Seong Up Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in banking and finance matters, including financial holdings, financial business restrictions and financial litigations.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2018, Mr. Kim worked for the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) since 2013, where he supervised approval and licensing of financial holdings companies. Mr. Kim also directed restrictions and system improvement of examination and mediation of disciplinary measures for violation of financial regulations such as the Financial Holding Companies Act, Banking Act and Electronic Financial Transaction Act.

Before working at the FSS, from 2012 to 2013, Mr. Kim worked at the legal department of LG Electronics Inc., where he reviewed and advised on contracts and agreements regarding fair trade and subcontract.

Mr. Kim was also an internal lecturer of the Financial Holding Companies Act within the FSS and was a member of a task force team deveoted to reforming restrictions.

Mr. Kim received an LL.B. from the College of Law, Seoul National University in 2003. He attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2009. He is admitted to the Korea bar.