of Law. Ms. Lee worked as a Global Visiting Lawyer in the Corporate Group at Covington & Burling LLP. Ms. Lee’s primary practice areas include Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Venture Capital, Startups and Capital Markets, and she regularly advises clients on global market entry, AI regulations, foreign exchange regulations, and general corporate matters.

Education

2022 UC Berkeley School of Law, LL.M. (Business Law Certificate)
2014 Chonnam National University Law School, J.D.
2007 Yonsei University, College of Human Ecology, Clothing & Textiles, B.S.

Experience

2014-present Yulchon LLC
2025-present Director, Seoul Bar Association
2025-present Director, International Association of Korean Lawyers
2023-present Member, Legal Advisory Group for Overseas Expansion of SMEs, Ministry of Justice
2023-present Director, Shift Up Corporation
2022-2023 Global Visiting Lawyer, Covington & Burling LLP
2007-2010 Merchandiser, Gap International Sourcing Inc.

Qualifications

2023 Admitted to Bar , California
2023 Admitted to Bar , New York
2014 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea

Languages

Korean, English

Representative Matters

2026 Advised a U.S. venture capital firm on its pre-IPO investment in a Korean AI company
2026 Advised a German testing and certification company on its acquisition of a Korean testing and certification company
2025 Advised an AI company on its Middle East market entry project
2025 Advised a fashion company on its U.S. market entry project
2025 Advised a life insurance company on its acquisition of a commercial bank in Indonesia
2024 Advised a financial holding company on its corporate restructuring project
2023 Advised a secondary battery material manufacturing company on attracting investment
2021 Advised a private equity fund on the sale of a health functional food manufacturing company
2021 Advised a financial holding company on its issuance of shares to global PEFs
2019 Advised REITs on IPO

2019 Advised a U.S. venture capital on its equity investment in a Korean start-up company
2019 Advised a U.S. media company on its equity investment in, and business alliance project with, a Korean drama production company
2019 Advised a mobility group on its mobility business project
2019 Advised a Japanese game company on its IPO
2019 Advised a PEF on its equity investment in a financial holding company
2019 Advised a U.S. gas system parts manufacturing company on an asset acquisition in Korea
2018 Advised an electronics company on its acquisition of another electronics company
2018 Advised a hotel business company on its acquisition of a Russian company which operated a hotel in Russia
2018 Advised a trading company on its acquisition of a Russian company which operated a plantation located in the Maritime Province of Russia
2018 Advised a Hong Kong based financial group on its acquisition of a Korean savings bank
2017 Advised a media company on its equity investment in an advertising agency
2017 Advised three Japanese shipping companies on their business integration in Korea
2017 Advised Corporate Finance Stability PEF on its acquisition of convertible bonds of a heat exchanger manufacturing company
2017 Advised an on-line portal company on partial in-kind investment of its game business and merger with its affiliate
2017 Advised a Chinese pharmaceutical company on its acquisition of a Korean pharmaceutical company
2016 Advised a clothing company on its equity investment in an online shopping platform company
2016 Advised an entertainment company on its spin-off
2016 Advised a PEF on its acquisition of a steel structure construction company
2016 Advised a construction company on its issuance of overseas convertible bonds
2016 Advised a company on its acquisition of a parking system business
2016 Advised a U.S. company on liquidation of its Korean branch
2016 Advised a financial group on corporate governance projects
2014 Advised a PEF on its acquisition of a beverage company

Awards/Recognition

2026 Next Leader, 2026 Law Firm Consumer Report, The Law Times
2026 Rising Stars, Corporate & M&A, Legal Times

Speech/Presentation

2026 Practical Review of International Transaction Agreements, 2026 Intensive Support Program for Government Performance ASSured (G-PASS) Companies, Korea Export Promotion Association for Government Contractors
2025 Going Global from Korea: Legal & Tax Essentials for US Market Entry, 2025 KOOM Conference (New York, United States), United Korean Founders
2024 Cross-Border Deal Making - Trends and Outlook, "2024 IAKL Annual Conference," Toronto, Canada, International Association of Korean Lawyers

News/Publications

2018. 04. 09. Deals & Cases Yulchon Advises Hotel Lotte on Its Acquisition of Hotel Hyundai Vladivostok 2018. 04. 09.

2018. 04. 09. Deals & Cases Yulchon Advises Lotte International on Its Acquisition of Equity Stakes in Agricultural Companies in Russia 2018. 04. 09.

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