Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2014-Present)
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP (2012-2014)
Director, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (2004-2012)
Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (1996-2004)
Defense Procurement Agency, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea (1994-1996)
Representative Mattersshow
- Advised a major global software company in connection with a commercial dispute with one of its business partners.
- Advised a major global renewable energy company in connection with acquisition of a large offshore windfarm project.
- Advised a major global wind turbine manufacturer in connection with an investment in Korea.
- Advised a multinational private equity firm in its acquisition of an onshore wind farm.
- Advised a major global luxury company on compliance and corporate issues.
- Advised a multinational machinery company in connection with fair trade law issues.
- Advised a multinational entertainment company in connection with a criminal investigation of employees’ misconduct.
- Advised a multinational corporation on internal investigation of compliance violations.
- Advised a large Korean bank in connection with revamping BSA/AML compliance in the bank’s US branches.
- Advised a major multinational corporation on criminal investigation in connection with a product liability case.
- Advised a major global financial institution on an extensive internal investigation into compliance matters.
- Advised a US asset manager in dispute arising from a major investment in Korea.
- Advised a US corporation in connection with an initial public offering of its Korea Depositary Receipts (KDRs) in the KOSDAQ Market of the Korea Exchange.
- Advised a major Korean conglomerate on FCPA compliance program.
- Advised several Korean corporations with respect to reorganization of their internal legal departments.
- Negotiated and drafted ISDA Master Agreements, Credit Support Annexes and master confirmations, including complex bespoke trades.
- Advised clients on high-yield securities, convertible debt securities, CLOs, medium-term notes, equity-linked securities, trust preferred securities, exchangeable bonds, ADRs, common stock and equity units.
- Negotiated and drafted transactional documents for M&A transactions, including asset purchase transactions, joint ventures and going private transactions.
Representative Activitiesshow
Publications/Activities
- Regulatory Intelligence - South Korea: Anti-Money Laundering (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2023)
- Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Government Investigations 2023: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2022)
Education
Harvard Law School (J.D., 1993)
Yale University (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1990)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, New York, 1994; District of Columbia, 1995
Languages
Korean, English, French and Japanese
Insights
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KFTC Amends Rules on Administrative Fines for Violations of Fair Labeling and Advertising Law
2025.01.06 -
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Notice of Implementation of Revised Guidelines on Review of Labeling and Advertisements Regarding Recommendations and Endorsements
2024.11.19 -
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KFTC Announces Amendment to Administrative Fine Notification for Revised “Fair Trade Voluntary Compliance Program”
2024.09.02 -
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Implementation of New Heightened Measures for Collecting Customs Valuation Data During Customs Audits
2024.07.19 -
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Legislative Update: Proposed Expansion of Directors’ Fiduciary Duties
2024.07.16 -
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[The Korean Economic Daily] Kim & Chang Compliance Group: Supporting Domestic and Global Companies in Regulatory Disputes; Providing Comprehensive Consulting Services Encompassing Areas Including AI and ESG
2024.04.24