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Insurance - South Korea

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What the Team is Known For

Kim & Chang is a leading Korean law firm, highly respected for its extensive experience in insurance-related transactions. The firm often advises clients on insurance sector M&A as well as joint ventures and restructurings. It is also noteworthy for handling administrative lawsuits and disputes over policy interpretation, including cases brought by the Financial Supervisory Service. The team maintains longstanding relationships with a number of top Korean insurers. It also advises companies on insurance product development.

Work Highlights

  • Kim & Chang advised KB Life Insurance and KB Insurance on the change of their governance structure within the KB financial group and assisted in securing the necessary permits and making regulatory filings.

Strengths

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Kim & Chang are professional and timely in addressing sensitive legal matters. They exhibit strong teamwork, provide well-researched answers, and are highly responsive and accommodating.

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Kim & Chang is the firm of choice for complex and cross-border matters due to its high reputation.

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Asia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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Jay Ahn
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Jay Ahn
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Band 1
Jay Ahn heads Kim & Chang's insurance group in South Korea. His work remit spans advisory, regulatory and contentious insurance law matters. He remains a counsel of choice among domestic insurance and reinsurance companies.
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Jae Ho Baek
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Jae Ho Baek
3
Band 3
Baek Jae Ho possesses expertise in a broad range of insurance mandates, with particular experience undertaking sale and acquisition transactions as well as market entry matters. He is also equipped to advise on regulatory and compliance issues.

He is an expert in insurance and asset management. He presented a helpful solution to a problem.

Baek Jae Ho understands customers' needs well and provides straightforward answers.

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Hyun Wook Shin
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Hyun Wook Shin
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Band 4

Shin Hyun Wook has extensive experience advising insurance companies on a wide variety of matters including the establishment of companies, licence applications and regulatory compliance.

Shin Hyun Wook is very accessible, very friendly, has long experience in the insurance field and always provides good quality service.

Shin Hyun Wook is highly professional when advising on issues from multidimensional perspectives and is willing to accommodate schedules to attend to urgent requests.

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Sang Mi Baek
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Sang Mi Baek
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Band 4

Baek Sang Mi focuses her practice on regulatory mandates, and counts major Korean insurers and insurance associations and quasi-governmental entities among her clientele.

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Jay Ahn
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Jay Ahn
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Band 1
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Jae Ho Baek
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Jae Ho Baek
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Hyun Wook Shin
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Hyun Wook Shin
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Sang Mi Baek
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Sang Mi Baek
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Band 4
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