YOON&YANG
Myung Soo Lee Managing Partner
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Myung Soo Lee is a representative managing partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice areas include finance, securities, insurance, and corporate disclosures.
Mr. Lee served at the Financial Supervisory Service for ten years, including as a director of the Office of Legal Affairs and Corporate Disclosure Department. During this time, Mr. Lee was dispatched to the Financial Services Commission where he handled matters relating to finance and corporate restructuring. Based on his experience, Mr. Lee advises on financial business licenses, inspections of financial institutions, corporate disclosures, M&A, and unfair trade practices. He is currently active as a member of the Financial Supervisory Service's Sanctions Deliberation Committee and the Law Interpretation and Deliberation Committee.

Experience

  • 2010-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2022-present Director, National Happiness Fund
  • 2022-present Member, Audit Request Review Committee, Board of Audit and Inspection
  • 2012-present Member, Depositor Protection Reserve Management Committee, MG Community Credit Cooperatives
  • 2019-21 Legal Advisor, Ansan City
  • 2019-20 Member, Law Evaluation Expert Committee, Personal Information Protection Committee
  • 2018-23 Member of the Legislative Division, Advisory Committee, KOSDAQ Association
  • 2018-22 Director, Dream Sharing Foundation, Korea Securities Finance Corporation
  • 2017-20 Member, Sanctions Deliberation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
  • 2016-18 Member, Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
  • 2016-18 Legal Advisor (Corporate), Financial Supervisory Service
  • 2016-18 Member, Financial Development Deliberation Committee, Financial Services Commission
  • 2015-20 Member, Law Interpretation and Deliberation Committee, Financial Services Commission
  • 2015-19 Member, Stock Market Listing Disclosure Committee, Korea Stock Exchange
  • 2015-17 Advisor, Financial Reform Advisory Committee, Financial Services Commission
  • 2015-17 Member, Seoul Loan Business Dispute Mediation Committee
  • 2013-15 Member, Derivatives Investigation Working Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
  • 2013-14 Member, Financial Dispute Mediation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
  • 2012-15 Advisor, KOSDAQ Market Listing Committee, Financial Services Commission
  • 2012-15 Member, Fund Management Committee, National Credit Union Federation of Korea
  • 2011-20 Legal Advisor, Financial Services Commission
  • 2010-13 Expert Advisor, Financial Disputes Mediation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
  • 2009-10 Director, Corporate Disclosure Department, Financial Supervisory Service
  • 2006-09 Director, Office of Legal Affairs, Financial Supervisory Service
  • 2003-06 Chief Investigator, Corporate Disclosure Department, Financial Supervisory Service
  • 2002-03 Financial Policy Division, Financial Supervisory Commission
  • 2000-02 Dispute Mediation Bureau, Financial Supervisory Service

Education

  • 2005 Korea University, Graduate School of Law, Department of Financial Transaction Law (coursework completed)
  • 2000 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law, Law Research Course (completed Financial Transactions Law)
  • 2000 Judicial Research and Training Institute
  • 1994 Korea University College of Law, LL.B.

Representative Matters

  • Advised major financial companies including KOREIT licenses on financial supervisory authority approvals
  • Advised financial holding companies, banks, securities firms, asset managers, trust companies, insurers, savings banks, credit cards, and capital companies on finance related regulations
  • Advised financial companies on supervision and audit procedures
  • Advised on M&A transactions relating to major listed companies, such as HANCOM
  • Advised listed companies on issues relating to IPO, antitrust, and audits
  • Represented clients in financial crime litigations, including those relating to fraudulent ELW trading

Awards

  • Lawyer of the Year, Financial Regulations, Legal Times (2015)

Publications

  • Korea Chapter, Insurance & Reinsurance, Lexology Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2016-2023)
  • Bridging the gap, Asia Fintech Special Focus, International Financial Law Review (Co-author, 2017)
  • Accelerating Growth, Asia-Pacific Fintech Special Focus, International Financial Law Review (Co-author, 2016)
  • Estate Planning, Financial Planning Standards Board of Korea (2001)

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