Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (1991-Present)
Lecturer, Korea Institute of Financial Investment (2013-2018)
Lecturer, Korea Banking Institute (2013-2018)
Member, Alternative Investment Committee, Government Employees Pension Service (2012-2016)
Adjunct Professor, Ewha Law School (2011-2019)
Lecturer, Korea Fixed Income Research Institute (2010-2011)
Outside Director, KTB Investment & Securities (2007-2018)
Visiting Scholar, Fordham Law School (2005-2006)
Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School (2004-2005)
Lecturer, Business Academy of Korea Economic Daily (1999-2003)
Foreign Visiting Attorney, Hong & Chang (1996.9.-1997.2.)
Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Navy (1988-1991)
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Leading Individual, Chambers Global, Capital Markets (Chambers and Partners, 2025)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Capital Markets: Securitisation (Chambers and Partners, 2025)
- Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2022-2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Capital Markets (Euromoney, 2021-2023)
- Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2020-2021)
- Client Choice Award - Securitisation & Structured Finance (South Korea) (Lexology, 2019)
- Leading Lawyer, Expert Guides: Banking, Finance and Transactional Guide (Euromoney, 2016-2022)
Publications/Activities
- Onju Commentary on Asset-Backed Securitization Act (Co-author, LAWnB, 2016)
- Covered Bond Act and Legal Analysis, BFL (Center for Financial Law, 2014)
- Covered Bonds Handbook (2010-2014 Editions): “Korea” chapter (Co-author, Practising Law Institute, 2010-2014)
- Points at Issue Relating to Beneficial Certificate Issuance Trust from the Capital Markets Act Perspective, Advanced Commercial Law Review Vol. 59 (Co-author, Ministry of Justice, 2012)
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2011-2012: Korea Section (Co-author, Global Legal Group, 2011-2012)
- Understanding the New Korean Covered Bond Market - Legal Analysis of Current Status and Proposal for Legislative Improvement, Ewha Law Journal (Ewha Legal Science Institute, 2011)
- Finance 2008/09 Volume 2 – Securitisation Handbook: “South Korea” chapter (Co-author, PLC Cross-border Handbooks, 2008.5.)
- Market Practice and Legal Issues in Unregistered Securitization Transactions, BFL (Center for Financial Law, 2008)
- Security in International Finance, BFL (Center for Financial Law, 2005)
- Securitization and Legislative Considerations, BFL (Center for Financial Law, 2004)
- Current and Future Issues of Asset-Backed Securitization Act, Korean Forum on International Trade and Business Law Vol. 9 (Korea International Trade Law Association (KITLA), 2001)
- Market Summary: Korea, A Capital Guide to Asset Repackaging in Asia (ISI publication, 1999)
- Financial Innovation - ABS (Korea Economic Daily, 1999)
Education
Cornell Law School (LL.M., 1996)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1988)
College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1985)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 1988; New York, 2000
Languages
Korean, English and Japanese