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Jisung Horizon is highly recommended in various international legal publications including 2011 Edition of IFLR 1000

2010.11.10

Jisung Horizon has been highly recommended in all four areas of corporate legal advice in the 2011 edition of the international legal publication IFLR 1000. 
 
The 2011 edition of IFLR 1000 has evaluated firms in four different areas of corporate legal advice and Jisung Horizon has achieved excellent results overall, coming second place in Mergers and Acquisitions and Restructuring and Insolvency, and third place in Banking and Project Finance and Capital Markets. 
 
Furthermore, IFLR 1000 states in the introduction to the firm that "Jisung Horizon's attorneys have outstanding problem-solving skills and also treat clients with well-customised services." 
 
IFLR 1000 is a monthly publication published by the London-based international banking finance and capital markets magazine and it is highly regarded by lawyers who deal with finance-related legal issues and international financial personnel for its legal expertise. In particular, its yearly evaluation of outstanding law firms in each country according to different legal areas is used as a main guideline for selection of the top law firms all over the world. 
 
In addition, in the 2010 and 2011 edition of The Asia Pacific Legal 500, which is a guide to the law firms in Asia Pacific, Jisung Horizon has been rated highly in areas such as Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property: Patents and Trademarks, Projects and Energy, TMT. 
 
■ Additional Information

[IFLR]

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	<li><a href="http://www.iflr1000.com/" target="_blank">IFLR1000 Website</a></li>
	<li>Jisung Horizon - Asia-Pacific - IFLR1000 - Financial Law Firm Rankings</li>
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[Legal 500]

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	<li><a href="http://www.legal500.com/" target="_blank">The Legal 500 Website</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.legal500.com/firms/31433/offices/32460" target="_blank">The Legal 500 Jisung Horizon Seoul, SOUTH KOREA What we say</a></li>
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■ IFLR1000誌 2011 Edition - 'Introduction to Jisung Horizon' 
 
Jisung Horizon 
 
Establishing a growing presence across Asia, the firm recently entered a joint venture with Lao Law & Consultancy Group in Laos, adding to its already established locations in China, Vietnam and Cambodia. "I think they are the only professional law firm specialised in Asia, especially in investment banking in the south east Asia region," notes one financial client. 
 
"They provide the right legal solutions based on business-minded knowledge and abundant experience," says another client. "All of the attorneys we worked with were very legally and commercially sophisticated and gave fast feedback to our requests." 
 
The firm's banking and project finance teams work interchangeably, with the brand acting for a number of Korean financial institutions and companies on financings for infrastructure and commercial developments. One deal saw the team advise Doosan Engineering & Construction as the sponsor of a syndicated loan for a build operate and transfer (BOT) project to construct a highway between two cities. 
 
Another transaction had the Korea Development Bank seek the firm's expertise on the arrangement of a syndicated loan financing for a factory development in the Gasan Digital complex. Drawing strengths in cross-border transactions through its offshore offices, the group represented the Korea Exchange Bank as the arranger for the funding of two Hyundai Emco projects, the first being a $30 million resort in Hipong, Vietnam and the second being the $55 million financing of office building developments in Cambodia. In yet another deal, partners Yully Kang and Haeng Gyu Lee, along with associate Yi Tae Kim, represented Shinhan Bank and Hyundai Securities among other financial institutions in a syndicated bridge loan financing to Y22, the project financing vehicle for Parc1, a mixed use development in the business district of Seoul. 
 
In the restructuring and insolvency space, highly acclaimed bankruptcy judge Sung Jun Hong partook in the restructuring of Hansung Airlines as well as advised Kodenshi Korea Corp in its acquisition of KnowledgeOn, which was under reorganisation. Partner Choon Won Lee additionally takes an active role in restructuring matters involving the shipping and maritime industries. 
 
"Jisung Horizon's attorneys have outstanding problem-solving skills and also treat clients with well-customised services," comments one client. "Traditionally, they have dealt with a variety of legal issues concerning domestic project finance deals and overseas deals. Jisung Horizon is well-positioning itself in the legal market and, in my perspective, the firm has enough strong points to become a rising star in the market."

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