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Sang Hwan Lee

Kim & Chang

South KoreaBanking & Finance, Securities / Capital MarketsKorean, English, Japanese

About

Senior attorney at Kim & Chang’s Finance & Capital Markets Department, recognized as a leading finance lawyer in Korea with a focus on banking, securities regulation and M&A of financial institutions. He has extensive experience in derivatives, structured finance, acquisition finance and fintech, advises Japanese financial institutions, has represented clients in regulatory investigations and disputes, served as an outside advisor to the Ministry of Finance and Economy, and has authored publications on banking regulation.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceSecurities / Capital MarketsCorporate / M&AStructured FinanceDerivativesFinancial InstitutionsAcquisition FinanceFintech

Office

Expertise

Japanese Financial InstitutionsRegulatory InvestigationsBank M&A & RestructuringBanking RegulationCross-Border Finance

Education

  • Cornell Law School, New York (LL.M., 1993)
  • Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1984)
  • College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1982)

Admissions

  • Korea (admitted 1984)
  • New York (admitted 1997)

Languages

KoreanEnglishJapanese