Hongyul Kim

Overview

Hongyul Kim represents clients in criminal cases related to securities, finance and tax from investigation through trial and appeal, with particular focus on white collar crime, such as violation of the the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, embezzlement and breach of trust.

Mr. Kim received a LL.B. degree with honors from Seoul National University and completed the Judicial Research and Training Institute course. Prior to joining Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, he served as a public-service judge advocate at the Unification Legal Affairs Division of the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs Office of Financial Services Commission.

Related Practices

Representative Experience

2017-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

2016-2017 Regulatory Reform & Legal Affairs Office, Financial Services Commission

2015-2016 Unification Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice

2014-2017 Judge Advocate for Public Service, Ministry of Justice

Representative Matters

Represented listed companies and banks in cases involving their alleged breaches of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act

Represented in a number of tax criminal cases involving alleged breaches of the Punishment of Tax Offenses Act, the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economy & Crimes (tax evasion), etc.

Represented a number of companies, including a construction company A in the cases involving their alleged breaches of the Fair Trade Act, Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act, etc.

Represented in a number of fair trade criminal cases involving unfair collaborative acts, unfair trade practices, etc.

Represented construction companies B and BA in the cases involving their alleged breaches of the Occupational Safety and Health Act resulting in those companies being acquitted from the charges

Financial Criminal Cases

Represented a broker C in the case involving its alleged breach of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act in the process of selling funds

Reviewed a number of breaches of laws and regulations in the process of raising funds by listed companies

Represented listed companies and banks in cases involving their alleged breaches of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act

Represented in a number of cases involving fraudulent transactions, price manipulation, use of undisclosed information

Represented in a number of banks in cases involving their alleged occupational breach of trust, embezzlement, business obstruction, etc.

Tax/Tariff Criminal Cases

Represented a company D in the case involving its alleged breaches of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, Foreign Trade Act, etc.

Represented a shipping company E in the case involving its alleged breach of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act

Represented several travel agencies in the case involving their alleged breaches of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economy & Crimes (false tax invoices) resulting in those agencies being acquitted from charges

Represented in a number of tax criminal cases involving alleged breaches of the Punishment of Tax Offenses Act, the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economy & Crimes (tax evasion), etc.

Represented in a number of tariff criminal cases involving alleged breaches of the Customs Act, the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economy & Crimes (tariff evasion), etc.

Fair Trade Criminal Cases

Represented a company F in the case involving its alleged breach of the Fair Trade Act (unfair trade practice) resulting in the company being acquitted from the charge

Represented an airline G in the case involving its alleged breach of the Fair Trade Act

Represented a number of companies, including a construction company A in the cases involving their alleged breaches of the Fair Trade Act, Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act, etc.

Represented in a number of fair trade criminal cases involving unfair collaborative acts, unfair trade practices, etc.

Occupational Safety Criminal Cases

Represented an electronic company H in the case involving its alleged breach of the Occupational Safety and Health Act

Represented construction companies B and BA in the cases involving their alleged breaches of the Occupational Safety and Health Act resulting in those companies being acquitted from the charges

Represented a power generation company I, transportation company IA, shipbuilding company IB in a number of cases involving their alleged breaches of the Occupational Safety and Health Act

Other Cases

Represented a foreign company in the case involving its alleged breach of the Wastes Control Act resulting in the company being acquitted from the charge

Represented a foreign company in the case involving its alleged breach of the Wastes Control Act resulting in the company being indicted without detention

Advised a company J on internal compliance matters

Education

2014 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea

2011 Seoul National University (LL.B., cum laude)

Selected Activities

Awards

Citation (Minister of Financial Services Commission, 2016)

Qualifications

2014 Korea