Bio
Profile
Experience
Outside Director, Doosan (2023-Present)
Member, Corporate Restructuring Plan Review Committee, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (2022-Present)
Member, Switching Stock Market Advisory Committee, Korea Exchange (2022-Present)
Member, ESG Advisory Committee, Korea ESG Research Institute (2021-Present)
Member, Corporate Review Committee, Korea Exchange (2020-2023)
International Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, New York (2010-2011)
Kim & Chang (2003-Present)
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Awards
- Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2023)
- Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 (Edition 32) (Euromoney, 2022)
- Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2020-2022)
Publications/Activities
- International Comparative Legal Guide to Environmental, Social & Governance: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Global Legal Group, 2021-2023)
- Lexology Getting the Deal Through - ESG & Impact Investing 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2021)
- Korea’s Journey to Economic Democratization (EquitiesFirst & Nasdaq Governance Solutions, 2021)
- International Capital Markets and Securities Regulation: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2017, 2019, 2021)
- Chambers Global Practice Guide - Shareholders' Rights and Shareholder Activism: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2019)
- Establishing an Effective Corporate Governance Regime of a Post-Developmental State: Lessons from South Korea (Harvard Law School, S.J.D. Dissertation, 2018)
- Legal Issues Surrounding the Appointment of Audit Committee Members, Business Law Review (Co-author, Korea Business Law Association, 2017)
- Director’s Liability - A Worldwide Review Third Edition - Korea Chapter (Co-author, Kluwer Law International, 2016)
- Onju on Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act - Tender Offer Chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters LawnB, 2015)
- Corporate Elections and Shareholder Proposal Rights: From Case Studies in South Korea, University of Pennsylvania East Asia Law Review, Vol. 7, Issue 2 (2012)
Education
Harvard Law School (S.J.D., 2018)
Harvard Law School (LL.M., requirements completed, degree waived, 2010)
Korea National Open University (Master of Business Management, 2009)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2003)
Seoul National University (LL.B., summa cum laude, 2000)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2003; New York, 2011
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Newsletters
Recent Updates on Financial Authorities’ Short Sale Regulations
2024.01.09 -
Newsletters
Introduction of Administrative Penalty for Market Abuse Behaviors and Implementation of Leniency Program
2023.09.27 -
Recognitions
Kim & Chang Ranked “Tier 1” in All Eight Practice Areas – IFLR1000 (33rd edition)
2023.07.27 -
Newsletters
Regulations on Call Options and Refixing for Convertible Preferred Shares Issued by Listed Companies
2023.07.06 -
News
Kim & Chang Hosts Joint Seminar with Covington & Burling – “ESG in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Managing Risk”
2023.06.27 -
Newsletters
Follow-up Measures to Improve Soundness of IPO Market
2023.05.09