YOON&YANG

Jiho Park Partner

TEL 82 2 6003 7788
FAX 82 2 6003 7025
E-MAIL parkjh@hwawoo.com

Jiho Park is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas include the capital market and corporate finance, private equity investment, capital market regulation, financial regulation and regulatory compliance, and derivatives.
Mr. Park completed training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2009 and earned his LL.M. at the New York University Law School in 2017. That same year, he passed the State of New York bar exam. Mr. Park has successfully represented a number of cases involving sanctions taken against financial companies, based on extensive experience advising clients on financial transaction, overseas investment, and M&A issues.

Experience

2012-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2009-12 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army

Education

2017 New York University School of Law, LL.M.
2010 Korea University Graduate School of Law (coursework completion)
2009 Judicial Research and Training Institute
2006 Korea University College of Law, LL.B.

Representative Matters

Advised on global pharmaceutical fund establishment and overseas investment
Advised a listed company on overseas issuance of a foreign currency-denominated private placement corporate bond
Advised a foreign investment firm on acquisition of a foreign currency-denominated convertible bonds issued by a domestic listed company
Advised a domestic department store on issuance of bonds denominated in foreign currencies
Advised a securities company on creation of a new technology business investment association
Advised on project financing for a port redevelopment project for Gohyeon Harbor
Advised domestic & overseas financial investment companies and other financial institutions on short-selling regulations, investigations and sanctions
Advised a major domestic financial company on inspection & sanction procedures
Advised a major domestic financial company on international arbitration with the HKIAC and recovery of offshore investment assets
Advised on OTC derivatives agreement between a domestic and overseas financial institution
Advised a global investment bank on regulatory issues on engaging in business activities in Korea with respect to each financial investment product
Advised Woori Financial Holding on sale of shares in the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
Advised on the National Pension Service (NPS)’s IMM PEF investment related to acquisition of Linde Korea
Advised a KOSPI-listed company on overseas issuance of a foreign currency-denominated private placement bond
Advised a foreign investment company on acquisition of a foreign currency-denominated convertible bond issued by a domestic listed company
Advised a major domestic securities firm on establishment of a new technology project investment fund