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Hyun Wook SHIN Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-1479 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Hyun Wook SHIN Attorney
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Hyun Wook SHIN Attorney

Hyun Wook SHINAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-1479 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.hwshin@kimchang.com

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Hyun Wook Shin is a senior attorney at Kim & Chang, who specializes in corporate legal affairs, such as insurance, fair trade, foreign investment, and M&A. His major clients include major multinational companies and financial institutions, including Korean and multinational insurance companies. 

As a key member of the firm’s Insurance Practice, Mr. Shin has extensive experience in advising insurance companies on various matters, including establishment of an insurance company, M&A, license applications, regulatory compliance, and privacy. He is also known for his expertise on antitrust issues in the M&A process, cartel and unfair trade practices of Korean and multinational companies.

Mr. Shin is a member of the Korea Life Insurance Product Public Disclosure Commission. He has also contributed to several legal publications, such as the insurance section of “Chambers Global Practice Guides” and the Korea section of “Practice Law - The Insurance and Reinsurance Global Guide 2016/17.” 

In 2017, he was named a Leading Individual in the insurance industry by the global legal directory, Chambers Asia-Pacific.

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Experience

Member, Life Insurance Products Publication Committee of Korea Life Insurance Association (2016-2022)

Kim & Chang (2004-Present)

Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Navy (2001-2004)

Representative Mattersshow

Insurance
 
  • Advised a multinational insurance company on the establishment of an insurance company in Korea and the obtaining of the insurance business license.
  • Advised a global insurance company on the acquisition of shares in a Korean insurance company.
  • Advised a global insurance company on the conversion from a branch to a subsidiary.
  • Advised insurance companies on responding to the financial authorities’ investigations.
  • Advised insurance companies on outsourcing of information processing services.
  • Advised insurance companies on personal information protection.
  • Advised insurance companies on the utilization of cloud service.
 
Fair Trade
 
  • Represented a global software company in the KFTC’s investigation of tying and abuse of market dominance.
  • Represented a global air cargo company in the KFTC’s investigation of price-fixing.
  • Represented a global motion picture company in the KFTC’s investigation of price-fixing and unfair trade practices.
  • Represented a Korean construction company in the KFTC’s investigation of bid rigging.
  • Represented a Korean bank in the KFTC’s investigation of price-fixing.
  • Represented a global sports company in the KFTC’s investigation of unfair advertising.
  • Represented a Korean non-life insurance company in the KFTC’s investigation of price-fixing.
  • Represented several global companies in the KFTC’s investigation of unfair terms and conditions.

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Awards

  • Next Generation Partner, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Insurance (Legalease, 2022-2024) 
  • Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific: Insurance (Chambers and Partners, 2017)

Publications/Activities
    • Practical Law - Insurance and Reinsurance in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2023)
    • Legal Issues on Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, BFL Vol.105 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center for Financial Law, 2021.1.)
    • Practical Law - Insurance and Reinsurance in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2020-2021) 
    • Chambers Global Practice Guides: South Korea Chapter, Insurance (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2018) 
    • Practical Law - The Insurance and Reinsurance Global Guide 2016/17: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2016)

Education

    UC Berkeley School of Law (LL.M., 2010)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2001)

    Seoul National University College of Law (LL.B., 1998)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2001; New York, 2011

Languages

Korean and English

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Hyun Wook SHIN
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-1479      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




Hyun Wook Shin is a senior attorney at Kim & Chang, who specializes in corporate legal affairs, such as insurance, fair trade, foreign investment, and M&A. His major clients include major multinational companies and financial institutions, including Korean and multinational insurance companies. 

As a key member of the firm’s Insurance Practice, Mr. Shin has extensive experience in advising insurance companies on various matters, including establishment of an insurance company, M&A, license applications, regulatory compliance, and privacy. He is also known for his expertise on antitrust issues in the M&A process, cartel and unfair trade practices of Korean and multinational companies.

Mr. Shin is a member of the Korea Life Insurance Product Public Disclosure Commission. He has also contributed to several legal publications, such as the insurance section of “Chambers Global Practice Guides” and the Korea section of “Practice Law - The Insurance and Reinsurance Global Guide 2016/17.” 

In 2017, he was named a Leading Individual in the insurance industry by the global legal directory, Chambers Asia-Pacific.






    Member, Life Insurance Products Publication Committee of Korea Life Insurance Association (2016-2022)

    Kim & Chang (2004-Present)

    Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Navy (2001-2004)






Insurance
 
  •   Advised a multinational insurance company on the establishment of an insurance company in Korea and the obtaining of the insurance business license.
  •   Advised a global insurance company on the acquisition of shares in a Korean insurance company.
  •   Advised a global insurance company on the conversion from a branch to a subsidiary.
  •   Advised insurance companies on responding to the financial authorities’ investigations.
  •   Advised insurance companies on outsourcing of information processing services.
  •   Advised insurance companies on personal information protection.
  •   Advised insurance companies on the utilization of cloud service.
 
Fair Trade
 
  •   Represented a global software company in the KFTC’s investigation of tying and abuse of market dominance.
  •   Represented a global air cargo company in the KFTC’s investigation of price-fixing.
  •   Represented a global motion picture company in the KFTC’s investigation of price-fixing and unfair trade practices.
  •   Represented a Korean construction company in the KFTC’s investigation of bid rigging.
  •   Represented a Korean bank in the KFTC’s investigation of price-fixing.
  •   Represented a global sports company in the KFTC’s investigation of unfair advertising.
  •   Represented a Korean non-life insurance company in the KFTC’s investigation of price-fixing.
  •   Represented several global companies in the KFTC’s investigation of unfair terms and conditions.





Awards

  •   Next Generation Partner, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Insurance (Legalease, 2022-2024) 
  •   Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific: Insurance (Chambers and Partners, 2017)

Publications/Activities

  •   Practical Law - Insurance and Reinsurance in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2023)
  •   Legal Issues on Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, BFL Vol.105 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center for Financial Law, 2021.1.)
  •   Practical Law - Insurance and Reinsurance in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2020-2021) 
  •   Chambers Global Practice Guides: South Korea Chapter, Insurance (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2018) 
  •   Practical Law - The Insurance and Reinsurance Global Guide 2016/17: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2016)





Education

    UC Berkeley School of Law (LL.M., 2010)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2001)

    Seoul National University College of Law (LL.B., 1998)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2001; New York, 2011


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Insurance ,  Antitrust & Competition ,  Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Privacy & Data Security