Kim & Chang, South Korea’s largest law firm, has expanded its financial regulation and compliance practice with the hire of Eric Yoon, the former Seoul head of U.S. law firm K&L Gates. Yoon is joining the South Korean firm, which ranks in the top 100 of the Global 200 ranking by revenue, as foreign attorney in Seoul.
Yoon specializes in advising global enterprises, including investment advisory firms, asset management companies and investment banks, on financial services regulations, investment management and financings, and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. As a New York bar-admitted lawyer, he represents clients on applications, regulatory clearances and enforcement matters before the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the New York Department of Financial Services. He also advises on U.S. federal and state financial supervisory and regulatory regimes.
