David Lee

Associate, Seoul

Biography

Overview

David Lee is an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice, based in Seoul.

David is highly experienced in handling mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate transactions, with a strong focus on cross-border deals. Prior to his career as a lawyer, David specialized in tax and has worked in one of the Big Four accounting firms.

Bars and Courts
New South Wales
Education
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Australian National University
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
University of South Australia
Languages
English
Korean

Experience

  • A subsidiary of SK in its Series C investment in a US GPU Cloud company.
  • Celltrion in its multi-million-dollar asset sale of subscription and over-the-counter biopharmaceutical products.
  • Mubadala Investment Company in its multi-billion-dollar co-acquisition of Osstem Implant.
  • A defense company's investment attempt in their joint venture greenfield ammunition plant project in Slovakia.
  • The venture capital arm of a Korean conglomerate in its fund structuring and related incorporation/establishment issues in Singapore.
  • A Spanish testing laboratory company in establishing a joint venture in Korea.

*Includes David’s experience prior to joining White & Case.