SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA-- April 12, 2023 -- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Wonsun Jung has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate and Securities practice group in its Seoul, South Korea office. Jung will also serve as the office co-managing partner. She joins from White & Case LLP.

Jung has extensive experience advising Korean and global public and private companies on a range of corporate transactions and matters, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, investments, venture capital financings, strategic partnerships, licensing and distribution arrangements and corporate governance issues. Her clients include many of Korea’s largest conglomerates and major businesses in a wide range of industries, including energy, manufacturing, EV battery, chemicals, electronics, trading and retail. Jung’s practice includes representing issuers and underwriters on capital markets transactions, including SEC-registered initial equity offerings and Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield bond offerings.

“We are pleased and excited to welcome Wonsun to the team,” said Luca Salvi, chair of Sheppard Mullin. “Wonsun is a very talented lawyer who has earned the trust and loyalty of her diversified client base in Korea through her exceptional skills and knowledge. She will be greatly beneficial to our Seoul office as well as to our global clientele and the firm as a whole.”

Jung received her B.A. from Korea University and J.D. degrees from both Yale Law School and Seoul National University School of Law.