About
Bumkyu Sung is an attorney at Kim & Chang who advises financial institutions on compliance, audit and internal control matters, with a focus on AML, anti-bribery (FCPA), internal investigations and regulatory issues for banking, securities and fintech companies. He began practicing in 1999, joined Kim & Chang in 2008, previously served as senior in-house counsel at Citibank Korea and head of compliance at Citigroup Global Markets Korea, and is admitted in Korea and New York.
Practice areas
ComplianceBanking & FinanceSecuritiesFintechAnti-Money LaunderingEconomic SanctionsAnti-CorruptionBlockchain & Digital Assets
Office
Expertise
BankingSecuritiesFintechInternal InvestigationsAnti-Money Laundering (AML)Anti-Bribery / FCPARegulatory/licensing matters (outsourcing, electronic finance, FX, cross-border business)Digital assets / Metaverse
Education
- Graduate School of Finance and Macroeconomic Policy, KDI School of Public Policy and Management (Completed Master’s Coursework, 2016)
- New York University School of Law (LL.M., Corporate Law, 2003)
- Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (LL.M., Taxation, 1999)
- Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1996)
- College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1994)
Admissions
- Korea (1996)
- New York (2003)
Languages
KoreanEnglish