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Jisoo Kim

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T 212.603.6471 New York
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Jisoo Kim is a corporate attorney who represents clients in business transactions, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, and strategic partnerships. She has broad transactional experience across industries with a concentrated focus on companies in the technology, financial services, and media sectors. Jisoo also advises early stage and emerging growth companies and their investors with respect to entity formation, venture financings and other general corporate matters.

Practice Highlights

Technology

Represented T-Mobile in the acquisition of Octopus Interactive, a rideshare advertising network.

Financial Services

Represented Citi in the acquisition of supercenter chain Meijer card portfolio, making Citi the exclusive issuer of Meijer private label and co-branded credit cards.

Media/Entertainment

Represented INSP and Imagicomm Communications in acquisition of 12 television stations from Cox Media Group.

Technology

Parrot

Represented Parrot, a European designer and manufacturer of drones, in the disposition of senseFly, a mapping drone manufacturer.

Parrot

Represented Parrot in the disposition of MicaSense, a developer of drone sensors for vegetation mapping.

SimpleMDM

Represented SimpleMDM, an Apple device management platform, in its sale to PDQ.

T-Mobile

Represented T-Mobile in the acquisition of Octopus Interactive, a rideshare advertising network.

T-Mobile

Represented T-Mobile in the sale of interest in Tidal, a subscription-based music streaming service.
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Financial Services

American Express

Represented American Express in the negotiation of multiple fintech B2B partner and supplier agreements.

Citi

Represented Citi in the acquisition of supercenter chain Meijer card portfolio, making Citi the exclusive issuer of Meijer private label and co-branded credit cards.

Citi

Represented Citi in the negotiation of multiple rewards/loyalty program partner agreements with national retailers.
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Media/Entertainment

INSP/Imagicomm Communications

Represented INSP and Imagicomm Communications in acquisition of 12 television stations from Cox Media Group.

Blue Man Group

Represented founders of Blue Man Group in sale of their global live entertainment company to Cirque du Soleil.

Chime Communications

Represented subsidiaries of Chime Communications in several acquisitions of advertising and marketing services providers, including Method Communications, LeadDog, GlideScope, Muh-Tay-Zik-Hoffer, US Soccer Club.

Chime Communications

Represented Chime Communications in equity investment in RIM (Rugby International Marketing).

Lively McCabe

Represented Lively McCabe in its acquisition of Broadway Theater Workshops.
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Food + Beverage

Essentia Water

Represented the founder and majority owner of Essentia Water in its sale to Nestlé USA.

Dave's Killer Bread

Represented AVB, Inc., d/b/a Dave's Killer Bread, and its shareholders in a 100% stock sale to Flowers Foods, Inc.

Donsuemor

Represented Donsuemor, the original American madeleine bakery, in its sale to French-based bakery St. Michel.

Startups and emerging companies

Represented numerous food+beverage early stage and startup brands in equity financings, including Bandar Foods, Element Snacks, and Maple Hill Creamery.
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Admitted to Practice

  • New York

Education

  • J.D., Columbia Law School
    • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
    • Vice President, Public Interest Law Foundation
  • A.B., History and Literature, Harvard University, magna cum laude

     

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Co-Chair, Asian American and Pacific Islander Affinity Group, Davis Wright Tremaine
    • New York City Bar Association
    • New York Public Library Young Lions Group
    • Former Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Davis Wright Tremaine
    • Former Board Member, Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law, New York
    • Former Mentor, Columbia University Startup Lab

Background

    • Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York
    • Summer Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York
    • Summer Associate, Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
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Publications
08.01.22
News
Corporate & Business Transactions
Davis Wright Tremaine Advises INSP in the Purchase of TV Stations in 12 Markets from Cox Media Group Read More
Publications
03.30.22
News
"Cox Media Group To Sell Television Stations In Twelve Markets To Imagicomm Communications," INSP Press Read More External Link
Publications
02.14.22
News
"Lively McCabe Entertainment Acquires Broadway Theater Workshops," Broadway World Read More External Link
stacks of paper
03.16.21
Insights
Growth & Exit Strategies
The Importance of Preliminary Diligence Before Marketing the Company Read More
06.25.19
Presentations
Moderator, "Lessons in Preparing Your Company for Exit: A Fireside Chat With Marla Blow," DWT FinTech Women, New York, N.Y.
Publications
07.17.17
News
Corporate & Business Transactions
Davis Wright Tremaine Represents Blue Man Group in Sale to Cirque du Soleil Read More
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