• Advised on asset-backed securitization (“ABS”) transactions with credit card receivables as underlying assets. 
• Advised on P-CBO issuance transactions for funding by medium/small-sized companies guaranteed by Korea Credit Guarantee Fund. 
• Advised on ABS transactions with lease receivables as underlying assets. 
• Advised on ABS transactions with installment payment receivables (for purchase price for mobile phone devices) as underlying assets. 
• Advised on Korea Housing Finance Corporating covered-bonds issuance transaction. 
• Advised on real estate project financing transactions. 
• Advised on ABS transactions with airline receivables (passenger tickets and freight) as underlying assets. 
• Advised on bridge-financing transaction by a domestic bank secured by asset-backed commercial paper (“ABCP”) issued for Build-Transfer-Lease project. 
• Advised on ABCP conduit set-up program and series transactions. 
• Advised on litigation and dispute involving securitization transactions. 
• Advised on the establishment and operation of bank recapitalization fund. 

• Advised on the disposition of inherited shares based on stock trust. 
• Advised on various structural matters for financing and sale of shares based on equity trust. 
• Advised on change of trust company in asset-backed securitization transaction. 
• Advised on the structure of will substitute trust and the trust agreement. 
• Advised on escrow transactions based on monetary trust. 
• Advised on various trust business licenses. 
• Advised on various trust-related disputes and litigation. 
• Advised on various regulatory and compliance issues relating to trust. 

• Advised on new business model for real estate sculpture investment using beneficiary certificates of real estate trust. 
• Advised on new business models related to art sculpture investment. 
• Advised on financing structure of online investment brokerage business. 
• Advised on various applications for designation as innovative financial services (namely, finance “sandbox”). 
• Advised on numerous new businesses using the latest technological innovations such as block-chain and NFT. 

• Advised on a Spanish bank’s establishment of a Korean branch and obtaining of license for investment dealing of OTC derivatives products. 
• Advised on a French investment bank’s obtaining of license for investment dealing of Korean treasury bonds (“KTB”). 
• Advised on a French bank’s licenses for dealing of KTB and non-equity based OTC derivatives products. 
• Advised on an American bank’s license for dealing of KTB. 
• Advised on an Australian bank’s establishment of Korean branch and obtaining of license for investment dealing of OTC derivatives products. 

Awards

• Next Generation Partner, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Banking and finance (Legalease, 2025)
• Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Korea, Capital Markets (Lexology Index, 2019-2025)
• Commendation from the Prime Minister (Inclusive Finance, 2023)
• Leading Lawyer for Finance and Capital Markets, Leading Lawyers 2017 (Legal Times, 2017)
• Recommended Individuals in Asia, Asialaw Profiles (Euromoney, 2014)
• Leading Lawyer in Korea, Asialaw Leading Lawyers (Euromoney, 2014)

Publications/Activities

• “Key Contents and Issues of the Amended Asset Backed Securitization Act,” BFL, Vol.125 (Seoul National University Center of Financial Law, 2024.5.)
• “Practical Issues in Copyright Trust for Fractional Investment,” BFL, Vol.119 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center of Financial Law, 2023.5.)
• Chambers Global Practice Guide - Securitisation: Korea chapter - Law & Practice (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2019)
• Chambers Global Practice Guides - Securitisation: South Korea chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2018)
• The Lending and Secured Finance Review (edition 2): Korea chapter (Co-author, The Law Review, 2016)
• Guide to lending and taking security in Asia (Second edition, October 2010): “Korea” section (Co-author, Herbert Smith, 2010)
• “Market Practice and Legal Issues in Unregistered Securitization Transactions,” BFL, Vol.31(Co-author, Seoul National University Center of Financial Law, 2008)
• Korea Introduces Best Practice for Securitization (Co-author, International Financial Law Review, 2005)
• “Asset-Backed Securitization Transaction and the Legal Problem Thereto,” BFL, Vol.5 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center of Financial Law, 2004)