Professional Experience

• Attorney, Kim & Chang
• Military Judge, Military Court of ROK Navy
• Principal Legal Counsel, Coupang Corp.
• Attorney, SHIN & KIM
• Partner, LSH & Partners
• Judge Advocate, Maritime Legislation of ROK Navy Headquarters
• Judge Advocate, 1st Division of ROK Marine Corp.

Qualifications

• Attorney (Korean Bar, Admitted in 2014)

Education

• Seohyun High School
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), College of Law, Yonsei University
• Master of Laws (LL.M.), Yonsei Law School

Key Practice Areas

• Establishment and Operation of Coupang Play, Coupang Eats, Coupang Financial, and Coupang Logistics (2022)
• Legal Advisor for the IPO of Coupang, Inc. (USA) (2021)
• Legal Advisor for the attempted sale of a domestic listed company by an Australian private equity firm (2020)
• Legal Advisor for the acquisition of a domestic listed company by a domestic private equity firm (2020)
• Legal Advisor for the acquisition of a domestic semiconductor testing company by a domestic private equity firm (2019)
• Legal Advisor for the investment of a domestic new technology investment association in a domestic manufacturer (2019)
• Legal Advisor for the refinancing of a startup company by a U.S. private equity firm (2019)
• Legal Advisor for the acquisition and sale of an electrolyte manufacturer by a domestic private equity firm (2019)
• Legal Advisor for a domestic real estate developer’s capital increase, CB issuance, and acquisition of a casino licensee (2019)
• M&A due diligence, contract signing, and transaction closure practices
• Legal Advisor for a UK private equity firm’s acquisition of management rights in a domestic educational institution operator (2019)
• Defense against attempts to appoint audit committee members by minority shareholders in a domestic listed company (2019)
• Defense against minority shareholder attempts to appoint an outside director in a domestic manufacturer (2018)
• Legal Advisor for a domestic company’s attempted acquisition of a golf course operator (2018) in hostile M&A disputes and litigation
• Corporate governance advisory for a domestic financial holding company (2017–2019)
• Corporate governance advisory for a domestic manufacturer (2018–2019)
• Foreign investment advisory for overseas companies (2018–2019)
• Legal advisory for public disclosure matters for domestic listed companies (2018–2020)
• General legal advisory for domestic companies (2017–2020)
• Fire safety law violation case due to a logistics center fire at a large domestic corporation (2022)
• Immigration law violation case involving a large domestic corporation (2021)
• Legal advisory for criminal complaints against a large domestic corporation for unfair competition (2019)
• Legal assistant for the lawsuit involving Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (2017–2018)
• Criminal and disciplinary cases related to sexual violence, sexual harassment, defamation, false accusations, etc. (2023–2024)
• Traffic law and special provisions on traffic accident handling cases (2014–2017)
• Fraud and computer fraud-related cases (2014–2017)
• Military law violations including desertion and theft of military property (2014–2017)
• Assault and injury-related cases (2014–2017)

Key Practice Areas

• Lecturer, Yonsei University Online Lecture Platform Learn-us — “Saving Your Business: Legal Considerations for New Business Ventures” (2021)