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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.
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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
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Admissions
2008 Admitted to bar, Korea
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Languages
Korean and English
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
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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.)
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