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Seung Jae Yeon
Partner
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- TEL 82 2 6182 8385
- FAX 82 2 6003 7806
- E-MAIL sjyeon@hwawoo.com
Biography
Seung Jae Yeon is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. Mr. Yeon completed the 38th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute and served as a judge advocate in the Republic of Korea Army.
Prior to joining Yoon & Yang, Mr. Yeon worked at the Financial Investment Supervision Department, the Dispute Settlement Department and the Corporate Disclosure Department of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), where he dealt with the overall aspects of capital markets and financial investment services, including license & approval affairs and regulation of business activities with respect to securities companies, foreign-affiliated investment banks and credit rating companies, regulations on disclosure, e.g. securities registration and business report, etc., review of public offering and sanctions on violations, etc., while handling various disputes across all fields of banking, securities and insurance. In particular, at the Insurance Supervision Department of the FSS, he obtained in-depth knowledge in the insurance industry such as insurance laws, license and approval of insurance companies, deliberation of large shareholders, regulation of insurance agencies and sales activities, reinsurance and fraternal insurance, etc. Based on such extensive expertise in the insurance-related matters, he provides optimal legal advice on M&As of insurance companies, licensing, sales activities, examinations and sanctions, and dispute resolution, etc.
Prior to joining Yoon & Yang, Mr. Yeon worked at the Financial Investment Supervision Department, the Dispute Settlement Department and the Corporate Disclosure Department of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), where he dealt with the overall aspects of capital markets and financial investment services, including license & approval affairs and regulation of business activities with respect to securities companies, foreign-affiliated investment banks and credit rating companies, regulations on disclosure, e.g. securities registration and business report, etc., review of public offering and sanctions on violations, etc., while handling various disputes across all fields of banking, securities and insurance. In particular, at the Insurance Supervision Department of the FSS, he obtained in-depth knowledge in the insurance industry such as insurance laws, license and approval of insurance companies, deliberation of large shareholders, regulation of insurance agencies and sales activities, reinsurance and fraternal insurance, etc. Based on such extensive expertise in the insurance-related matters, he provides optimal legal advice on M&As of insurance companies, licensing, sales activities, examinations and sanctions, and dispute resolution, etc.
Experience
- 2020-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2018-19 Insurance Supervision Department, Financial Supervisory Service
- 2016-17 Corporate Disclosure Department, Financial Supervisory Service
- 2015 Dispute Settlement Department, Financial Supervisory Service
- 2014 Financial Complaint Coordination Department, Financial Supervisory Service
- 2012-13 Financial Investment Supervision Department, Financial Supervisory Service
- 2009-12 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army
Education
- 2009 Judicial Research and Training Institute
- 2007 Korea University College of Law, LL.B.
Representative Matters
[License & permit]
- Advised Hanwha Life Insurance on split-off of its business unit and establishment of insurance subsidiary
- Advised Hanwha Life Insurance on establishment of a real estate subsidiary in the US
- Advised KB Kookmin Bank on establishment of a branch in Singapore
- Advised Credit Suisse Securities on transition of Seoul Branch into a local entity (subsidiary)
- Advised IMM Asset Management on registration as a general private equity collective investment business
- Advised Macquarie Securities on shutdown of business
- Advised Natixis Securities on reporting new and concurrent & incidental businesses at the Seoul Branch
- Advised Korea Investment Financial Holdings on approval of change of large shareholder
- Advised DB Asset Management on approval of change of large shareholder
- Advised multiple financial companies on licenses & permits and other related issues
[Inspection & sanction]
- Represented a bank and handled the inspection & sanction procedure related to private equity fund
- Represented a life insurer and handled the institutional warning and penalty surcharge procedure regarding the restriction of transaction by a large shareholder and the alleged violation of terms and conditions
- Represented a life insurer in the administration suit and handled the institutional warning and penalty surcharge procedure regarding the restriction of transaction by a large shareholder and the alleged violation of terms and conditions
- Represented a life insurer and handled the inspection & sanction procedure regarding the alleged violation as to line of credit by a large shareholder
- Represented a non-life insurer and handled the inspection & sanction procedure regarding the alleged nonpayment of insurance money and breach of the business manual
- Represented a non-life insurer and handled the inspection & sanction procedure regarding the alleged breach of duty to provide explanation under the Financial Consumer Protection Act
- Advised multiple insurance companies on response to inspections and sanctions
[Regulatory issues]
- Advised a bank on financial consumer protection
- Advised bank affiliates on business consignment process
- Advised a securities company on submission of a securities registration statement
- Advised a client company on response to disclosure violation
- Advised a bank consignment firm on whether it engaged in insurance solicitation
- Advised an insurance company on sanctions related to change/transfer of insurance planner and engagement service agreement
- Advised an insurance company on RBC ratio calculation method and disclosure adequacy
- Advised an insurance company on adequacy of additional interest on an insurance loan
- Advised an insurance company on whether it is required to submit basic documents on insurance products with special terms and conditions
- Advised an insurance company on outsourcing of loss adjustment
- Advised an insurance company on providing service related to comparison of insurance products
[Litigation & dispute]
- Represented a bank and handled disputes and complaints related to private equity fund
- Represented a business group and advised on issues of merger with affiliates and management right disputes
- Advised an investment securities firm on management right dispute
- Advised a non-life insurer on duty to pay insurance money related to a compensation liability insurance
- Advised a life insurer on interpretation of the “primary cause” clause under the cancer insurance policy
- Advised a non-life insurer on interpretation of the terms under a retirement pension product
Awards
- Exemplary Award, Financial Supervisory Service (2014)
- Commendation, ROK Army 22nd division commander (2009)
Publications
- Korea Chapter, Lexology Panoramic: Insurance & Reinsurance, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2024)
- Korea Chapter, Insurance & Reinsurance, Lexology Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2020-2023)
- Discussion and Improvement of the Securities-Related Collective Lawsuit System, Seoul Bar Association Symposium on the Revision of the Securities-Related Collective Lawsuit System (2014)
Insights
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- Financial Company Licenses ∙ Permits
- Financial Company Examinations ∙ Sanctions
- Financial Compliance
- Financial Disputes ∙ Litigation
- Financial Consumer Protection Regulations
- Financial Company M&A
- IPO ∙ Listing Eligibility Reviews
- Banks ∙ Financial Holding Companies
- Financial Investment Companies
- Insurance
- Digital Finance Center
- Insurance
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Admitted to bar, Korea (2009)
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Korean and English