Currently, I am a partner at We-on Law in Seoul, Korea.

Previously, I was a partner at Shin & Kim LLC, one of the leading law firms in Korea.

Education

• BA in law from Yonsei University

• JD from Seoul National University School of Law

• LLM from UCLA School of Law

Social

• Instagram

• Linkedin

• Youtube

Contact

• yschung@weonlaw.co.kr

Work Highlights

• Anchor Equity Partners: advising on acquisition financing

• Bank of Korea: advising on an administrative litigation with a commercial bank regarding the imposition of administrative fines

• Baring Private Equity Asia: advising on acquisition financing

• BlackRock: advising on offshore fund registrations

• BMW Financial Services Korea: advising on regulatory matters concerning installment and leasing finance businesses

• Citibank Korea: advising on revising internal regulations in response to the discontinuation of LIBOR

• Eastspring Investments: advising on offshore fund registrations

• Energyinfra Asset Management: advising on overseas investment contracts

• Entertainment talents: advising on exclusive contracts with agencies

• Hana Bank: advising on regulatory matters concerning financial consumer protection

• Hana Securities: advising on project financing and regulatory matters concerning rental housing

• Hillhouse Investment: advising on acquisition financing

• Hyundai Capital: advising on securing offshore debt financing from foreign banks

• IMM Investment: advising on annual UNPRI reporting and developing ESG-integrated internal regulations

• Industrial Bank of Korea: advising on the revision of interal compliance regulations

• JPMorgan: advising on offshore fund registrations

• Kakao Pay: advising on its majority stake acquisition of Baro Investment & Securities

• KB Securities: advising on acquisition financing

• Kiwoom Securities: advising on acquisition financing

• Kookmin Bank: advising on acquisition financing

• Korea Development Bank: advising on acquisition financing, parent-guaranteed corporate loans, perpetual convertible bonds and receivables-backed loans

• Korea Electric Power Corporation: advising on various contract disputes arising in the course of its operation

• Korea Gas Corporation: advising on various contract disputes arising in the course of its operation

• Korea Investment & Securities: advising on acquisition financing

• Macquarie Korea Asset Management: advising on fund regulations under the Capital Markets Act

• Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Korea: advising on consumer data privacy issues regulatory matters concerning installment and leasing finance businesses

• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: advising on the revision of the presidential decree following the establishment of Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation

• Musinsa: advising on drafting an internal green washing guideline

• National Pension Service: advising on overseas investments and foreign exchange filings

• Nonghyup Bank: advising on parent-guaranteed corporate loans

• Posco E&C: advising on mid to long-term ESG-integrated corporate governance strategies

• Premier Partners: advising on overseas investments and foreign exchange filings

• Private clients: advising on inheritance matters, including payment of inheritance tax by installments, limited acceptance and renunciation of inheritance, as well as on criminal law matters such as filing complaints for fraud

• Samsung Life Insurance Badminton Team: advising on a contract dispute with its player

• Schroders: advising on offshore fund registrations

• Shinhan Bank: advising on acquisition financing and asset-backed loans

• Simone Investment Managers: advising on acquiring redeemable convertible preference shares and convertible bonds issued by E-World

• Soccer players: advising on contract disputes with their teams and disciplinary procedures involving FIFA

• SK Enmove: advising on green washing issues

• Stonebridge Capital: advising on refinancing of loans

• VIG Partners: advising on annual UNPRI reporting and developing ESG-integrated internal regulations

• Vogo Fund Asset Management: advising on overseas investments and foreign exchange filings

• Volkswagen Financial Services Korea: advising on regulatory matters concerning financial consumer protection

• Woori Bank: advising on acquisition financing, overseas medium-term notes and project financing

• Youngpoong: advising on sustainability reporting

• Yuanta Securities Korea: advising on asset securitizations

License

• Korean Bar Admission

• FIFA Football Agent