Atlas Legal has provided comprehensive corporate legal counsel from its offices in the Songdo International Business District, Incheon — spanning company formation, investment transactions, commercial contracts, and cross-border deals. From Series A fundraising and RCPS structuring to Korea-Singapore joint venture agreements and share exchange transactions for wholly-owned subsidiary formation, we have supported businesses at every stage of growth.
In foreign-invested company advisory, we have handled Korean subsidiary establishment for foreign manufacturers, communicated directly in English with parent company legal teams, and structured transfer pricing and royalty arrangements. We also provide Korean law briefings for expatriate CEOs and issue legal opinion letters in English. Our location in the Songdo International Business District gives us a natural advantage, and we maintain long-term advisory relationships with numerous foreign-invested companies in the region.
For contract drafting and review, we handle the full range of commercial agreements — investment contracts, shareholder agreements, supply contracts, distribution agreements, and license agreements — in both Korean and English. Drawing on the Managing Partner’s background as a former prosecutor, we identify and address criminal exposure risks such as breach of trust and embezzlement under the Korean Criminal Act at the contract design stage, providing a comprehensive advisory that goes beyond conventional legal review.
Selecting the optimal entity type under the Korean Commercial Act (stock company, limited company, limited partnership, etc.), drafting articles of incorporation, designing governance structure, and managing the full registration process
Structuring SAFE notes, convertible bonds and RCPS, shareholder agreements, drag-along and tag-along rights, and EXIT provisions
Legal due diligence, transaction structure design, SPA and SHA drafting and negotiation, closing conditions verification
Korean and English commercial contract review, onerous provision analysis, negotiation strategy. Supply, distribution, license, and technology transfer agreements
Foreign Investment Promotion Act (FIPA) filing, direct English communication with parent company legal teams, transfer pricing and royalty structuring, English legal opinion letters
Advisory on compliance with the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act, Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act, and Personal Information Protection Act, board operations advisory, pre-emptive legal risk assessment
Series A fundraising for an Incheon-based startup — RCPS structuring, shareholder agreement review and negotiation, negotiating against investor-friendly provisions detrimental to founders
Korea-Singapore joint venture establishment — joint venture agreement, profit-sharing structure, board composition, and dispute resolution provisions
Wholly-owned subsidiary formation via comprehensive share exchange — transaction structure design, SPA drafting, Fair Trade Act merger filing
Korean subsidiary establishment for a foreign manufacturer — FIPA filing, direct English coordination with parent company legal team, transfer pricing advisory
Founder EXIT — attracting foreign investors via share exchange agreement, founder equity sale structure and tax issue review