Young Ju Kim
PartnerIntroduction
Ms. Young Ju Kim is a partner at Shin & Kim, mainly practicing in the areas of EU regulations, international trade, international investment law, export control and economic sanctions, foreign regulations, bankruptcy, cross-border insolvency, general corporate advice, German laws, EU laws, investment and business of Middle East and North Africa
Areas of Expertise
Professional Career
- 2023-PresentShin & Kim LLC
- 2022-2023WeAdvise Law Firm
- 2021-2022Wooree Law Firm
- 2021-PresentAdjunct Professor, Konkuk University Law School
- 2017-PresentExpert Member, Dispute Settlement Committee, Financial Supervisory Service (FSS)
- 2015-2017Director, Daegu Metropolitan City Office Construction Fund Management Deliberation Board
- 2014-2021Professor, Kyungpook National University Law School
- 2013-2014Lecturer, Seoul National University, University of Seoul, and Chung-Ang University
- 2011-2013Financial Supervisory Service (FSS)
- 2008-2011Jipyong LLC
- 2008Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea
Key Experience
- Advised Jinro on M&A transaction involving company under debtor rehabilitation proceedings and cancellation of shares
- Advised Cho Seon Pharmaceutical & Trading on M&A transaction involving company under debtor rehabilitation proceedings and general corporate matters
- Advised and represented KT Alpha in the collection of receivables from Byuck San Engineering & Construction
- Advised Seojin Automotive in procedure for submitting merger filing
- Advised KBI Cosmolink on corporate restructuring
- Advised Universal Studio Resort on investment and development
- Advised Jinro Branch Office in Australia on a trademark dispute
- Advised POSCO E&C on Cheongna District development project
- Advised and represented AhnLab in a patent and trademark infringement dispute
- Advised Interpark on e-commerce policy
- Advised Youngin Scientific Corporation on general corporate matters
- Advised Murim Paper on corporate restructuring and management rights dispute
- Advised a Hong Kong electronics company on acquisition and investment in a Korean startup
- Advised a Korean credit card company on subordinate regulations under the Specialized Credit Card Finance Business Act
- Advised a Korean venture investor on the establishment of an investment partnership and investments
- Advised SM Entertainment on intellectual property rights and general corporate matters
- Advised Golden Bridge Investment & Securities on regulatory defense against financial authorities
- Advised Dasan Invest on new investments
- Advised Korea Pallet Pool on the construction of a logistics center and general corporate matters
- Advised Sungjee Construction on application for debtor rehabilitation and transfer of shares
- Advised Bokang Group (China) on Dangjin investment project
- Advised Donga TV in a M&A transaction
- Advised KT regarding its launch of a transportation card business in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Advised Discovery on the acquisition of Pureun Mutual Savings Bank
- Advised Hansung Air (currently T'way Air) in a M&A transaction involving rehabilitation proceedings
- Advised KT on the establishment of a joint venture in Indonesia
- Advised Heesung Electronics (China) in an equity investment
- Advised a Korean resort on the acquisition and development of a golf course
- Advised a Korean securities company on the development of Sewoon District 5
- Advised a Korean securities company on the establishment of Foundation B and consortium investment
- Advised a Korean construction company on the establishment of and investment in a subsidiary in Vietnam
- Advised Volvo Korea on general corporate matters
- Advised Taihan Cable & Solution in a management control dispute
- Advised Nanum Lotto on the Lottery Tickets Act and its subordinate regulations
- Advised and represented Hyunjin in debtor rehabilitation proceedings
- Represented Nonghyup Bank in a claim for approval of the rehabilitation plan for Woobang
- Advised Dasan Networks on new investments
- Advised a Korean financial holding company in a board dispute
- Advised and represented Pi-city on the application for debtor rehabilitation
- Advised a Korean entertainment company on a movie production business in the U.S.
- Advised Solitech on corporate restructuring
- Represented DH shipbuilding in a claim for a refund of security deposit
- Represented a Korean stationery company in business rights infringement and intellectual property rights infringement disputes
- Advised a Korean securities company on the exercise of redeemable convertible preferred stock rights in a rehabilitation proceeding
- Advised a Korean company on general matters related to an energy storage system business
- Advised a Korean company on the issuance of security tokens and digital assets
- Advised a Korean company regarding the launch of an overseas fintech business
- Advised a Korean financial company on the acquisition of a PG license under the Electronic Financial Transactions Act
Education
- 2018-2019Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Visiting Scholar)
- 2013Seoul National University Graduate School of Law (Ph.D., Civil Law)
- 2006Seoul National University Graduate School of Law (LL.M., Intellectual Property Law / Scientific Technology and Law)
- 2004Seoul National University College of Law (LL.B.)
Qualifications
- 2008Admitted to bar, Korea
Languages
Korean, English, German
Professional Activities
- The Main Contents and Implications of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, Trade Law Policy Review, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, 2025
- Significance and Implications of the Nord Stream 2 ruling of the EU General Court, Journal of International Construction, The First Quarter 2025