Lee & Ko’s financial regulatory team operates inside of the firm’s sizeable finance group and is peopled by an ‘excellent pool of talent’ with extensive experience of dealing with the Financial Supervisory Service, the Financial Services Commission and other regulatory bodies. The fintech side of the practice assists financial institutions, IT companies and e-commerce companies with the provision of fintech services and a wide array of regulatory issues. Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon and Kwang Bae Park co-lead the fintech group, while Seung Hoon Choi and Hyun Goo Kang are in charge of the financial services regulatory group. Financial regulatory expert Hyeong Min Yoo is well positioned to assist clients during investigation and sanctions proceedings. Jung-Myung (Chloe) Lee is geared to advise on NFT mandates, while Seong Hwan Ju centres his practice on regulatory compliance.
Testimonials
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‘Lee &Ko has an excellent pool of talent from diverse backgrounds and relevant connections in key government offices.’
‘Jay Yoon and his team have demonstrated they are capable of brainstorming, exchanging ideas, and thinking out of the box when it comes to navigating regulatory risks with little or no precedent.’
Key clients
- Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.
- Korbit Inc.
- KakaoBank Corp.
- Coinone, Inc.
- Woori Financial Capital Co.,Ltd Co.
- Standard Chartered Bank Korea Limited
- KB Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.
- Korea Securities Depositary
- ING Bank N.V., Seoul Arab
- INMARK REITs Management Inc.
- Kasa Korea Co., Ltd.
- Coupang Corp.
- Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.
- Credit Agricole (CACIB) Seoul
- Nice Rating
- Meritz Securities Co., Ltd.
- Hyundai Asset Management
- Midas Asset
- Payhere Inc.
- Baker McKenzie
- Korea Exchange (KRX)
- WOORI BANK
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Seoul Branch
- Yuanta Securities Korea Co., Ltd
- HYUNDAI MOTOR SECURITIES
- Goldman Sachs, Seoul Branch
- Star Beta Korea
- KB KOOKMIN BANK
- WWD Korea
- DUNAMU
- Wavebridge Corp.
- SRV Labs
- BLOCKO
- Nomura financial investment
- Wannabe Chain Soft Co.(currently Aintchainsoft Co.)
- Bloomingbit
- Korea Development Bank
- Self Esteem Brands, LLC
- Antler Innovation Pte. Ltd.
- Naver
- ONTHER
- FRIENKLY
- LEVEL 19
- SK M&Service
- Ntuple
- Woori Investment Bank
- KB Capital
- PEOPLEFUND
- HuobiKorea
- NICE Information Service Co., Ltd.
- KAKAO PAY
- NEXON
- SUPERTREE
- Gbiz Group
- NAVER FINANCIAL Corp.
Work highlights
- Highlighted the importance of accurate disclosures of circulation volume in the price formation of virtual assets On behalf of three exchanges (Upbit, Coinone and Korbit
- Advised Payhere on a Series B investment of KRW 20bn and issued convertible preferred stock to Series B investors.
- Conducted a comprehensive review of issues that Dunamu should consider in issuing and selling NFTs, including the applicability of financial investment products under the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jongsoo Yoon, Kwang Bae Park, Seung Hoon Choi, Hyun Goo Kang