Young-Geun Kim
PartnerIntroduction
Mr. Young-Geun Kim is a partner at Shin & Kim. His main practice areas include general corporate, corporate rehabilitation/insolvency, Japanese law, and labor law.
Areas of Expertise
Professional Career
- 2024-PresentMember, Statutory Auditor Appointment Committee, STAC
- 2024-PresentAuditor, Korea-Japan Economic Assiciation
- 2022-PresentGeneral Affairs Director, Insolvency Law Institute of Korea
- 2019-PresentMember, Insolvency and Civil Reorganization Act Research Council of Japan
- 2018-PresentLegal Counsel, Korea Trade Insurance Corporation
- 2017-2021Auditor, Insolvency Law Institute of Korea
- 2014International Associate, Kitahama Partners, Osaka, Japan
- 2014International Associate, Karasuma Law Office, Kyoto, Japan
- 2010-PresentShin & Kim LLC
- 2008-2009Evergreen Law Group
- 2005-2008Public Attorney, Korea Legal Aid Corporation, Gwangju High Prosecutors’ Office and Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office
- 2005Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea
Key Experience
Investment in Real Estate and Income Securities in Japan and Korea
- Advised on purchase (2019) and sale (2022) of a residence building in Robbongi, Tokyo, by Hana Alternative Asset Management (Real Estate Fund)
- Advised on purchase (2021) of a resident building in Keikyu, Tokyo, by Korea Investment Management
- Advised on purchase (2021) of a logistics center in Nanko, Osaka, by Hana Alternative Asset Management
- Advised on purchase (2019) and sale (2021) of a logistics center in Ooi, Tokyo, by Hana Alternative Asset Management
- Advised on purchase (2020) and sale (2022) of the PREX in Kioi-cho, Tokyo
- Advised on purchase (2019) of the ASIL hotel in Sapporo by Hana Alternative Asset Management
- Advised on purchase (2019) of the Oakwood Residence in Shinagawa, Tokyo, by Korea Investment Management
- Advised on purchase (2019) of the Hanzomon PREX North, Tokyo by Korea Investment Management
- Advised on purchase (2019) of real estate in Hokkaido, by a Korean company
- Advised on purchase (2019) of the Harumi Tower in Tokyo by IGIS Asset Management
- Advised on purchase (2019) of a building in Aoyama, Tokyo, by Pine Street Asset Management
- Advised on purchase (2018) of the Hachioji branch of Yamada Electric in Tokyo by Hana Alternative Asset Management
- Advised on mezzanine loan investment (2018) in the Tokyu Hotel in Urayasu, Chiba-ken, by Hanwha Asset Management
- Advised on purchase (2017) of the AEON Town shopping center in Yamaguchi-ken, Honshu, by KTB Asset Management (Daol Asset Management)
- Advised on mezzanine loan investment (2016) and exit (2018) in the Shiba Park, Tokyo, by IGIS Asset Management
- Advised on purchase (2015) of the Yamada Electric branch in Nara-si, Nara-ken, by KT AMC (K-REIT)
- Advised on purchase (2010) of the Marriott Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, Korea, owned by CREED of Japan
Education
- 2013-2014Kyoto University Graduate School of Law (International Researcher)
- 1997-2003Korea University College of Political Science & Economy (B.A. in Public Administration)
Qualifications
- 2005Admitted to bar, Korea
Languages
Korean, English, Japanese
Professional Activities
- Cases/projects of rehabilitation procedures using split-off in M&A, Reorganization of Korean listed companies with sufficient assets [(Quarterly publication) Business Reorganization and Bond Management No. 166, October, 2019, Japan]
- Issues of investigation procedures of declaration of subsequent completion (Research on the Insolvency Law, December, 2018) (Co-authored)
- Cases of Rehabilitation Procedures Using Stalking-horse Bids in Korea – Combination with P-Plan (Free-package Type Business Reorganization) - [(Quarterly Publication) Business Reorganization and Receivables Management No. 162, Oct. 2018, Japan]
- Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings in Korea-Conversion of Korean Real Estate [(Quarterly Publication) Business Reorganization and Receivables Management No. 159, Jan. 2018, Japan]
- Issues Related to Denial in Practical Affairs of Corporate Restructuring (BFL No. 53, May 2012) (Co-authored)
Professional Accolades
- "Leading Individual" for Restructuring and Insolvency, Chambers Asia, 2023-2025
- "Leading Lawyer" for Restructuring and insolvency, IFLR1000, 2023-2025
- "Leading Lawyer" for Restructuring & Insolvency, Lexology Index, 2024-2025
- "Leading Lawyer" for Restructuring and insolvency, Asialaw Profiles, 2019-2025
- "Leading Lawyer" for Project Development, IFLR1000, 2023
Media
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2024.03.28