Partner
TEL |
+82-2-6386-0775 |
E-MAIL |
hyeongmin.yoo@leeko.com |
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Hyeong-Min Yoo recently joined our Financial Securities Practice Group as a partner. He served at the Financial Supervisory Service for over 10 years in various capacities and brings valuable experience and insight to our financial regulatory practice. His primary practice is in the areas of capital markets including securities, asset management, unfair trade regulation, and licensing. He also advises financial institution clients such as banks, insurance, and mutual savings banks on regulatory and compliance matters.
Mr. Yoo served at the Financial Supervisory Service from 2011 to 2020, where he acquired a wealth of experience in dispute resolution, legal advice, litigation, investigations and examinations related to prosecution and sanctions, enactment and amendment of laws, authorization and permission, and no-action letter responses. While at the Dispute Settlement Department, he was responsible for the dispute settlement of subordinated bonds of mutual savings banks. At the Legal Affairs Department, he provided legal advice and performed litigation services concerning overall financial regulations including those concerning banks, non-banks, financial investments, and insurance. At the Capital Market Investigation Department, he investigated and reviewed unfair transactions and helped to enact/amend relevant laws. He also served at the Financial Investment Examination Department and the Asset Management Examination Department where he examined securities companies and asset management companies, helped to enact/amend relevant laws, and responded to no-action letters. He was also responsible for approval and review of financial investment business licenses, review of the approval of change of major shareholder, merger, business transfer, PEF investment, and business abolition.
Mr. Yoo also served as an executive officer at the Blue House in the Office of the President’s Legal Secretary from March 2016 to June 2017 where was responsible for providing legal advice and performing litigation matters related to the general administration of the country.
Education
2010 |
Seoul National University - Completed LL.M. Coursework, Commercial Law |
2008 |
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea |
2006 |
Seoul National University - LL.B. |
Work Experience
2021-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2023-Present |
Financial Services Commission(FSC) - Fines System Improvement TF |
2021-Present |
Audit Advisor, Statistics Korea |
2020-2021 |
Kim & Chang |
2020 |
Financial Supervisory Service Asset Management Examination Department |
2019-2020 |
Financial Supervisory Service Asset Management Supervision Department |
2018-2019 |
Financial Supervisory Service Financial Investment Examination Department |
2017-2018 |
Financial Supervisory Service Financial Investment Compliance Examination Department |
2016-2017 |
Office of the President's Legal Secretary |
2013-2016 |
Financial Supervisory Service Capital Market Investigation Department |
2012-2013 |
Financial Supervisory Service Legal Affairs Department |
2011-2012 |
Financial Supervisory Service Dispute Settlement Department |
2011 |
Sigong Law P.C. |
2010-2011 |
Public Service Advocate, Ministry of Justice |
2008-2010 |
Public Service Advocate, Korea Legal Aid Corporation |
2010-2011 |
53rd Judicial Examination Civil Law Reviewer |
2010-2011 |
1st National Bar Examination Legal Ethics Reviewer |
2009-2010 |
Member, Criminal Mediation Committee and Investigation Deliberation Committee, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office |
2008-2009 |
Criminal Mediation Committee, Chungju Branch, Cheongju District Prosecutors' Office |
2007 |
Civil Mediation Committee, Seoul Northern District Court |
Expertise
Capital Markets Compliance |
Financial Compliance |
Securities |
Asset Management |
Capital Market Disputes |
Financial Disputes |
Administrative Litigation |
Tech & AI |
Virtual Asset Regulation · Investigation Response |
Admissions
Admitted to bar, Korea(2008) |
Languages
Awards and Recognitions
2023~2024(Present) |
Legal 500 - ‘Next generation Partners’ (Fintech and financial services regulatory) |
2023 |
Legal Times – ‘Leading Lawyers’ (Securities and Finance) |
2023 |
Legal Times – ‘Rising Stars’ (Finance) |
2017 |
Highest Distinction, Commendation from the Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service |
2015 |
Commendation from the Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service |
2009 |
Korea Legal Aid Corporation Chairman Award |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Financial Investment Inspection Case Book (Co-author, FSS, 2018)
- A Study on the Commentary and Issues on the Regulation of Market Order Disruption (FSS Best Paper Award, 2017)
- Appendix on Safe Capital Market Use (Co-author, FSS, 2016)
- Safe Capital Market Use (Co-author, FSS, 2015)
- Practice Manual Regarding Investigating Unfair Trading (Co-author, FSS, 2014)
- Analysis of Unfair Trading and Corporate Disclosure Cases (Co-author, FSS, 2013)
- The Fourth Compliance Practical Training (Compliance Monitoring Council, 2018.6.)
- Lecture on Practical Training for Providing Guidance and Commentary on Fair Disclosure (Korea IR Council, 2016.2.)
- KONEX-Listed Corporation Disclosure Manager Training Lecture (Korea Exchange, 2015.10.)
- Contribution to the August issue of the KOSDAQ Journal (KOSDAQ Listed Companies Association, 2015.7.)
- Semi-Annual Report Preparation Method Briefing Session (KOSDAQ Listed Companies Association, 2015.7.)
- Lecture for the Training Course for Compliance Support Experts (Korea Listed Companies Association, 2015.4.)
- Lecture on the 30th Stock Training (KOSDAQ Listed Companies Association, 2014.12.)
- IR Manager Training Lecture (Korea IR Council, 2014.12.)
- Disclosure Officer New Education Lecture (KOSDAQ Listed Companies Association, 2014.11.)
- Lecture on Unfair Trade Regulation Theory (Securities Crime Community, Supreme Prosecutors' Office, 2014.6.)
- 29th Stock Training Lecture (KOSDAQ Listed Companies Association, 2014.5.)
- Disclosure Manager New Education Lecture (KOSDAQ Listed Companies Association, 2014.2.)
- 28th Stock Professional Training Lecture (KOSDAQ Listed Companies Association, 2013.12.)
- In-Depth Lecture on Financial Investment Business (Financial Investment Education Institute, 2013.12.)
- Lecture on Unfair Trade Investigation (Financial Investment Education Institute, 2013.8.)