Corporate Transactional Practice

A Wide Range of Transactional Experiences and Services

Aurora Law Offices represents companies in every stage of development, from new high-tech ventures and start-ups with pioneering technologies to more established Fortune 500 companies and large multinational corporations.

We assist our clients with all manner of general contract matters, including sales and supply contracts, distributorship and agency contracts, the negotiation of various business combination transactions, technology-transfer and licensing agreements, and loan agreements.

Inbound Foreign Investment

Aurora lawyers have represented dozens of foreign companies entering and getting established in the Korean marketplace. Several of these investors have brought funds in excess of $100 million.

We understand what it takes to start with a mandate to enter Korea, build a management team, set up a company, obtain work visas for expatriate managers, find and secure office space, protect the company's intellectual property, hire employees, and establish relationships with other companies in the marketplace. And then to be responsible for increasing sales and revenues.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Our attorneys work closely with allied corporate finance, labor, and tax professionals in providing country expertise to structure and negotiate mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases, and joint ventures. We've worked on deals large and not-so-large, giving our all to every client.

Due diligence investigations are one of our points of pride. We deliver thorough, frank investigation that focuses only on the material issues and concerns of our client.

Corporate Real Estate

Many of our corporate clients require knowledgeable legal advice on the acquisition, management and disposition of their real estate assets. We have counseled corporate clients on transactions including the acquisition and development of manufacturing and headquarters facilities, the sale of plants and facilities, the restructuring of real property assets, expansion of project facilities, and the bulk disposition of real estate assets (such as bank branch locations). We also advise clients on how best to structure and hold corporate real estate assets or redevelop such assets into more profitable holdings. Advising clients with respect to leases in connection with major facilities planning is a significant part of this corporate advisory work.

Leasing and Asset Management Transactions

Aurora Law Offices has been extensively involved in leasing transactions on behalf of both landlords and tenants, and has represented owners and users of space in lease negotiations involving millions of square feet of office, retail and other commercial space in urban and suburban areas around Seoul and elsewhere on he Korean peninsula. In addition, our lawyers work regularly with clients who own and operate income producing real estate assets in documenting asset management and property management arrangements with experienced management companies.

IP Counseling and Audit

Without an intellectual property strategy, companies risk the loss of valuable trade secret, patent, copyright, trademark, and domain name protections and can place their most important assets in jeopardy. Aurora Law Offices regularly advises clients on short- and long-term strategies to exploit and protect their intellectual property, insulate themselves from intellectual property claims, and resolve contract disputes. Drawing from their practical experience and the firm’s strong litigation background, our attorneys have provided advice regarding, for example, the termination of agreements, the structuring of intellectual property license programs, effective strategies to deal with software piracy, Internet domain-name disputes, development of technology, and the risks of peer-to-peer networking.

Software and Hardware

Aurora Law Offices has one of the most savvy computer industry practices of any firm in Korea, representing small, medium, and large-size software and hardware companies in all aspects of their business. In this capacity, the firm regularly handles domestic and international licensing, technology transfers, development and services agreements, marketing and distribution arrangements, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and other commercial transactions.

E-Commerce and Internet

Our team stays on top of issues regarding doing business on the Internet, such as privacy, online promotions and sweepstakes, branding and co-branding, advertising, digital contracts, auctions, domain names, trademark registration, unfair competition, peer-to-peer networking, copyright, and trade secrets.