YOON&YANG
Kwon Hoe Kim Managing Partner
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Kwon Hoe Kim joined Yoon & Yang LLC (formerly Kim, Shin & Yu) in 1991 and currently, as a partner of the firm, he provides legal services to a large number of international and domestic clients in a wide range of areas based on the extensive network with global law firms and leading lawyers.

Mr. Kim provides multinational enterprises or their subsidiaries or branches in Korea with legal advice on the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act, Personal Information Protection Act, Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, Customs Act and various other laws regarding companies, labor and taxation, etc., while supporting the clients by handling regulations and investigations, M&As, joint venture, HR or compliance audit issues, etc. His 30-year experience also enables him to provide strategic advice for CEOs of foreign-invested companies.

Experience

  • 2006-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2022-present President, International Association of Korean Lawyers
  • 2021-present Panel of International Arbitrators, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
  • 2015-present Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
  • 2009-present Member of Korea Chapter of Inter-Pacific Bar Association
  • 2022-23 Vice President, Korean Society of International Economic Law
  • 2020-22 Vice President, International Association of Korean Lawyers
  • 2013-19 APF Officer, International Bar Association
  • 2013 Executive Commissioner, Inter-Pacific Bar Association Seoul Conference
  • 2012-20 Director, Seoul Division of International Association of Korean Lawyers
  • 2011-19 Member of International Exchange Special Committee, Korean Bar Association
  • 2011 Commissioner, Consumer Protection Committee, Korea Financial Investment Association
  • 2009-13 Visiting Professor, Hongik University College of Law (Fair Trade Law)
  • 2006-08 Associate Professor, Hongik University College of Law (Fair Trade Law / Company Law)
  • 1999-06 Kim, Shin & Yu
  • 1999-02 Advisor, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
  • 1998-99 Visiting Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
  • 1991-99 Kim, Shin & Yu

Education

  • 2008 Seoul National University Graduate School of Law (IB program)
  • 2008 Seoul National University Graduate School of Law (Financial Policy Program)
  • 2005 Seoul National University Graduate School of Law, Ph.D. in Fair Trade Law
  • 1998 University of Michigan Law School, LL.M.
  • 1995 Seoul National University Graduate School of Law, LL.M.
  • 1988 Seoul National University College of Law, LL.B.

Awards

  • Notable Practitioner, Capital Markets: Debt, M&A, IFLR1000 (2020-2023)
  • Leading Individual, Corporate/M&A, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific (2016)
  • Leading Individual, Corporate/M&A, Chambers and Partners Global (2016)
  • Leading Lawyer, asialaw (2013)

Publications

  • Basic Rights and System Guarantee under the Constitutional Law (1988)
  • Concept of Relevant Market under the Fair Trade Act Dissertation Paper, Seoul National University Graduate School of Law (1995)
  • Hurdles for Investment in Korea and its Recent Changes (1998)
  • An Overview of the Restructuring of the Financial Sector in Korea After the Crisis - Presentation at 4th conference of Lawasia (2000)
  • Key Legal Points for Venture Companies in Korea - KTB Venture Series (Co-author, 2001)
  • Project Financing – International Finance Law Review (2002)
  • Study on Essential Facilities Doctrine under the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act of Korea - Dissertation Paper, Seoul National University Graduate School of Law (2005)
  • Legal Principles of Communications Market and the Essential Facilities Doctrine (2005)

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