Mr. Jong-Han Oh gained wide acclaim for his practice in securities, finance and commercial litigations in domestic and foreign markets for the past three decades since joining Shin & Kim in 1989. He is presently the managing partner at Shin & Kim.

Mr. Jong-Han Oh represented key domestic and foreign corporations in major lawsuits and legal disputes relating to securities, finance, and M&A. He represented Samsung Group, winning the litigation that involved around KRW 5 trillion worth commitments of Samsung Motors’ creditors. He also represented Korea’s first hostile takeover in M&A involving the dispute over management control of Hanwha Merchant Bank, as well as the dispute over the management of Lakeside Country Club. He also built a strong reputation in the area of high-profile corporate litigation and dispute resolution through various cases, including representation of Daewoo Securities in a redemption lawsuit of beneficiary securities worth hundreds of billions of Korean Won.

Internationally renowned legal publications, such as the Chambers and Legal500, recognize Mr. Oh as a “Leading Lawyer” in Dispute Resolution every year, and Hankyung Business also elected him as the Best Civil Case Attorney (2019) after a survey of in-house lawyers. In terms of external professional activities, he served as a professor of the Judicial Research & Training Institute, legal advisor of the Financial Services Commission, among others, and continues to contribute to the legal society as a standing member of the Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Corporate Litigation

• Represented the directors of a major Korean company in the shareholder’s lawsuit with foreign stockholders related to the conclusion of a derivative contract
• Represented a Korean securities firm in the lawsuit on the compensation of damages concerning the sales of funds, including TP Fund, Lime Trade Finance Fund, etc.
• Represented a Korean asset management company in the lawsuit, filed by the Chinese business owner of a coffee company, on the compensation of damages in relation to trade secret infringement and the termination of the Chinese business license contract
• Represented a Korean securities firm in the lawsuit against the institutional investors on the return of unjust enrichment in relation to the insolvency of the ABCP (Asset-backed Commercial Paper) issued in Korea based on the corporate bonds of a Chinese company as the basic assets
• Represented a Korean securities firm in the lawsuit filed by Chinese stock investors requesting for the compensation of damages in relation to the delisting of a Chinese company for the reason of false entries in the securities report
• Represented Incheon-si and a major Korean distribution company in the lawsuit on the dispute over the sale of Incheon Terminal
• Represented a major Korean distribution company in the case concerning the dispute over the management
• Represented the affiliates of Samsung Group in the case concerning KRW 5 trillion worth commitments of Samsung Motors’ creditors
• Represented the chairman of a Korean conglomerate group in the stock delivery case in relation to the inheritance dispute worth trillions of Won
• Represented Korean securities companies in the redemption lawsuit of beneficiary certificates
• Civil and criminal litigations concerning the dispute over the management of a Country Club

Financial Regulatory Advice

• Represented a Korean bank throughout the Financial Supervisory Service’s inspection process regarding employee embezzlement and advised on the internal controls
• Represented a Korean securities company in a criminal defense case against allegation of violation of the Capital Markets Act regarding fund sales and advised on issues related to the operation of internal control system
• Advised a Korean bank on insufficient post-management of private equity funds and represented the bank in related disputes
• Advised a Korean securities company on criminal defense against alleged violation of the Capital Markets Act regarding employee embezzlement of customer accounts