Kim & Chang
Client SatisfactionKim & Chang is praised for combining ‘reliable services on the financial regulatory front’, with a fintech team housing ’more lawyers and other professionals with science or engineering backgrounds than any other law firm’s team’. Bumkyu Sung is a key contact for internal investigations of financial institutions conducting business in Korea. Foreign attorney Ik Hwan Cho and Oh Hyun Kwon are both equipped to advise on securities regulation, while fintech specialist Joon Young Kim is well versed in legal issues relating to blockchain and cloud computing. IT compliance specialist Jung Min Lee is also recommended. Kye Sung Chung and Sang Hwan Lee jointly lead the practice.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘K&C provides reliable services on the financial regulatory front.’
‘We rely on Bumkyu Sung, Eun Gyung Choi and Sangyong Park greatly.’
‘K&C's fintech team has more lawyers and other professionals with science or engineering backgrounds than any other law firm's team. This is a huge advantage in the fintech space.'
- 'K&C's fintech team includes many recent transfers from financial regulators. They can help clients stay on top of the latest regulatory developments. This can be a significant advantage in the fintech sector. ’
‘Jung Min Lee has extensive experience in multiple areas of financial regulation and can tailor his advice to the client's needs.'
'They are professional and their advice is consistently excellent.'
'Bumkyu Sung provides practical, business-oriented legal advice in a timely and cost-effective manner. His understanding of the finance industry is unmatched.'
Key clients
- Viva Republica
- Toss Bank
- Toss Securities
- Toss Payments
- Kakao Group
- Coupang Corporation / Coupang Pay
- GroundX Corp.
- The Export-Import Bank of Korea
- Bithumb Korea Corporation
- Korea Credit Service
- Microsoft Corporation
- KEB Hana Bank
- BC Card
- Natixis S.A. and Natixis Asia Limited
- Apollo Global Management
Work highlights
- Advised on the launch of an online platform ("The Platform") for sales of fan merchandises in the form of NFTs.
- Advised market makers on a case in which Korean SFC’s concluded that market makers’ trading does not constitute an act of unfair trading.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kye Sung Chung, Sang Hwan Lee