Donghwan LEE

Corporate/M&A/Investment

• Complex business transfer transaction in the electronics industry.

• Represented Qualcomm Ventures in its investments and/or divestitures in Korea.

• Represented a U.K.-based PE for its investment project in Korea.

• Represented KCA Capital, a Singapore-based PE, in its investments in Korea.

• Formation of an investment fund for Qualcomm Ventures.

• Acquisition of a minority stake in a Korean manufacturer on behalf of Applied Materials.

• Assisted an internet content company with a joint venture formation.

• Represented a global semiconductor manufacturer in its divestiture of a business division.

• Represented ON Semiconductor in its acquisition of Fairchild.

• Represented a global materials company in its acquisition of a business division of a Korean company.

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Antitrust

• Represented NXP before the Fair Trade Commission of Korea (the "KFTC") in its complex merger filing for the acquisition of Freescale.

• Advised Apple on FRAND defenses in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Samsung.

• Represented Thai Air before Korea’s competition authority tribunal and the court in an air cargo cartel case.

• Represented United Airlines, ANA, and Continental Airlines before Korea’s transport and competition authorities in their antitrust immunity application.

• Advised electronics companies on formation of a patent pool.

• Advised a manufacturer on a clean team agreement in an M&A transaction.

• Advised an enterprise software company on its licensing policy in the KFTC's probes.

• Advised a multinational tech firm for Korea's National Assembly audit and the KFTC's investigations.

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Information Technology Industry

• Represented Accenture in a landmark IT outsourcing deal.

• Advised Accenture on various commercial contracts involving IT services and projects.

• Represented a multinational client before government agencies in a petition to amend regulations on IT.

• Advised Salesforce on privacy data and regulatory issues in cloud computing.

• Advised Apple on regulatory matters.

• Advised software, hardware, and internet services industry clients on distribution, supply, and procurement agreements.

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Intellectual Property

• Patent infringement lawsuits on video codec technology.  

• Advised an NPE in a patent lawsuit against Google.

• Advised Apple in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Samsung.

• Defended a telecom equipment manufacturer in a trade secret case.

• Assisted a global software vendor in establishing its IP enforcement policy.

• Assisted a conditional access system technology provider in its enforcement action for content protection.

• Advised a semiconductor manufacturer in its cross-border IP transfer.

• Defended clients in criminal investigations on copyright infringement.

• Advised Accenture on licensing issues.

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