Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton boasts broad capital markets expertise, with a particularly strong reputation for its ‘high-profile track record in DCM matters’. With considerable experience representing issuers and underwriters on debt and equity offerings, private placements, and IPOs, Jinduk Han leads the team- recent highlights for him include representing leading collaborative robotics manufacturer Doosan Robotics in relation to its $318m IPO. Insoo Park, also leading in that case, stands out generally for his experience advising on debt offerings, IPOs, and SEC reporting, and was promoted to partner in January 2024. Jay Hoon Choi regularly advises both issuers and underwriters in relation to equity, debt, equity-linked, and hybrid securities offerings. Anne Saehee Kim focuses on SEC-registered and private debt offerings, as well as advising clients on SEC reporting.

Linklaters covers the full range of capital markets matters, with particular expertise in deals involving covered bonds and equity-linked products, such as convertible bonds and exchangeable bonds. With considerable experience advising issuers and underwriters on cross-border private placements and public offerings, Daniel Kwon heads the team, noted especially for his experience handling covered bond issuances as well as US-registered shelf-takedowns. Managing associate Jun Park’s varied expertise covers equity-linked bonds, covered bonds, and IPOs. Associates Hak Tae Kim and Danny Na also play key roles in the team.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Hong Kong's Hong Kong-based team has a strong track record in capital markets work, with experience covering IPOs, covered bonds, and GMTNs, among other areas. Practice head Jin Hyuk Park has great experience handling IPOs and private placements, particularly in the manufacturing, banking, insurance, telecoms, and energy sectors. He is well known for advising on debt offerings by state-owned enterprises and major financial institutions. Joongwon Park’s varied practice sees him represent issuers and underwriters on registered and unregistered debt and equity securities offerings, IPOs, and private placements. William Wooseong Son is also noted for his contribution to the practice.

Benefitting from a strong regional and international network, Greenberg Traurig LLP has a reputation as a ‘market leader in the APAC capital markets space’, with the team in Seoul praised especially for its ‘strong capabilities in DCM matters’ as evidenced in ‘large and complex transactions‘. The group, led by Eun Sang Hwang, represents issuers and underwriters in relation to registered and unregistered securities offerings by US and foreign private issuers both on a standalone basis and pursuant to a medium-term note program.

Hong Kong law firm Tiang & Partners is active in the Korean capital markets space, with team members regularly advising major international clients. Practice head Michelle Taylor has a particularly strong presence in the Asian securitisation market, often leading on major mandates with a significant South Korea focus. Kevin Tsang advises on debt capital markets transactions in the auto, aviation, consumer credit, financial services, and real estate sectors, while David Law is strong on securitisations, with investor, lender, and borrower clients, among others.