In response to tightened investigations and harsher sanctioning of financial crimes such as price manipulation, Shin & Kim published a book entitled “100 Questions and Answers on Financial Crimes”, which provides expert advice and guidance on the regulations regarding unfair trading of securities, disclosures, and transparency in accounting practices.

“100 Questions and Answers on Financial Crimes,” co-authored by ten attorneys and experts within Shin & Kim’s Specialized Practice Group on Unfair Securities Trading, provides easy explanations on various types of unfair trade practices, details of the relevant laws and regulations, and the courts’ standards of review. In addition, this book focuses on the major issues in the most investigated areas by regulatory authorities in recent years, such as disclosures, transparency in accounting practices, supervision of financial companies and inspections, as illustrated by practical examples.

Rather than typical textbook explanations, this book is composed of frequently asked questions raised by working-level staff of our client companies and the answers given by Shin & Kim’s attorneys, so as to help readers to easily understand the seemingly-difficult subjects of accounting transparency rules and regulations of unfair trade practices.

Co-authors of “100 Questions and Answers on Financial Crimes”

The co-authors of “100 Questions and Answers on Financial Crimes” are (i) Sang-Man Kim (a former member of the KRX Listing and Disclosure Committee), (ii) Dong-Shin Yeom (a former chief prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office, with substantial experience in investigations and representation of clients in economic crime cases), (iii) Byung-Tae Kim (a former member of the Substantial Investigation Committee on Delistings from KOSDAQ at KRX), (iv) Seong-Hun Yoo (a former judge at the Seoul North District Court), (v) Dae-Shik Kim (a specialist in stock manipulation cases, with substantial experience in ELW, ELS, and top price chaser cases), (vi) Tae-Yong Seo (a specialist in domestic and international securities issuance and stock manipulation cases, with experience in top price chaser cases), (vii) Woo-Jin Choi (a specialist in financial regulation and stock manipulation cases), (viii) Seong-Hwa Hong (a senior advisor and a former chief of the Capital Markets Investigation Bureau), (ix) Yeong-Hwan Byeon (an expert advisor and a former member of the Securities Market Team of the Financial Supervisory Service), and (x) Jae-Sig Lee (an expert advisor, a former senior investigator of the Capital Markets Investigation Bureau, and a former head of the Criminal Intelligence Analysis Team of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office).

Shin & Kim’s Specialized Practice Group on Unfair Securities Trading

Beginning early this year, Shin & Kim has continued to increase the capability of its Specialized Practice Group on Unfair Securities Trading by recruiting a superintendent public prosecutor who served as a former head of the Central Investigation Department at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, and a number of expert advisors from the Financial Information Team of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.

The Specialized Practice Group consists of (i) attorneys who served as former prosecutors in the Finance and Taxation Investigation Department, (ii) expert advisors who have handled various unfair securities trading cases in the Capital Markets Investigation Department and other investigation departments of the Financial Supervisory Authority (including the former chief of the Investigation Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Service), and (iii) attorneys who are highly experienced in unfair securities trading cases. With their proven expertise and close cooperation, the Specialized Practice Group advises clients on defense strategies and action plans from the initial phase of a case to its end.