The fintech and financial regulation group at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC pulls together a strong offering with key pillars of the practice including compliance and regulatory work, advice related to the obtaining of business licenses and enforcement, and defence work relating to issues such as regulatory audits and inspections. The firm’s fintech offering has notable expertise in, stablecoins, financial data security and electronic payment gateways. Leadership of the team is split between blockchain and crypto-asset expert Jong Baek Park and financial and economic regulations specialist Young Mo Kim. Dispute resolution involving emerging technologies is a key focus for Juho Yoon, while Jae In Lee is equipped to assist with M&A transactions involving financial institutions and fintechs.

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Key clients

  • Ava Labs
  • NH Nonghyup Bank
  • Samsung SDS

Work highlights

  • Advised Samsung SDS on its establishing AI governance framework for NH Nonghyup Bank.
  • Advised Coinone on its responding to the comprehensive inspection of money laundering for virtual asset operators by the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit of the Korea Financial Services Commission.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jong Baek Park, Young Mo Kim

Other key lawyers

Juho Yoon, Jae In Lee