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Tae Sang
Yoo
Associate
Practice Description
Tae Sang Yoo’s practice focuses on domestic and international corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation and compliance, as well as matters relating to corporate governance.
Representative Matters
- Represented Fortune Brands, Inc. in the $1.225 billion sale of its Acushnet Company subsidiary, the leading and most profitable golf equipment company in the world featuring the iconic Titleist and FootJoy brands, to a group led by Fila Korea Ltd., the owner of the Fila sporting goods brand globally, and Mirae Private Equity, the largest private equity firm in Korea.
- Represented GLG Partners, Inc., a NYSE-listed global asset manager, in its $1.6 billion going-private acquisition by U.K.-based Man Group plc, a LSE-listed hedge fund, through a concurrent merger and stock exchange transaction. The transaction was reported to be the largest ever cross-border merger between two publicly-traded independent hedge funds, and it was honored as the "Largest Transaction of the Year" by The Hedge Fund Journal in 2010.
- Representing First Wind Holdings, LLC in its pending joint venture agreement with Emera Inc. and Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. to construct, own and operate wind energy projects in the Northeast U.S. Emera/Algonquin will invest $333 million for a 49% stake in the joint venture company.
- Advised a leading Korea-based electronics company on corporate compliance issues.
- Advised a private equity firm in connection with an investment in a biotechnology company
Activities and Affiliations
- Mr. Yoo is a member of the American Bar Association and the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York. Mr. Yoo is also a member of the Friends of MinKwon Center Committee.
Publications
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"SEC Issues FAQs Regarding Conflict Minerals and Resource Extraction Payment Disclosures," Client Alert, June 4, 2013
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"SEC Provides Regulation FD Guidance on Use of Social Media," Client Alert, April 8, 2013
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"The Next Say on Say on Pay: Litigation," NACD Directorship, May/June 2012
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"Litigation Contingency Disclosure under ASC 450: A Survey of 2011 SEC Comment Letters," Practical Law Company, February 9, 2012
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"The Next Say On Say-On-Pay: Litigation," Corporate Practice NewsWire, January 2012
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"SEC Issues FAQs Regarding Conflict Minerals and Resource Extraction Payment Disclosures," Client Alert, June 4, 2013
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"SEC Provides Regulation FD Guidance on Use of Social Media," Client Alert, April 8, 2013
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"The Next Say on Say on Pay: Litigation," NACD Directorship, May/June 2012
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"Litigation Contingency Disclosure under ASC 450: A Survey of 2011 SEC Comment Letters," Practical Law Company, February 9, 2012
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"The Next Say On Say-On-Pay: Litigation," Corporate Practice NewsWire, January 2012
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"SEC Staff Continues to Focus on Litigation Contingency Disclosure," Corporate Practice NewsWire, January 2012
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"SEC Adopts Revised “Accredited Investor” Definition," Client Alert, December 30, 2011
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"SEC Approves More Stringent Listing Requirements for Reverse Merger Companies," Client Alert, November 17, 2011
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"NYSE and NASDAQ Propose More Stringent Listing Requirements for Reverse Merger Companies," VCEXPERTS, August 2011
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"U.S. Court of Appeals Strikes Down SEC Proxy Access Rule," Client Alert, July 26, 2011
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"Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Application of Revlon Standard to 50/50 Cash and Stock Merger," Client Alert, June 23, 2011
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