Profile
Experience
Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) (2020-2023)
Member, Committee for Imposition of Penalty, Ministry of the Interior and Safety (2019-2021)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hong Kong Office (2013)
Kim & Chang (2006-Present)
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Commendation from the Minister of Financial Services Commission (2023)
Publications/Activities
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Regulatory Intelligence - South Korea: Anti-Money Laundering (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2022-2026)
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Lecturer, “2026 Practical AML/CFT in the U.S. for the Korea Banking Institute” (Korea Banking Institute, 2026.5.)
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Speaker, “Preventing the Misuse of Virtual Assets and Responding to Cross-Border Money Laundering: Latest International Regulations and Practical Strategies,” Anti-Money Laundering Expert Forum for TPAC Honors (Korea Banking Institute, 2026.3.)
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Speaker, “Illegal Foreign Exchange Transactions Using Virtual Assets: Key Case Analysis and Response Directions,” National Assembly Policy Seminar on Transnational Crime and Virtual Assets (2026.2.)
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Lecturer, “Current Status and Implications of U.S. Digital Asset Regulation (Stablecoins),” Seminar on U.S. Government Banking and Digital Asset Supervision and Regulatory Trends (co-hosted by NRI America and Kim &Chang, 2025.11)
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Speaker, “Measures for Anti-Money Laundering in Stablecoins,” 1st Forum on ‘Won Stablecoin, Opening the Future of Financial Innovation’ (co-hosted by 12 Democratic Party lawmakers and organized by the Korea Fintech Industry Association, 2025.9.)
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Lecturer, “2025 Practical AML/CFT in the U.S. for the Korea Banking Institute” (Korea Banking Institute, 2025.5.)
Education
University of Southern California Law School (L.L.M., Business Certificate, 2013)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2006)
College of Business Administration, Seoul National University (B.A, 2005)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2006
Languages
Korean and English
