Bio
Profile
Experience
Director and Fund Management Committee Member, Seoul National University Scholarship Fund (2014- Present)
Member of Pharmaceutical Industry Development Committee, Ministry of Health and Welfare (2014-2017)
Legislative Advisor, National Assembly (2013-2016)
Member of Review Committee, Stock Exchange (2012-2016)
Member of the Management Evaluation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service (2005-2011)
Member of the Regulatory Reform Promotion Committee, Ministry of Finance and Economy (2005-2006)
Linklaters, UK (1999-2000)
Kim & Chang (1993-Present)
Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (1990-1993)
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Leading Individual, Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A (Chambers and Partners, 2021-2023)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A/Capital Markets (Chambers and Partners, 2015-2020)
- Leading Individual, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Corporate & M&A (Legalease, 2016-2023)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Capital Markets/M&A & Governance/Private Funds (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2022)
- Korea Super 30 Lawyers, Asian Legal Business (Thomson Reuters, 2021)
- Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers, Capital Markets/Corporate & M&A/Investment Funds (Euromoney, 2020-2023)
- Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Edition 32) (Euromoney, 2022)
Publications/Activities
- The Private Equity Review (Second edition): Part I, Fundraising - "Korea" chapter, Part II, Investing - "Korea" chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2013)
- International Investment & Securities Review 2008: "Korea" section (Co-author, Euromoney Yearbooks International, 2008)
- The 2006 Guide to Fund Management – How offshore funds are marketed in Korea (Co-author, IFLR, 2006)
- Representation and Warranties in the M&A Contract, BFL (Center for Financial Law, 2006.11.)
- Statutory Restrictions on Defense against Hostile M&A, Human Rights and Justice (Co-Author, Korean Bar Association, 1997.8.)
- Guaranteed Minimum Dividends for Preferred Stocks, Human Rights and Justice (Korean Bar Association, 1996.4.)
Education
Harvard Law School (Visiting Scholar, 1999)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1990)
College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1988)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 1990
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Recognitions
Ranked “Band 1” in All Nine Areas, 39 “Leading Individuals” Recognized - Chambers Global 2024
2024.02.16 -
Recognitions
Five Professionals Recognized in the Legal 500’s M&A Powerlist: APAC 2024
2024.02.02 -
Recognitions
“Tier 1” in All 17 Practice Areas – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
2024.01.18 -
Newsletters
Recent Updates on Financial Authorities’ Short Sale Regulations
2024.01.09 -
Recognitions
Ranked “Band 1” in 18 Areas, 86 “Leading Individuals” - Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
2023.12.15 -
Newsletters
Introduction of Administrative Penalty for Market Abuse Behaviors and Implementation of Leniency Program
2023.09.27