Korea Annual Review 2012 (July 2012)

Main

Introduction

Looking beyond Basel III

A difficult transition

How K-Exim and K-sure financed a petrochemical facility in Singapore

Korea’s regulatory challenge

Korea’s revised FISCMA threatens domestic banks

Key Finance Deals

Leading Banking and Finance lawyers

Recent developments in Korean regulations

Foreign investors learn to love Korea

Key ECM and DCM Deals

Recent trends in Korean capital markets

KFTC maintains ever-watchful eye on conglomerates

Korea introduces its age of consent

Ensuring a level playing field

Merger permission slips require KFTC signature

Leading Competition lawyers

Major legislative developments and regulator policies

Governing increased corporate awareness

Changing the corporate mindset

New rules on South Korea disclosure

Korean national pension service backs CSR

Market Data

Korean corporate governance: Recent changes

Go forth and multiply

Riding the wave of increased arbitration awareness

Leading Dispute Resolution lawyers

Government encouragement leads to deal momentum

Korea’s future is away from oil and gas

Key Energy deals

Introduction of RPS and phase-out of FIT in renewable energy policy

Keeping up to speed

An evolving role

Regulations place high barriers for foreign investors

Regulators deal with battle between domestic and foreign businesses

Leading IP & TMT lawyers

A year of reform: Updates in IP, personal data protection and the media

Korea’s trade union troubles

Moving beyond confrontation

New pension plan rules to come into effect

Leading Labour and Employment lawyers

New era of union pluralism in Korea

KCC amendments call for diversification and flexibility

Thinking creatively

Key M&A deals

Leading M&A lawyers

Market Data

Overview and recent trends in Korean M&A

Substance over form aims to address loose regulations

A man of many hats

Leading Taxation and Transfer Pricing lawyers

Recent tax developments in Korea

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