Bio
Profile
Experience
Advisor for “Trustworthy AI Lab,” Graduate School of Data Science, Seoul National University (2024)
ASIFMA (Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association) Fintech Working Group, AI Sub-Working Group (2024)
Advisor for “Assessment on the Pseudonymized or Anonymized Data,” Financial Security Institute (FSI) (2024)
Advisor for “NFT Copyright Standards,” Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) (2023)
Advisor for “Blockchain Support Project 2024,” KISA (2023)
Kim & Chang (2021-Present)
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2014-2021)
Representative Mattersshow
- Advised on establishing AI Governance
- Advised on regulatory issues for financial companies' AI projects
- Advised onVirtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Report.
- Advised on creating an ecosystem for digital assets.
- Advised on staking and DeFi services.
- Advised on digital asset platforms.
- Advised on regulatory issues related to overseas Play-to-Earn (P2E) games.
- Advised on Web3 projects.
- Advised on disputes over virtual assets.
- Advised on a financial institution’s project, new product and corporate governance.
- Advised on the establishment and license acquisition of an internet-only bank.
- Advised on financial, e-financial, information protection, F/X and AML regulation matters of local and international fintech companies, financial institutions and virtual asset exchanges.
- Advised on F/X regulation issues arising from Bitcoin transactions.
- Advised on the acquisition of a Korean bank and security company by a Korean financial company.
- Advised on the investment in overseas financial institutions by a Korean financial company.
- Advised on the investment in a Korean life insurance company by an overseas life insurance company.
- Advised on the investment in a Korean facial mask manufacturing company by an overseas financial company.
- Advised on an all-inclusive share swap between Korean financial companies.
- Advised on the investment in a Korean information company by a Korean IT company.
- Advised on shareholder disputes and represented clients in related litigations.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Thought Leaders, Lexology Index: Fintech & Blockchain - Fintech (Lexology Index, 2024)
Publications/Activities
- Cryptocurrencies in National Laws (Co-author, Brill, 2025)
- Lecturer, “Digital Finance and Consumer Protection in Finance (Financial Consumer Protection Act, Compliance, etc.)” (Korea Banking Institute, 2025)
- Lecturer, “Digital Finance New Business and Financial Consumer Protection (AI, Blockchain)” (Korea Banking Institute, 2024)
- Discussant, “Data Governance and Data Impact Assessment - Focusing on Cases in the Australian Financial Sector,” 2024 Regulatory Impact Assessment Forum (Korea Institute of Public Administration, 2024)
- Speaker, “Global Blockchain Policy Trends (STO, RWA),” Tech Trends and Global Strategies in WEB3 Era, 2024 Korea Fintech Week (FSC, Fintech Center Korea, KISA, 2024)
- Speaker, “Global Blockchain Policy Trends,” 2024 1st ABLE (Alliance of Blockchain Leading digital-Economy) Regular Meeting (Ministry of Science and ICT, KISA, 2024)
- Lecturer, “Major Global RWA Cases and Issues,” Understanding STO (Security Token Offering) and RWA (Real World Asset) (KISA, 2024)
- Lecturer, “Understanding Financial AI Governance,” Understanding Fintech (Financial Supervisory Service Training Institute, 2024)
- Lecturer, “Practical Issues in AI Governance for Financial Institutions” (Financial Security Institute, 2024)
- Lecturer, “Legal Issues Related to Virtual Asset Exchanges, De-Fi,” Legal Issues of Digital Transformation (IP491) (KAIST, 2024)
- Speaker, “Key Regulations and Issues in Financial AI,” The 30th Network Security Conference - Korea (KISA, 2024)
- South Korea: An Introduction to South Korea (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2023)
- Korea: The Current Regulatory Landscape for Crypto Assets (Co-author, IFLR, 2023)
- Lecturer, “Virtual Asset Regulation in the US,” US Anti-Money Laundering and Recent Trends (Korea Banking Institute, 2023)
- An Introduction to FinTech Legal: South Korea, Chambers Professional-Advisers FinTech 2023 (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2022)
- Opening the Floor for Global Discussions: Regulatory Transition Around Digital Assets in South Korea (Co-author, IFLR, 2022)
- Studies on Social Economic Laws (Co-author, Kyungin Publishing, 2018)
- Beyond Bank Ownership Restrictions, IFLR Asia-Pacific FinTech Special Focus (Co-author, 2017)
Education
University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 2019)
Seoul National University School of Law (J.D., 2014)
Korea University (B.A., Business Administration, 2011)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2014; New York, 2020
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Newsletters
FSC Proposes Enforcement Decree and Supervisory Regulation to the Virtual Asset User Protection Act
2023.12.18 -
Articles
“SOUTH KOREA: An Introduction to South Korea,” Chambers FinTech Guide
2023.10.30 -
Articles
Korea: The Current Regulatory Landscape for Crypto Assets
2023.09.19 -
Articles
“SOUTH KOREA: An Introduction to FinTech Legal,” Chambers FinTech Guide
2022.10.24 -
Articles
IFLR – Opening the Floor for Global Discussions: Regulatory Transition Around Digital Assets in South Korea
2022.09.30 -
Newsletters
NFTs – The Legal Landscape and Key Issues
2022.02.24