Jipyong provides specialized legal services for Korean companies expanding into the Latin American region. Jipyong assists Korean companies in successfully entering the Latin American market based on Jipyong’s in-depth understanding of the legal and investment landscape of major Latin American countries such as Brazil, Chile, and Peru.
Jipyong’s Latin America Team is composed of Korean lawyers with extensive experience in overseas business and foreign lawyers who speak a variety of languages, including Spanish and Portuguese. Jipyong assists companies to develop tailored entry strategies that take into account the laws and regulations, investment environment, and cultural characteristics of each Latin American country. Jipyong also advises on various types of investments, including M&A, joint ventures, project financing, and infrastructure investments, and provide comprehensive legal services required for business operations, such as local incorporation, licensing, labor management, contract negotiation, intellectual property protection, dispute resolution, and much more.
Through its network of experts in Latin America, Jipyong works closely with major law firms, accounting firms, and consulting firms to provide efficient and strategic legal services, offering up-to-date information tailored to Jipyong’s clients’ needs.
Key Practice Areas Close
- Foreign direct investment
- Investment permits and establishment of companies
- Joint Venture Agreements
- M&A and legal due diligence on acquisition of shares
- Construction and development and sale of real estate
- Natural resources development, SOC and Project Finance
- Finance and Securities
- Operation of local entities and organizational changes
Experience Close
- Advised a Brazilian medical device company established by a Korean company
- Advised a Korean general insurance company on the matters related to reinsurance in Brazil
- Advised a Brazilian company on the equity investment to a Korean company
- Advised a Korean fund on a waste treatment and power generation facilities project in Brazil
- Advised Hyundai Corp. on the tax issues regarding its Brazilian subsidiary
- Represented Hyundai Corp. in a local trade dispute
- Represented a Brazilian trade company in a dispute with a Korean garment manufacturing company
- Represented Energy and Mineral Resources Development Association of Korea in researching Brazilian laws governing resources and SOC business to find connection for further collaboration between the two countries
- Advised a Korean logistics company on establishing its presence in Brazil
- Advised on the legal and tax issues for introduction of Brazilian private equity fund (FIP) into the Korean market
- Conducted a due diligence on a Brazilian corporation for a major Korean corporation with regard to an M&A
- Represented a major Korean corporation in its entry into the Brazilian shipping market
- Represented the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs in researching Peru’s waste treatment system with regard to the global infrastructure fund
- Conducted feasibility studies on the Korean GENCOs’ projects in Ecuador
- Conducted a legal due diligence on the LED/IPP project solicited by the Ecuadorian government for Korea South-East Power
- Advised a Korean technology company on a matter related to Brazilian visa
