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Senior Foreign Attorney

Yong-Jae CHANG

Structured Finance

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Yong-Jae Chang is a senior foreign attorney in the Banking and Finance Group with over 20 years of broad professional experience which covers various areas of Acquisition Finance, Structured Finance, Project Finance, Private Equity, Real Estate, Asset Management, Islamic Finance, Capital Markets, Energy & Natural Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions and Cross-border Investment. He is highly regarded as one of leading lawyers in Korea by many leading legal publications and is particularly well-known for his expertise in banking, structured finance and cross-border transactions.

Mr. Chang regularly advises major international and Korean financial institutions and corporations (including asset management companies) and has represented his clients in numerous high-profile 'cross-border' transactions involving Korea and other jurisdictions, some of which received the prestigious "Deal of the Year" awards in Asia. Such notable transactions include the following (at the time of the relevant awards):

- Korea's largest acquisition finance-
- Korea's first management buyout (MBO) finance
- Korea's first staple financing in Korea-
- Korea's first dim sum bonds issued by a Korean corporation-
- Korea's largest sale of non-performing loans (NPL)
- Korea's first Yen-based future ticket receivables securitization-
- Korea's largest mortgage-backed securities (MBS) securitization

Mr. Chang was educated in Korea and overseas and is qualified as a solicitor of England & Wales and Australia (New South Wales and Queensland). He is also qualified as a CPA in Australia.

Mr. Chang maintains a keen interest, together with his extensive experience in cross-border transactions, to actively participate in those leading associations of international lawyers (such as the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) and the International Bar Association (IBA)) and has served as the Chair of the Cross-Border Investment Committee and the Counsel Member and of the IPBA as well as an officer of a relevant committee of the IBA. He was also a special advisory member (for international affairs) to the Korean Bar Association and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and is currently an advisory panel member for Asia Pacific Infrastructure Partnership. He has written many articles for leading international legal publications and has spoken at various international & national conferences and seminars.
Education
1998 University of London - LL.M.
1995 Bond University - LL.B.
1991 Bond University - B.Com
1990 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)- B.A. in Psychology.
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Work Experience
1999-Present Lee & Ko
1997-1999 Clifford Chance (Hong Kong)
1994-1997 Minter Ellison (Australia)
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Admissions
1998 Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
1997 Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia)
1996 Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia)
1995 CPA Australia
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Languages
Korean and English
Awards and Recognitions
2024 Selected as “Ranked Lawyers” (Banking & Finance) by Chambers Global
2024 Selected as 'Ranked Lawyers' (Banking & Finance) by Chambers Asia Pacific
2019,2021,2022,2023 Selected as 'The A-List Korea's top 100 lawyers' by Asia Business Law Journal
2023 Selected as 'Elite practitioner' (Banking & Finance) by Asialaw Leading Lawyers
2023 Selected as 'Highly regarded' (Banking) by IFLR1000 2023 Edition
2023 Selected as “Ranked Lawyers” (Banking & Finance) by Chambers Global
2022 Selected as 'Highly regarded' (Banking & Finance) by IFLR1000 32nd Edition
2022 Selected as 'Ranked Lawyers' (Banking & Finance) by Chambers Global
2022 Selected as 'Elite practitioner' (Banking & Finance) by Asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers
2021 Selected as 'Ranked Lawyers' (Banking & Finance) by Chambers Global
2021 Selected as 'Highly regarded' (Banking & Finance) by IFLR1000 30th Edition
2021 Selected as 'Ranked Lawyers' (Banking & Finance) by Chambers Asia Pacific
2020 Selected as 'Elite practitioner' (Banking & Finance) by Asialaw Leading Lawyers
2019 Selected as 'Notable practitioner' (Banking & Finance) by IFLR1000
2011-2019 Chambers Asia-Pacific & Chambers Global - 'Leading Individuals (Band 1)' (South Korea - Banking & Finance)
Asialaw - Structured Finance Leading Lawyers (since 2009)
Asialaw - Banking & Finance Leading Lawyer (since 2008)
The International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers (Korea)
Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Leading Lawyers (Banking & Finance)
IFLR 1000 Leading Lawyers (Banking & Finance)
IFLR Asian Awards - 'Deals of the Year (South Korea)'
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Publications / Presentations / ETC
Russian Court’s Judgment Recognized for Enforcement in Korea (Legal 500, 2019)
'Korea Chapter for Lending & Secured Finance' (The International Comparative Legal Guide to Lending & Secured Finance, 2014)
'Lending and Taking Security in South Korea' (Practical Law's Financial Multi-jurisdictional Guide, 2012)
'Korea: Regulatory Hurdles to Islamic Finance,' (Islamic Finance News, 2010)
'Restructuring & Insolvency in Korea (Lessons from Kumho),' (IFLR Restructuring & Insolvency Guide 2010)
'Structured Islamic Finance in Korea,' (Structured Finance and Securitization, 2010)
'Sukuk Tough to Issue,' (IFLR, 2008)
'The Dawn of Indirect Investment Era in Korea,' (Finance Asia, 2005)
'Investors Find New Ways to Manage Construction Risk for Project Finance in Korea,' (IFLR, 2004)
Speaker/Discussant at the Middle East Economy Seminars - Korea Institute of Economic Policy (2017 & 2016)
Speaker at GHKOL Overseas Strategic Investment Seminar (2017)
In-House Congress Seoul (2016) Plenary session
Panelist at 2nd IBA Asia-based International Financial Law Conference (Singapore, 2016) -'Cross Border Banking in Asia' session
Panelist at 4th IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum Conference (Singapore, 2015) -'Banking Beyond the Asian Giants' session
Speaker at Korea Loan Market Conference - Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) (2015)
Speaker at EIPA Conference in Dubai - session on Korea (2014)
Speaker at Conference on Islamic Finance by Korea Institute of Economic Policy - 'Islamic Finance and Sukuk' session (2013)
'Investments in Saudi Arabia' - Conference on Middle East (2012)
Speaker at IPBA Conference - sessions for Cross-Border Investment Committee/Legal Practice Committee (2016, 2011 & 2010)
Speaker at Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) Seoul Conference - Leveraged Finance in Korea (2008)
Speaker at IPBA Conferences (for Cross-Border Investment Committee) (2007)
Speaker at In-House Congress Seoul- session on 'Recent Trends in Legislative Changes Relating to the Promotion of Foreign Exchange Deregulation and Capital Market Consolidation in Korea' (2006)
Speaker at China Securitization Seminar (sponsored by People's Bank of China) -'Securitization in Korea' (2005)
Speaker at IPBA Conference in Bali -Cross-border Investment Committee session on 'Private Equity in Asia' (2005)
Speaker at Singapore Conference -'Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in Korea' (2005)
Speaker at In-House Congress Seoul -session on 'New Indirect Investment Asset Management Business Law' (2004)
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