Seong Eun (Sandra) KIM

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Seong Eun (Sandra) Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang. She has extensive experiences in the financial services industry and ESG, advising on both transactional and regulatory matters. Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2023, Ms. Kim had 20 years of in-house legal experiences at both Goldman Sachs and Citibank. She focuses on delivering solution-driven legal services to clients based on her industry experiences.

Ms. Kim advises both Korean and international financial institutions and corporations on financial transactions ranging from securities offerings, derivative transactions, structured financing, M&As and alternative investments. Ms. Kim also advises banking and financial institutions on financial and foreign exchange regulations, employment law matters, bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate governance, capital rules, internal control and compliance.

Ms. Kim received her Ph.D. in commercial law from Seoul National University, an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law and an LL.B. in law from Seoul National University. Ms. Kim is admitted to the New York bar and the Korean bar.

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Experience

Kim & Chang (1998-2001, 2023-Present)

Goldman Sachs International Bank/Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, Seoul, Managing Director (2006-2023.6.)

Citibank Korea Inc. (2005-2006)

Davis Polk & Wardwell, Hong Kong & New York (2003-2005)

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Awards

Commendation from the Korea Exchange (2014, 2021)
Commendation from the National Federation of Banks (2013)

Publications/Activities

A Study on the Exercise and Change of Rights of Bondholders (Juris Doctoral Thesis, Seoul National University, 2020)
“OTC Derivatives Transactions and Margins,” BFL Series 17 (Seoul National University Financial Law Center, 2020)
“Effects of Lump Sum Settlement of Derivative Financial Transactions on Regulatory Capital,” BFL Series 6 (Seoul National University Financial Law Center, 2012)
“On Articles 23 and 24 of the Credit Financial Information Act,” BFL Vol.16 (Seoul National University Financial Law Center, 2006)

Education

Seoul National University, College of Law (Ph.D., Commercial Law, 2020)

Hongik University Graduate School of Fine Arts (M.A., Fine Arts, 2014)

New York University School of Law, (L.L.M., 2002)

Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1998)

Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B., 1995)

Qualifications

Admitted to bar, New York, 2003

Admitted to bar, Korea, 1998

Languages

Korean and English

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