Dewey & LeBoeuf

Chang-Do Gong

Partner

Chang-Do Gong is a partner in Dewey & LeBoeuf's Mergers & Acquisitions Group. He has represented acquirors, targets, boards of directors, special committees and investment banks in several complex domestic and cross-border, negotiated and unsolicited, and public and private transactions.

Mr. Gong has participated in a number of significant transactions, including the representation of:

MedImmune, Inc. in its US$15.2 billion acquisition by AstraZeneca PLC.
Sony Corporation of America in its US$4.9 billion acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. with a consortium of acquirors.
The Walt Disney Company in its US$4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, financial advisor to Ventana Medical Systems Inc., in connection with Roche Holding AG’s US$3.4 billion acquisition of Ventana.
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. in its US$3.4 billion unsolicited acquisition of Centerpulse AG and InCentive Capital AG.
Alimentation Couche-Tard in its US$1.9 billion unsolicited cash tender offer for Casey's General Stores, Inc.
CNET Networks, Inc. in its US$1.8 billion acquisition by CBS Corporation.
Omnicare, Inc. in its US$1.8 billion unsolicited acquisition of NeighborCare Inc. and US$460 million unsolicited acquisition of NCS HealthCare, Inc.
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its US$1.6 billion unsolicited acquisition of Alpharma Inc.
USI Holdings Corp. in its US$1.4 billion acquisition by GS Capital Partners.
Lee Enterprises, Inc. and its financial advisor, Lazard Freres, in connection with Lee’s US$1.45 billion acquisition of Pulitzer Inc.
PSEG Global in its US$1.2 billion sale of the SAESA Group of Companies to a consortium formed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
Actavis Group hf. in its US$810 million acquisition of the human generics business of Alpharma Inc. and US$600 million acquisition of Amide Holdings, Inc.
Qatar Telecom Q.S.C. in its US$800 million acquisition of Series B Shares and American Depositary Shares of PT Indosat Tbk.
PRA International in its US$790 million acquisition by Genstar Capital.
Dendrite International, Inc. in its US$751 million acquisition by Cegedim S.A.
Illumina, Inc. in its US$600 million acquisition of Solexa, Inc.
Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. in its US$550 million acquisition by Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd.
AXA Financial, Inc. in its US$400 million sale of The Advest Group to Merrill Lynch & Co.
Sony Corporation of America and Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. in their US$435 million acquisition of InterTrust Technologies Corporation.
The Talbots, Inc. in its US$75 million sale of the J. Jill business to Golden Gate Capital.
JPMorgan Infrastructure Investments Fund in connection with its majority investments in CNG Holdings, Inc. and Southern Missouri Gas Company, L.P.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. in its joint venture with Discovery Communications and IMAX Corporation to create a 3D television network.

Education

Northwestern University School of Law, 1999, J.D.
Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies, 1996, M.A. (Political Science)
Yonsei University, 1990, B.A. (Political Science)