Joon-Young Kim > Kim & Chang > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile
Kim & Chang Offices
39 SAJIK-RO 8-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03170
South Korea
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Joon-Young Kim
Work Department
Fintech & IT Compliance; Metaverse, Blockchain & Digital Assets; Technology, Media & Telecommunications; Insurance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Non-Bank Financial Companies; Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes; Foreign Direct Investment; Corporate Finance; Corporation Law
Career
Joon-Young Kim is a senior attorney at Kim & Chang. His practice focuses on fintech, metaverse, blockchain & digital assets, e-business, TMT, insurance, mergers & acquisitions, non-bank financial companies, corporate governance and foreign direct investment.
Mr. Kim “spearheads Kim & Chang’s E-Finance & FinTech team, and advises extensively on legal issues relating to the latest technological innovations, such as blockchain technology, cryptocurrency and cloud computing,” as noted by Asian Legal Business.
Mr. Kim also regularly advises financial industry clients and e-business industry clients on regulatory, governance, and corporate law-related matters. He has also successfully advised clients in disputes and in litigation, as well as in responding to inquiries or investigations from government and regulatory authorities.
Mr. Kim has been actively involved in publishing on various Korean and international journals and conducting lectures related to blockchain technology, digital assets, e-finance & fintech, insurance, internet bank and corporate governance.
His expertise and experience has been recognized by industry experts. He has been recognized as “Leading Lawyer” in Who’s Who Legal: Fintech & Blockchain, Banking, “Notable Practitioner” in Chambers Fintech Guide (Chambers and Partners) and “Next Generation Partner” in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. He was also named in Asian Legal Business’ “40 Under 40” list in 2018 and was recognized among the “40 of the brightest young legal minds in the region.”
Mr. Kim received his LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 2016 and also received his law degrees from Seoul National University (LL.M. in 2009; LL.B. in 2005). He graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2007. He is admitted to the Korea bar and New York bar.
Languages
Korean and English
Memberships
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2007; New York, 2020
Education
Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2016)
Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (LL.M., 2009)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2007)
Seoul National University (LL.B., 2005)
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > Insurance: local firms
(Next Generation Partners)Jay Ahn leads the insurance team at Kim & Chang, which is experienced in advising on a range of insurance, regulatory and licensing matters. The group acts for a client base of insurance, reinsurance and brokerage companies across the country. Ahn has notable expertise in acting for US-based companies, also a key area of strength for Jae Ho Baek. Hyun Wook Shin is particularly experienced in handling issues concerning sanctions and criminal investigation. Joon Young Kim leads the e-finance and fintech group.
South Korea > Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
Kim & Chang is praised for combining ‘reliable services on the financial regulatory front’, with a fintech team housing ‘more lawyers and other professionals with science or engineering backgrounds than any other law firm’s team’. Bumkyu Sung is a key contact for internal investigations of financial institutions conducting business in Korea. Foreign attorney Ik Hwan Cho and Oh Hyun Kwon are both equipped to advise on securities regulation, while fintech specialist Joon Young Kim is well versed in legal issues relating to blockchain and cloud computing. IT compliance specialist Jung Min Lee is also recommended. Kye Sung Chung and Sang Hwan Lee jointly lead the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms South Korea
- Insurance: local firms South Korea
- Next Generation Partners South Korea > Insurance: local firms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: local firms
- Banking and finance: local firms
- Capital markets: local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- Dispute resolution: local firms
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Insurance: local firms
- Intellectual property: local firms
- International arbitration
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Projects and energy: local firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Regulatory: compliance and investigations: local firms
- Shipping: local firms
- Tax: local firms
- TMT: local firms