Banking & Finance: Domestic Firms
Global Guide 2024 : South Korea
Band 4
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+82 2 6003 7000About
Provided by Yoon & Yang LLC
Yoon & Yang’s Banking, Securities & Insurance Practice Group consists of approximately 50 lawyers who have practical skills in dealing with financial transactions and expertise in finance related industry. The group provides in-depth legal advice through recruiting not only lawyers optimized for the financial industries and capital markets but also lawyers who have previously served for the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of Korea. Particularly, the group has established a system to consult and prevent problems in advance by maintaining smooth communications with the financial authorities such as Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and Financial Services Commission (FSC). In addition, the group provides one-stop service by comprehensively advising the market side covering issues regarding M&A, acquisition financing, and structured financing as well as the authorities’ regulation and supervision issues. Consequently, Yoon & Yang holds outstanding reputation among large domestic law firms in the field of Banking & Finance.
The roaster of the clients includes major banks (Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank, KEB Hana Bank, and IBK) and securities companies (Mirae Asset Daewoo, NH Investment Securities, and Meritz Securities) in Korea for their regulatory matters.
Chambers Review
Yoon & Yang possesses a notable banking and finance group which offers advice on transactional and regulatory matters to domestic and foreign clients. The firm houses experienced lawyers in a range of areas, encompassing practitioners with experience working in the Financial Supervisory Service. Its expertise in aircraft financing, real estate financing and project financing transactions is regularly sought by banks and asset management firms. Its clientele features Wells Fargo Bank National Association, Kiwoom Asset Management and Bank of Communications Financial Leasing.
Jung Hyun Suk and HK Helen Sohn are key client contacts.
Work Highlights
- Yoon & Yang advised KORAMCO REITs Management and Trust on legal matters relating to the purchase of land and a logistics centre building located in Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, including loan agreement and real estate sale and purchase agreement.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They dedicate themselves to our requests, meticulously address requirements and propose solutions, and provide solutions to problems that we haven't even considered."
"The lawyers are very prompt and responsive, always."
"They dedicate themselves to our requests, meticulously address requirements and propose solutions, and provide solutions to problems that we haven't even considered."
"The lawyers are very prompt and responsive, always."
Members
Provided by Yoon & Yang LLC
Dong Seon Kim
Myung Soo Lee
Head of Department
Soonghee Lee
Head of Department