Seungbae Park

  • Senior Advisor
  • T. +82-2-3404-0598
  • F. +82-2-3404-7307
  • E. seungbae.park@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Seungbae Park mainly focuses on providing advice on the corporate growth and development concerning the capital markets, such as support for (venture) companies at an early stage of their establishment, IPO, listing management including listed companies' public disclosure and substantial review for delisting, support for listed companies to identify their new business opportunity, and other legal issues in corporate management.

Mr. Park is an expert in the areas of laws, systems, and regulations, who served at and managed various major system teams responsible for the market policies, system improvement, and regulations, at the Korea Exchange after his joining in 1995, where he even served as the head of Legal Team. In particular, he has gained his expertise in all the working process covering from listing management to delisting, such as IPO to public disclosure, while serving as the head of relevant teams and departments. He also has ample experience with big issue management that satisfies the market's needs based on such working-level expertise. Mr. Park has also given lectures and appeared on broadcast media multiple times as a securities dispute expert and market surveillance expert.

Representative Experience

2021-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2016-2020 Head, Korea Exchange (KOSDAQ Market Department, IPO Department)
2010-2016 Head, Korea Exchange (Legal Team, KOSDAQ Public Disclosure System Team, Secretary Team)
1995-2010 Korea Exchange (Stock Exchange)
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2022-Present Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board
2021-Present Advisor, KONEX Association
2018-Present Managing Director, Korea Securities Law Association

Representative Matters

Advised on preliminary IPO review
Advised on IPO administration including disclosure of listed companies
Advised on comprehensive listing eligibility review of listed companies
Advised on restructuring of listed companies (e.g., spin-off, merger, business transfer, acquisition)
Advised on unfair trade practices in the capital markets, dispute related to securities, and other investor protection issues
Advised on preliminary IPO review
Advised on IPO administration including disclosure of listed companies
Advised on comprehensive listing eligibility review of listed companies
Advised on restructuring of listed companies (e.g., spin-off, merger, business transfer, acquisition)
Advised on unfair trade practices in the capital markets, dispute related to securities, and other investor protection issues
Advised on legal issues arising in connection with corporate management
Advised on family business succession and change of corporate governance

Education

2010 Yonsei University (LL.D.)
2008 Duke University School of Law (LL.M.)
1990 Yonsei University (LL.M.)
1988 Yonsei University (LL.B.)

Selected Activities

Publications
A Study on a Director's Oversight Duty and an Internal Control System, Korean Lawyers Association Journal Vol. 71 No. 6, pp. 154-189 (Co-author, Korean Lawyers Association, 2022)
Commentaries on the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, part on Korea Exchange (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2015)
Measures on Enhancing Effectiveness of the Domestic Securities Dispute Mediation System (Korea Stock Exchange, 2002)
A Study on the Civil Liability for the Unfair Trading under the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (Doctoral Dissertation, Yonsei University, 2010)
Activity
Appeared on a TV program for legal advice on securities dispute (Korea Economy TV, 「Securities Complaints 119」, 2004-2006)
Lecturer, Expert Training Program, Korea Exchange (2005-2006)
Lecturer, Workshop on Securities and Futures, Korea Exchange (2002-2006)
Lecturer, Legal principles of securities dispute of Entrusted training course for judicial trainees, Korea Exchange (2002-2006)
Lecturer, Securities Finance Department, Suwon Science College (2002)
Awards
Citation (Minister of SMEs and Startups, 2020)