李善芝 - Kim & Chang |金・張法律事務所

紹介

Seon-Jee Lee is a senior attorney at Kim & Chang who has expertise in structured finance, trust, fin-tech, securities regulation, banking and non-banking financial institutions, and real estate and construction matters.

As one of the most prominent attorneys in the firm’s Finance Practice Group, Ms. Lee has diverse and successful experience in structured finance and trust transactions. Ms. Lee is actively advising on new business models based on the latest technological innovations such as block-chain, NFT, and virtual assets, as well as application for innovative financial services (namely, finance “sandbox”). In addition, she has extensive experience in real estate development projects, legal/compliance, and licensing matters for financial investment companies (including trust companies). Her major clients include banks, securities firms, trust companies, and other financial institutions, in addition to start-ups pursuing new businesses.

Before joining Kim & Chang in 1999, Ms. Lee served as an associate at the Office of Bank Supervision of The Bank of Korea. Since joining the firm, she has served as a member of the Savings Bank Appraisal Committee and the Administrative Appeals Committee at the Financial Supervisory Commission. She also served as a legal advisory member of the Financial Supervisory Commission. In addition, for 12 years starting from 2007, she had lectured on asset-backed securitization procedure at the Korea Banking Institute. She currently serves as a member of the Financial Services Commission's Legal Interpretation Review Committee and the Public-Private Partnerships Deliberation Committee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

She is an author of a number of articles and academic journals that were published in and out of Korea, including the Seoul National University Finance Law Center and International Financial Law Review. She was selected as a recommended individual in Asia and leading lawyer in Korea in 2014 by Asia Law & Practice Journal, which is a legal magazine affiliated with Euromoney, a financial media group. From 2019 to 2022, she was selected as a leading lawyer by Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Capital Markets.

経歴

Member, Public-Private Partnerships Deliberation Committee, Ministry of Economy and Finance (2022.1.-Present)

Member, Law Interpretation Review Committee, Financial Services Commission (2021.2.-Present)

Member, Dispute Mediation Committee, Korea Exchange (2019.3.-Present)

Member, Mutual Aid and Alternative Investment Committee for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), Korea Federation of SMEs (2017.1.-2018.12.)

Member, Excellent Legislation Evaluation Committee, National Assembly (2017)

Legal Advisor, Financial Services Commission (2016.10.-2019.11.)

Member, Korean Review Commission for Elevator Accidents (2016.1.-2019.3.)

Member, Compensation and Assistance Committee for Victims Abducted to North Korea (2015.1.-2017.10.)

Member, Construction Dispute Conciliation Committee (2011.4.-2017.4.)

Member, Administrative Appeals Commissions (2007.8.-2009.9.)

Lecturer, Asset-Backed Securitization Act and Related Contracts Course, Korea Banking Institute (2004-2019.5.)

Member, Saving Bank Management Evaluation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service (2002-2005)

Kim & Chang (1999.1.-Present)

Office of Bank Supervision, The Bank of Korea (1990-1993)

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Structured Financing

Advised on asset-backed securitization (“ABS”) transactions with credit card receivables as underlying assets.
Advised on P-CBO issuance transactions for funding by medium/small-sized companies guaranteed by Korea Credit Guarantee Fund.
Advised on ABS transactions with lease receivables as underlying assets.
Advised on ABS transactions with installment payment receivables (for purchase price for mobile phone devices) as underlying assets.
Advised on Korea Housing Finance Corporating covered-bonds issuance transaction.
Advised on real estate project financing transactions.
Advised on ABS transactions with airline receivables (passenger tickets and freight) as underlying assets.
Advised on bridge-financing transaction by a domestic bank secured by asset-backed commercial paper (“ABCP”) issued for Build-Transfer-Lease project.
Advised on ABCP conduit set-up program and series transactions.
Advised on litigation and dispute involving securitization transactions.
Advised on the establishment and operation of bank recapitalization fund.

Trust

Advised on the disposition of inherited shares based on stock trust.
Advised on various structural matters for financing and sale of shares based on equity trust.
Advised on change of trust company in asset-backed securitization transaction.
Advised on the structure of will substitute trust and the trust agreement.
Advised on escrow transactions based on monetary trust.
Advised on various trust business licenses.
Advised on various trust-related disputes and litigation.
Advised on various regulatory and compliance issues relating to trust.

Fin-Tech

Advised on new business model for real estate sculpture investment using beneficiary certificates of real estate trust.
Advised on new business models related to art sculpture investment.
Advised on financing structure of online investment brokerage business.
Advised on various applications for designation as innovative financial services (namely, finance “sandbox”).
Advised on numerous new businesses using the latest technological innovations such as block-chain and NFT.

Financial Investment Company Licenses and Securities Regulations

Advised on a Spanish bank’s establishment of a Korean branch and obtaining of license for investment dealing of OTC derivatives products.
Advised on a French investment bank’s obtaining of license for investment dealing of Korean treasury bonds (“KTB”).
Advised on a French bank’s licenses for dealing of KTB and non-equity based OTC derivatives products.
Advised on an American bank’s license for dealing of KTB.
Advised on an Australian bank’s establishment of Korean branch and obtaining of license for investment dealing of OTC derivatives products.

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受賞等

Commendation from the Prime Minister (Inclusive Finance, 2023)
Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Capital Markets (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2023)
Leading Lawyer for Finance and Capital Markets, Leading Lawyers 2017 (Legal Times, 2017)
Recommended Individuals in Asia, Asialaw Profiles (Euromoney, 2014)
Leading Lawyer in Korea, Asialaw Leading Lawyers (Euromoney, 2014)

著書/活動

“Practical Issues in Copyright Trust for Fractional Investment,” BFL, Vol.119 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center of Financial Law, 2023.5.)
Chambers Global Practice Guide - Securitisation: Korea chapter - Law & Practice (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2019)
Chambers Global Practice Guides - Securitisation: South Korea chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2018)
The Lending and Secured Finance Review (edition 2): Korea chapter (Co-author, The Law Review, 2016)
Guide to lending and taking security in Asia (Second edition, October 2010): “Korea” section (Co-author, Herbert Smith, 2010)
“Market Practice and Legal Issues in Unregistered Securitization Transactions,” BFL, Vol.31(Co-author, Seoul National University Center of Financial Law, 2008)
Korea Introduces Best Practice for Securitization (Co-author, International Financial Law Review, 2005)
“Asset-Backed Securitization Transaction and the Legal Problem Thereto,” BFL, Vol.5 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center of Financial Law, 2004)