Jeena Kim

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-0698
  • F. +82-2-3404-7305
  • E. jeena.kim@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Jeena Kim is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Ms. Kim's practice areas include: compliance & anti-corruption, internal investigation, financial regulation, financial institutions' mergers and acquisitions, general corporate legal affairs, international trade and commerce, anti-money laundering, and economic sanction.

Ms. Kim studied law at Seoul National University and completed the 35th judicial training course at the Judicial Research and Training Institute. In addition, since she completed international trade law course at Columbia Law School in the U.S. and WTO regional specialized course in China and was dispatched to multinational company and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, she has expertise in international affairs. In 2014, she earned an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School.

Representative Experience

2009-2010 Trade Advisor, Trade Dispute Settlement Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2008 Visiting Counsel, Money Division, General Electric Company, Korea
2006-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
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2024-Present Member, Statutory Information Specialty Committee for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Standards, Korea Accounting Institute

Representative Matters

Advised on comprehensive risk assessment and compliance system improvement in various areas including anti-trust and competition, labor and employment, anti-corruption, environment, privacy, serious accidents, intellectual property rights, and trade secrets
Advised on inspection and diagnosis of compliance risk utilizing data
Advised overseas subsidiaries on the establishment, improvement, and diagnosis of compliance system
Advised a domestic company on the response to the internal investigation and voluntary report related to U.S. export controls
Advised a foreign financial group on its money laundering monitoring to fulfill a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Establishment, Inspection, and Improvement of Compliance System
Advised on the establishment of compliance control standards and establishment and implementation of effectiveness evaluation system
Advised group companies on the establishment of standard regulations
Advised top management on the establishment of compliance risk inspection system
Advised group companies on the design and operation of compliance monitoring system
Advised on risk assessment and control measures
Advised on comprehensive risk assessment and compliance system improvement in various areas including anti-trust and competition, labor and employment, anti-corruption, environment, privacy, serious accidents, intellectual property rights, and trade secrets
Advised on inspection and diagnosis of compliance risk utilizing data
Advised overseas subsidiaries on the establishment, improvement, and diagnosis of compliance system
Internal Investigation
Advised a domestic company on the response to the internal investigation and voluntary report related to U.S. export controls
Advised a domestic group company on the internal investigation into corruption at its overseas subsidiary
Advised a foreign machinery and equipment company on its response to the investigation related to customs evasion
Advised on the response to the internal investigation and voluntary report related to accounting fraud by employees of a foreign company
Advised on a foreign company on the internal investigation into kickbacks, workplace bullying, and sexual harassment
Advised on a foreign company on the internal investigation into anti-corruption and other violations of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act
Money Laundering
Advised the New York branch of a domestic financial institution on the inspection procedures by the U.S. financial supervisory authorities
Advised a foreign financial group on its money laundering monitoring to fulfill a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Advised domestic banks, virtual asset operators, and casinos on their response to anti-money laundering inspections and sanctions
Conducted independent audits of domestic financial companies, etc.
Trade
Advised domestic companies and the government on the execution, implementation, and interpretation of trade agreements such as WTO, FTA, and RTA, and their response to related disputes
Advised on export control of strategic materials (export permits, CP designation, etc.)
Advised on response to U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations
Advised major domestic and overseas companies on international financial sanctions and export controls

Education

2014 Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
2006 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2004 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Selected Activities

Publications
A Study on China's Suspension of Subsidy and Tax Benefits for Electric Car Batteries: Trade Law and Investment Law Perspectives, International Trade Law No. 130, pp. 10-49 (Co-author, Ministry of Justice, 2016)
Iran Sanctions and Related Korean Regulations, HUFS Global Law Review Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 129-143 (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Law Research Institute, 2011)

Qualifications

2006 Korea

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