Joe Kim

Partner

Joseph Kim is the Head of O'Melveny's Korea Practice.  During his 25 years at O'Melveny, he has represented US, Korean and other foreign clients on a broad variety of matters. With his educational background and work experience in both law and business, Joe has guided clients through many difficult and complex legal matters.  As head of the Firm's Korea Practice, Joe advises both Korean companies with legal matters in the US as well as US companies transacting business in Korea.

In addition, Joe represents domestic companies, financial institutions and fund clients on transactional matters.  He has deep experience in complex financing transactions.  These representations include senior acquisition financings and recapitalizations, asset-based financings, mezzanine financings, high yield financing, restructurings, and work outs, including a number of them involving billions of dollars.

Joe also has extensive experience representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, cross border investments and joint ventures.  In cross border transactions, he has experience handling both inbound transactions into the US as well as outbound transactions from the US.

Professional Activities

Fellow, American College of Investment Counsel
Board Member, Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Member and former Regional Governor, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Member and former Board Member, Korean American Bar Association

Languages

Korean

Professional Background

1982-83: McKinsey & Co., San Francisco, CA
1986-present: O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Illustrative Korea Practice Experience

• Representation of Samsung Electronics and its affiliates on many complex legal matters
• Representation of Asiana Airlines and Kumho Asiana Group on a number of matters
• Representation of Yahoo! in its strategic investment in a Korean online auction company
• Representation of Teleflex in a joint venture with a Korean aerospace company
• Representation of H&Q Asia Pacific in private equity investments, acquisitions and joint venture transactions in Asia and in the US

Illustrative Finance Experience

• Representation of a consortium of private equity sponsors in connection with the proposed financing of over US$1 billion for a privatization of an airport
• Representation of American Capital in a second lien acquisition financing for the buyout of a retailer
• Representation of Bank of America in providing a bridge facility of US$1 billion for an IT company
• Representation of Bank of America to provide a US$300 million credit facility for a restaurant chain
• Representation of Bank of America in providing a US$600 million acquisition facility for a steel company
• Representation of Bank of America to provide a US$105 million CP program facility for an auto company
• Representation of CIBC in connection with a US$275 million multi-currency financing for a mining company
• Representation of CIBC in connection with a US$160 million facility for a clothing retailer
• Representation of Citicorp in connection with a US$1.5 billion financing for an information technology company
• Representation of Credit Suisse in connection with a US$375 million acquisition financing for a gaming company
• Representation of Deutsche Bank to provide a US$575 million acquisition financing for a supermarket chain
• Representation of Deutsche Bank to provide a US$925 million acquisition financing for a supermarket chain
• Representation of Deutsche Bank to provide a US$91 million recapitalization financing for a restaurant chain
• Representation of Deutsche Bank to provide a US$35 million acquisition financing for an auto parts company
• Representation of Liberman Broadcasting in connection with its senior credit facilities and high yield notes
• Representation of Merrill Lynch Capital to provide a working capital facility for a computer parts retailer
• Representation of Pacific Sunwear in connection with its US$150 million credit facility
• Representation of Paetec in connection with its senior and high yield financings
• Representation of Post Advisory Group in connection with mezzanine debt for a satellite company
• Representation of TCW/Crescent Mezzanine for mezzanine debt and equity investments in numerous acquisition transactions