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Jiho Park Partner
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Jiho Park is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas include the capital market and corporate finance, private equity investment, capital market regulation, financial regulation and regulatory compliance, and derivatives.
Mr. Park completed training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2009 and earned his LL.M. at the New York University Law School in 2017. That same year, he passed the State of New York bar exam. Mr. Park has successfully represented a number of cases involving sanctions taken against financial companies, based on extensive experience advising clients on financial transaction, overseas investment, and M&A issues.

Experience

  • 2012-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2009-12 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army

Education

  • 2017 New York University School of Law, LL.M.
  • 2010 Korea University Graduate School of Law (coursework completion)
  • 2009 Judicial Research and Training Institute
  • 2006 Korea University College of Law, LL.B.

Representative Matters

  • Advised on global pharmaceutical fund establishment and overseas investment
  • Advised a listed company on overseas issuance of a foreign currency-denominated private placement corporate bond
  • Advised a foreign investment firm on acquisition of a foreign currency-denominated convertible bonds issued by a domestic listed company
  • Advised a domestic department store on issuance of bonds denominated in foreign currencies
  • Advised a securities company on creation of a new technology business investment association
  • Advised on project financing for a port redevelopment project for Gohyeon Harbor
  • Advised domestic & overseas financial investment companies and other financial institutions on short-selling regulations, investigations and sanctions
  • Advised a major domestic financial company on inspection & sanction procedures
  • Advised a major domestic financial company on international arbitration with the HKIAC and recovery of offshore investment assets
  • Advised on OTC derivatives agreement between a domestic and overseas financial institution
  • Advised a global investment bank on regulatory issues on engaging in business activities in Korea with respect to each financial investment product
  • Advised Woori Financial Holding on sale of shares in the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Advised on the National Pension Service (NPS)’s IMM PEF investment related to acquisition of Linde Korea
  • Advised a KOSPI-listed company on overseas issuance of a foreign currency-denominated private placement bond
  • Advised a foreign investment company on acquisition of a foreign currency-denominated convertible bond issued by a domestic listed company
  • Advised a major domestic securities firm on establishment of a new technology project investment fund

Awards

  • 40 Under 40, Asian Legal Business (ALB) (2019)

Publications

  • The Short-Selling Regulatory Landscape in Korea: Implications for Investors, Chambers Expert Focus, Chambers and Partners (Co-author, 2024)

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