Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2013-Present)
Representative Mattersshow
[Fintech & IT Compliance]
- Advised global big tech companies on registration as an electronic financial business operator.
- Advised banks, financial investment companies (securities firms, asset management companies), and fintech companies on electronic financial services.
- Advised on customer information protection, cloud computing, and big data.
- Advised on financial regulatory sandboxes such as the designation of innovative financial services.
- Advised big tech companies and virtual asset service providers on anti-money laundering regulations.
[Financial Regulation & Compliance]
- Advised banks, financial investment companies, and credit-specialized financial companies (credit card companies) on financial regulations.
- Advised banks and financial investment companies on the financial authority's inspection and enforcements.
- Advised domestic banks and their overseas branches on issues related to anti-money laundering and economic sanctions.
[Capital Markets & Investment Management]
- Advised on asset management regulations under the Korean regulations.
- Advised Korean institutional investors on overseas alternative investments.
- Advised on the registration and marketing of various offshore funds, including offshore private funds in Korea.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Thought Leader, Lexology Index: Fintech & Blockchain - Fintech (Lexology Index, 2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Fintech & Blockchain - Fintech (Lexology Index, 2024)
Publications/Activities
- Regulatory Intelligence - South Korea: Anti-Money Laundering (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2024)
- Regulatory Intelligence - South Korea: Anti-Money Laundering (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2022-2023)
- Practical Law – FinTech in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2021)
Education
Tsinghua University (LL.M., 2020)
Korea University Law School (J.D.,2013)
College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 2010)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2013
Languages
Korean, English and Chinese
Insights
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Articles
Regulatory Intelligence – Country Update - South Korea: AML 2024
2024.05.08 -
Articles
Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence – Anti-Money Laundering: Korea Chapter (2023)
2023.05.10 -
Articles
Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence – Anti-Money Laundering: Korea Chapter (2022)
2022.03.10 -
Newsletters
New Financial Action Task Force Guidance Released on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers
2021.12.22 -
Articles
Practical Law – FinTech in South Korea: Overview (2021)
2021.05.04