Mr Young Su Shin > Yulchon > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

The insurance team at Yulchon is jointly led by Young Su Shin, who is also recognised for his corporate and financial expertise, and Hyeon Hwa Shin. The group has a solid track record in assisting the country’s major financial regulators, bolstering the department’s strength in handling regulatory reviews for insurance clients. Additionally, the team fields expertise in advising on insurance disputes and insurance and reinsurance arrangements.

Yulchon’s capital markets department advises on structured and project finance mandates, overseas investments, and ABS issuances. The team is co-headed by Young Su Shin and Sung Wook Eun, while Jin Kook Lee advises on high-profile IPOs and equity capital transactions, as well as acquisitions in the shipbuilding and maritime industries. Gun Kim is a trusted adviser on stock and various bond instruments, as well as advising on high-value financing transactions. Another key team member is Geen Kim.

Yulchon‘s experienced corporate and M&A team includes ‘a deep bench of excellent practitioners,‘ co-led by Young Su Shin and Sung Wook Eun. The latter advises on complex high-value mergers and partnerships, while Jin Kook Lee handles major acquisitions and shares and stakes transactions for high-profile Korean conglomerate clients. Former judge Jae Hyun Park is experienced in private equity and corporate restructuring matters, while senior foreign counsel Hyung Ki Lee is sought after for work with connections to the world of insolvency.

Yulchon is a strong name in acquisition financing, with a depth of experience in both outbound and inbound transactions, including in the real estate, shipping, and aviation industries. The team is co-headed by Young Su Shin and Sung Wook Eun. Senior partner Sung Keun Park and senior foreign legal counsel Christopher Joon Tae Cho‘s work covers the full breadth of the firm’s practice, including financial restructuring and infrastructure related transactions. Ho Jin Lee is another senior attorney advising on acquisition in the construction industry, private equity and loan financing.

Yulchon combines its strong shipping background with the expertise of the firm’s other practice groups to provide its clients with comprehensive support on any matter that may arise, including both contentious and non-contentious issues. The firm is well versed in wet and dry shipping law, including ship financing and shipping-related restructurings. Young Su Shin and Sung Wook Eun jointly lead the shipping group.

Praised for being ‘up-to-date on the latest developments in fintech and financial regulations’ and for its ‘deep knowledge’ of blockchain and NFTs, Yulchon advises on fintech issues such as electronic finance, payments and data protection. Traditional financial regulatory work, including general banking and capital markets advisory work is further area of strength. Doil Son and Young Su Shin jointly lead the team, with the former well versed in fintech regulation in Korea and the latter possessing in-depth knowledge of finance ranging from structured finance to insurance-linked securities. Sun Hee Kim is embedded in data and technology.