
- TEL +82-2-6200-1773
- FAX +82-2-6200-0820
- E-MAIL jhyoo@jipyong.com
Mr. Jung Han Yoo is a partner in the Financial Regulation Group of JIPYONG LLC. Mr. Yoo completed training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2008. Currently, as the head of the Financial Regulation Group in the Financial Advisory Group at Jipyong, he supervises all aspects of financial regulation, including financial company licensing and business conduct regulation, financial company inspection and sanctions, e-finance and fintech, and digital assets.
During his early years as an attorney, he focused on transactional advice, including project finance, real estate finance and structured finance, advising major Korean financial institutions on financial laws and various transaction structures. Since then, he has expanded his expertise to various fields after returning from training in the U.S. in 2013. He provided comprehensive advice to domestic financial institutions and corporations on overseas expansion and related licensing matters, and worked closely with Jipyong's overseas offices to achieve successful results. He also has extensive experience in new technologies and new industries such as e-finance, fintech, digital assets, and blockchain, including inspections and sanctions against financial companies, and provides in-depth advice to clients.
Mr. Yoo is a member of the Korean Bar and the New York Bar. He has an LL.B. from Seoul National University and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law.
Education Close
- 2013 New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
- 2005 Seoul National University (LL.B., cum laude)
Experience Close
- 2008-Present JIPYONG LLC
- 2024-Present Advisor, Deliberation Committee, Inspection Head Office, Woori Bank
- 2023-Present Outside Director, KB No. 27 Special Purpose Acquisition Company
- 2022-Present Private Advisory, board of the Financial Regulatory Reform Committee, Financial Services Commission
- 2020-Present Member, Korea Personal Information Protection Law Association
- 2018-Present Member, Korea Association for Informedia Law
- 2018-Present Member, Korea Financial Law Association
- 2014-Present Member, Korea Administrative Law and Practice Association
- 2008-Present Member, Korean Securities Law Association
- 2022-2024 Member, Coordinator, Financial Dispute Mediation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service
- 2021 Member, Blockchain Regulation Advisory Committee,
National IT Industry Promotion Agency - 2019-2021 Outside Director, KB No. 17 Special Purpose Acquisition Company
- 2008 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
Honors and Recognitions Close
- 2024Leading Lawyer in Securities and Finance Practice, Legal Times
- 2022Rising Star in Financial Regulation Practice, Legal Times
Speaking Engagements and Publications Close
- 2023Legal Issues and Regulation of Fractional Investment, Real Estate Law Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2
- 2023Financial Consumer Protection Act Commentary (Co-author), Pakyoungsa
- 2022Financing and Real Estate Transactions in Korea: Legal Issues and Market Practice (Co-author), Pakyoungsa
- 2021The Cambridge Handbook of the Law of the Sharing Economy
(Co-translated), Pakyoungsa - 2020Blockchain and the Law: The Rule of Code (Co-translated), Miraebook
- 2018Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Cloud Computing 2019 - Korea Chapter (Law Business Research)
- 2018‘Striking a Balance’, IFLR Cryptocurrency Regulation Special Focus (International Finance Law Review)
Bar Admissions & Qualifications Close
- 2008Korea
- 2014New York
Languages Close
Korean / English / French