Partner
Han Kyung LEE
Banking
Han Kyung Lee is a partner in the Banking & Finance Group at Lee & Ko. She specializes in financial regulation, structured finance and syndicated loan/ acquisition finance. Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2009, she served as an associate in the Corporate Disclosure Department and Enforcement Review Office at the Financial Supervisory Services (FSS), gaining extensive practical experience in financial regulatory oversight.
Drawing from her experience at the FSS, Ms. Lee has advised major domestic and international financial institutions—including Woori Bank, Kookmin Bank, KB Securities, and SK Securities—on compliance, regulatory issues, and response strategies related to FSS inspections and sanctions. Her advisory work also prominently features traditional financial regulatory matters, as well as emerging areas such as digital finance, alternative investments, private equity, and virtual assets/NFTs.
Ms. Lee has also advised clients in securitization transactions, including among others, Korea Development Bank (KDB), Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank and Deutsche Bank. She has advised KDB in numerous structured finance & securitization transactions, including the P-CBO/S-CBO owned by KDB, which was the largest ABS transaction in 2009. She also represented Kookmin Bank and other financial institutions in respect of refinancing of KR1 CR-REIT, an investment vehicle of Morgan Stanley, which acquired the Seoul Square Building, one of Seoul's landmark buildings.
Ms. Lee is recognized as a leading professional in her field. She was named a “Rising Star” by Euromoney (2021), a “Rising Star Partner” in Capital Markets (Structured Finance and Securitisation) by IFLR1000 (2021~2025), and a “Leading Lawyer” in Securities and Finance by Legal Times (2022~2025).
Drawing from her experience at the FSS, Ms. Lee has advised major domestic and international financial institutions—including Woori Bank, Kookmin Bank, KB Securities, and SK Securities—on compliance, regulatory issues, and response strategies related to FSS inspections and sanctions. Her advisory work also prominently features traditional financial regulatory matters, as well as emerging areas such as digital finance, alternative investments, private equity, and virtual assets/NFTs.
Ms. Lee has also advised clients in securitization transactions, including among others, Korea Development Bank (KDB), Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank and Deutsche Bank. She has advised KDB in numerous structured finance & securitization transactions, including the P-CBO/S-CBO owned by KDB, which was the largest ABS transaction in 2009. She also represented Kookmin Bank and other financial institutions in respect of refinancing of KR1 CR-REIT, an investment vehicle of Morgan Stanley, which acquired the Seoul Square Building, one of Seoul's landmark buildings.
Ms. Lee is recognized as a leading professional in her field. She was named a “Rising Star” by Euromoney (2021), a “Rising Star Partner” in Capital Markets (Structured Finance and Securitisation) by IFLR1000 (2021~2025), and a “Leading Lawyer” in Securities and Finance by Legal Times (2022~2025).
主要事例
- [Major Transactions]
- Shinboondang Subway PF loan securitization
- Ilsan Sea World's future receivables securitization
- SK Ship's future receivables securitization
- Korea Line's future receivables securitization
- HDX's future receivables securitization
- Kolong Group's P-CBO transaction
- Korea Development Bank's P-CBO/S-CBO transaction
- Standard Chartered Bank Korea's NPL sale and securitization
- Korea Development Bank's NPL sale and securitization
- KB, Korea Development Bank and other lenders's syndication loan to Alvogen Korea Group
- KR-1 REIT's Seoul Square Building syndication loan
- Arab Bank PLC, Singapore Branch, Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.), Union National Bank PJSC, AHLI United Bank B.S.C., Ahli United Bank Limited's syndication loan to Daewoo Engineering & Construction
- Represented a former director of a domestic bank in investigations over violations of Banking Act by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a KRX listed company in investigations over disclosure violations by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a domestic company and its major shareholders in investigations over foreign exchange violations by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a domestic savings bank and its affiliates savings banks in financial audit by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- [Financial Regulatory and Compliance]
- Represented 14 asset management companies in investigations over violations of Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act by the Financial Supervisory Service
- Represented a major bank in investigations over violations of Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act by the Financial Supervisory Service
- Represented a domestic securities company in investigations over violations of Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act by the Financial Supervisory Service
- Represented a former director of a domestic bank in investigations over violations of Banking Act by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a KRX listed company in investigations over disclosure violations by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a domestic company and its major shareholders in investigations over foreign exchange violations by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
- Represented a domestic savings bank and its affiliates savings banks in financial audit by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Supervisory Commission
学歴
| 2015 | UCLA School of Law - LL.M. |
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| 2009 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 2004 | Yonsei University - B.A. in Law |
言語
| Korean and English |
受賞実績
| 2025 | Legal Times 'Leading Lawyer' - Fianance and securitisation |
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| 2025 | IFLR1000 2025 Edition 'Rising Star Partner' - Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation |
| 2024 | Legal Times 'Leading Lawyer' - Fianance and securitisation |
| 2023 | IFLR1000 2023 Edition 'Rising Star Partner' - Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation |
| 2022 | Legal Times 'Leading Lawyer' - Fianance and securitisation |
| 2022 | IFLR1000 32nd Edition 'Rising Star Partner' - Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation |
| 2021 | IFLR1000 31st edition 'Rising Star Partner' - Capital markets: Structured finance and securitization |
| 2021 | Euromoney Rising Stars Asia-Pacific Awards - Practice Area Awards: 'Structured Finance & Securitisation Rising Star', Jurisdiction Awards: 'South Korea' |
