Experience
• Past) Attorney at Shin & Kim (2005-2014)
• Past) Attorney at Yulwoo Law Firm (2015)
• Past) Legal Director, Oracle Medical Group (2016)
• Past) Director, Legal Department, Homeplus (2017)
• Past) DR & AJU, LLC (2018-2023)
• Current) Auditor, Insolvency Law Research Association (2021- )
• Current) Auditor, Insolvency Law Research Association (2013- )
• Current) Seoul Bankruptcy Court, Corporate Bankruptcy Trustee (2023~)
• Current) LIN
Representative Matters
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• Advised Eastar Airlines on the acquisition of Stalking Horse M&A prior to approval of rehabilitation proceedings (2021)
• Advised Ssangyong Motors on its first and second rehabilitation proceedings and M&A sale (2022, 2010-2011)
• Won a KRW 40 billion transfer claim in connection with a UK tax lease for Daehan Shipping (2021)
• Advised Mesh Korea (Bureung) on application for initiation of rehabilitation proceedings (2022)
• Advised Celltech on the sale of Stalking Horse M&A before authorization of rehabilitation proceedings (2022)
• Advised SPC Samlip on M&A acquisition of a food material distributor (2021)
• Legal Advice on AIMMED Investment (2021)
• Won a lawsuit against National Railroad Corporation in connection with KRW 10 billion public interest bonds for Changdong Station (2021)
• Advised Hanf on the sale of Stalking Horse M&A before authorization of rehabilitation proceedings (2020)
• Advised on the acquisition of several rehabilitated golf courses, including Art Valley, St. Pau, and Adelscourt (2014- 2019)
• Represented Hanjin Shipping in civil litigation regarding foundation bonds (2017-2020)
• Applied for and advised on the rehabilitation of three Dongyang Group companies, including Dongyang (2013-2015)
• Represented Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea in filing for Ch.15 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (2016)
• Advised creditors in Woongjin Holdings' reorganization proceedings and conducted confirmation trial on reorganization bonds (2012-2014)
• Advised creditors in STX Pan Ocean's reorganization proceedings and conducted confirmation proceedings (2013-2015)
• Advised on the rehabilitation process of Kyungnam Corporation and conducted the confirmation trial of the rehabilitation bond investigation (2015-2017)
• Represented members of Anseong Q Golf Course in reappealing the Supreme Court's decision to approve a rehabilitation plan (2014-2016)
• Advised KT ENS on application for initiation of rehabilitation proceedings (2014-2015)
• Represented Busan Savings Bank Group Bankruptcy Foundation in denial of deposit overdraft case (2011-2014)
Activities
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• Presentations at the East Asian Insolvency Law Symposium - P-Plan Case Study and more (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019)
• Lectures at Seoul National University School of Law, Financial Law Course - Issues in Insolvency Law Case Study (2015, 2018)
• Lectures at the Seoul District Bar Association Insolvency Law Training Center - Right of Setoff (2017-2023)
• Outside Member of M&A System Improvement TF, Seoul Central Bankruptcy Court (2021)
• Lecturer at the 45th Corporate Recovery Specialist Training Program of the Korea Federation of Business Administrators - Status and Responsibilities of an Administrator (2019)
• Presentation at the Supreme Court Insolvency Law Study Group - Future of Debtor Recovery Law (Corporate Recovery) (2016)
• Presentation at the Joint Seminar on the 1st Anniversary of the Opening of the Seoul Bankruptcy Court - Achievements and Implications of the Prompt Act (2018)
• Lecture at the Seoul District Bar Association's 10th Compulsory Training for Lawyers (Insolvency Law) - Workout Practice (2019)
• Panel Discussion at the Korea Securities Association's Corporate Restructuring Forum - Post-COVID-19 Restructuring Issues (2020)
• Lecture at the Seoul District Bar Association's Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Community - Issues in the Ssangyong Motor Company Rehabilitation Process (2011)
• Various in-house lectures on insolvency law, including seminar presentations at the Korea Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law Society and the Insolvency Law Research Society
Education
• Seoul Science High School (1993)
• Seoul National University, Department of Industrial Engineering (2000)
• Korean Bar Examination (44th)(2002)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute (34th)(2005)
• University of Southern California School of Law, LLM Program (2012)
• Seoul National University School of Law, Doctorate in Commercial Law (2015)
Qualifications
• Attorney at law
Publications/Thesis
• Korea Chapter in Getting the Deal Through - Restructuring and Insolvency (co-authored) (2010)
• Current Status of Corporate Rehabilitation Procedures and Proposals for Improvement (Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Vol 1 Judicial Development Foundation) (2012)
• Focusing on the Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act and DIP Principles (BFL No. 64, Seoul National University Center for Financial Law) (2014)
• Opinion on the Recognition of a Claim for Direct Implementation of a New Credit Provision Resolution under the Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act (Law Society of Korea No. 705) (2015)
• Empirical Study on Golf Course Rehabilitation Proceedings in the 2010s (Law Society of Korea No. 732) (2018)
• Remarks on the Treatment of Formation Rights in Insolvency Proceedings (Insolvency Law Research, Vol. 10, No. 2) (2020)
• Some Issues in the Practice of Construction Company Rehabilitation Proceedings, Focusing on Joint Receiver Relationships (Insolvency Law Review, Vol. 11, No. 1) (2021)
• Relationship between Pre-Approval M&A in the Form of Third Party Allotment and Article 27 of the Sports Facilities Act (Insolvency Law Review, Vol. 11, No. 2) (2021)
• Economic Analysis of Collateralized Trusts, Focusing on the Problem of Insolvency Insulation (Korean Society of Law and Economics) (2023)
• Published presentations and case analyses in books such as Selected Other Bankruptcy Cases (Youngsa Park, 2021), What Makes a Winning Law Firm Different (Youngsa Park, 2022), etc.
Practice Areas
• Insolvency (Restructuring)
• General Corporate Advisory
• M&A and Private Equity
Languages
• Korean
• English