Mr. Minhyoung Kim is a partner in the Criminal Defense Group at Shin & Kim and his main practice area is criminal defense. In particular, he provides clients with excellent advice on prosecution investigation, trial preparation and corporate compliance, based on his abundant direct investigation experience in a variety of cases of corporate management, antitrust and competition, finance and securities, embezzlement and breach of duty.

Mr. Kim acquired extensive expertise in tax, antitrust and competition, special investigation, and finance and securities, working for major direct investigation departments, over the past 20 years. Based on such expertise, he supports clients with accurate information and appropriate assistance in response to investigation and trial.

Mr. Kim swiftly provides clients with legal assistance to minimize legal risks in large-scale offshore tax evasion, improper support by conglomerates in violation of the MRFTA, large-scale fraudulent unfair trade, and finance and securities cases (e.g., stock price manipulation).

Advised on response to KFTC and prosecutorial investigations related to violations of the Fair Trade Act, including unfair support, unfair trade, collusion, etc.

• Advised on response to a prosecutorial investigation into price-rigging by steel companies
• Advised on response to a KFTC investigation into false submission of designated materials
• Advised on response to KFTC investigations into cases of violation of the Fair Trade Act, such as unfair support
• Advised Company D in responding to the public prosecutor's investigation into collusion in its power generation project.
• Advised Pharmaceutical Company E in responding to investigations by the KFTC and prosecutors regarding unfair trade practices (improper solicitation of customer).
• Advised Company W in responding to the KFTC in a case involving violation of the Fair Trade Act in connection with probabilistic items.

Advised on response to securities and financial crimes, including stock price manipulation, fraudulent mispricing, etc.

• Advised on response to a prosecutorial investigation into breach of trust by a foundation corporation issuing K-Coins
• Advised Group K in responding to investigations by the Financial Supervisory Service and prosecutors in a case involving market manipulation.
• Advised on response to a prosecutorial investigation into a cryptocurrency-related fraudulent transaction case
• Advised Advisory Firm P in responding to investigations by the Financial Supervisory Service and prosecutors in a disclosure case.

Advised on response to serious criminal cases such as embezzlement and breach of trust related to corporate management

• Advised on response to a prosecutorial investigation into an embezzlement and breach of trust case under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes
• Advised Group S in responding to the public prosecutor's investigation in a bribery case.
• Advised Company M on criminal and tax matters relating to the use of trademarks and PF loans.