YOON&YANG

Myung Soo Lee Managing Partner

TEL 82 2 6003 7095
FAX 82 2 6003 7804
E-MAIL leems@hwawoo.com

Myung Soo Lee is a representative managing partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice areas include finance, securities, insurance, and corporate disclosures.
Mr. Lee served at the Financial Supervisory Service for ten years, including as a director of the Office of Legal Affairs and Corporate Disclosure Department. During this time, Mr. Lee was dispatched to the Financial Services Commission where he handled matters relating to finance and corporate restructuring. Based on his experience, Mr. Lee advises on financial business licenses, inspections of financial institutions, corporate disclosures, M&A, and unfair trade practices. He is currently active as a member of the Financial Supervisory Service's Sanctions Deliberation Committee and the Law Interpretation and Deliberation Committee.

Experience

2010-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2022-present Director, National Happiness Fund
2022-present Member, Audit Request Review Committee, Board of Audit and Inspection
2012-present Member, Depositor Protection Reserve Management Committee, MG Community Credit Cooperatives
2019-21 Legal Advisor, Ansan City
2019-20 Member, Law Evaluation Expert Committee, Personal Information Protection Committee
2018-23 Member of the Legislative Division, Advisory Committee, KOSDAQ Association
2018-22 Director, Dream Sharing Foundation, Korea Securities Finance Corporation
2017-20 Member, Sanctions Deliberation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
2016-18 Member, Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
2016-18 Legal Advisor (Corporate), Financial Supervisory Service
2016-18 Member, Financial Development Deliberation Committee, Financial Services Commission
2015-20 Member, Law Interpretation and Deliberation Committee, Financial Services Commission
2015-19 Member, Stock Market Listing Disclosure Committee, Korea Stock Exchange
2015-17 Advisor, Financial Reform Advisory Committee, Financial Services Commission
2015-17 Member, Seoul Loan Business Dispute Mediation Committee
2013-15 Member, Derivatives Investigation Working Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
2013-14 Member, Financial Dispute Mediation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
2012-15 Advisor, KOSDAQ Market Listing Committee, Financial Services Commission
2012-15 Member, Fund Management Committee, National Credit Union Federation of Korea
2011-20 Legal Advisor, Financial Services Commission
2010-13 Expert Advisor, Financial Disputes Mediation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
2009-10 Director, Corporate Disclosure Department, Financial Supervisory Service
2006-09 Director, Office of Legal Affairs, Financial Supervisory Service
2003-06 Chief Investigator, Corporate Disclosure Department, Financial Supervisory Service
2002-03 Financial Policy Division, Financial Supervisory Commission
2000-02 Dispute Mediation Bureau, Financial Supervisory Service

Education

2005 Korea University, Graduate School of Law, Department of Financial Transaction Law (Master’s course completion)
2000 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law, Law Research Course (Financial Transactions Law)
2000 Judicial Research and Training Institute
1994 Korea University College of Law, LL.B.

Representative Matters

Advised major financial companies including KOREIT licenses on financial supervisory authority approvals
Advised financial holding companies, banks, securities firms, asset managers, trust companies, insurers, savings banks, credit cards, and capital companies on finance related regulations
Advised financial companies on supervision and audit procedures
Advised on M&A transactions relating to major listed companies, such as HANCOM
Advised listed companies on issues relating to IPO, antitrust, and audits
Represented clients in financial crime litigations, including those relating to fraudulent ELW trading

Awards

Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal (2024)
Lawyer of the Year, Financial Regulations, Legal Times (2015)

Publications

Korea Chapter, Insurance & Reinsurance, Lexology Panoramic, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2024)
Korea Chapter, Insurance & Reinsurance, Lexology Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2016-2023)
Bridging the gap, Asia Fintech Special Focus, International Financial Law Review (Co-author, 2017)
Accelerating Growth, Asia-Pacific Fintech Special Focus, International Financial Law Review (Co-author, 2016)
Estate Planning, Financial Planning Standards Board of Korea (2001)