Advised Shinhan Financial Group on its incorporation, and provided advisory services to a number of other financial groups
Advised financial institutions on their efforts for entirely restructuring insolvent companies, e.g., as in the case of the Export-Import Bank of Korea's workout plan for Sungdong Shipbuilding
Advised financial institutions on sanctions imposed by financial authorities on them or their employees, e.g., as in the cases of the sanction against Hana Bank's DLF and Korea Investment & Securities' TRS
Advised Shinhan Financial Group on its M&A deals with various financial institutions and restructuring projects, e.g., as in the case of its acquisition of LG Card and Orange Life Insurance and the merger between Shinhan Card and LG Card
Advised online-only bank Kakao Bank on the tasks required to be performed with the financial authorities, e.g., for authorization and permission of the bank's incorporation, approval by the Financial Services Commission for Kakao's acquisition of the largest stake in the bank, and approval by the Financial Services Commission for Korea Investment Value Asset Management's acquisition of shares in the bank in excess of the prescribed limit
Advised on various project financing deals, including for a real estate development project, such as the trillions-of-won project financing for constructing the Incheon International Airport railway and the project financing for constructing Seoul Subway Line No. 9
Advised, conducted litigation for, a number of clients in relation to various funds (e.g., as in the cases of innumerable disputes over redemption of bonds issued by Daewoo) from the era of Korea having three investment-trust firms (subject to the Securities Investment Trust Business Act) through the effective period of the Indirect Investment Assets Management Act to the present time when the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act has come into effect
Advised, and conducted litigation for, clients in relation to their foreign investments, e.g., when they fell into dispute over the sale of shares in Russian bond funds and funds whose underlying assets were SEMBs issued by, among others, Argentina, in the wake of Russia and Argentina each declaring moratorium, and when they wanted to issue DLSs or enter into TRS agreements with foreign assets of Lime Asset Management's trade finance fund as their underlying assets
Advised clients on all aspects of their issues related to accounting and audit, e.g., as in the cases of Samjong KPMG, faced with sanctions by the Accounting Oversight Deliberation Committee and Securities and Futures Commission for its audit of Samsung Biologics, and MBN, faced with sanctions by the Accounting Oversight Deliberation Committee and Securities and Futures Commission for its paid-in capital increase
Advised clients on their FinTech-related tasks and relevant regulatory issues, e.g., as in the cases of Kakao Bank in need of advice on its operation of mobile banking business; Hanwha Group, on its plan to establish a new FinTech business; KB Financial Group, on its plan to establish an Open API-based integration system; and Woori Bank, on its plan to introduce a simple payment system
Advised clients on their structured finances, e.g., as in the case of Korea Asset Management Corporation's cross-border ABS, the first kind issued overseas by a Korean entity
