
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime
Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : South Korea
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About
Provided by Shin & Kim
The Corporate Investigation & White Collar Crime team at Shin & Kim is staffed with attorneys and other professionals with market-leading expertise in criminal defense and white collar crime. The team consists of former judges, former prosecutors, and specialists with substantial experience in the police department. Each team member holds a wealth of experience in connection with criminal investigations and trial-level and appellate-level litigation proceedings. Professionals of the team work in close collaboration with the firm’s accomplished experts in various practices and industry specialists including CPAs and tax accountants. The team has represented clients in highly complex anti-corruption, financial crimes, antitrust, unfair labor practices, tax evasion, trade secrets, privacy law violations and other general corporate criminal matters. The team is committed to providing the best legal service and advice that are specifically tailored to each client at all stages of respective investigations and enforcement processes in the areas of corporate investigations and white collar defense.
Industries (11)
- Aerospace & Defence
- Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
- Construction & Materials
- Banks
- Industrial Engineering
- Chemicals
- Technology, Hardware & Electronics
- Retail
- Transportation
- Government
- Private Clients / Individuals
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Strengths
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Shin & Kim has the ability to handle tasks quickly and accurately and solve cases using various networks.
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime respondentAsia-PacificShin & Kim provides accurate situation analysis and strategic response method.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Tak-Kyun Hong
Hong Tak-Kyun has a wide-ranging white-collar criminal practice spanning financial crime, anti-corruption investigations and criminal IP infringement matters. He has a broad practice, with significant knowledge of antitrust issues. Hong Tak-Kyun derives appropriate solutions based on a deep theoretical knowledge.
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Dong-Shin Yeom
Yeom Dong-Shin offers significant experience defending clients in criminal mandates, with recent activity covering embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent accounting cases. Yeom Dong-Shin is detail-oriented and adept at identifying legal aspects that clients may not have considered.
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Ok-Sook Byun
Byun Ok-Sook offers substantial expertise, backed by her experience as a former prosecutor, in investigations into bribery, occupational negligence, embezzlement and other white-collar criminal issues.
Byun Ok-Sook has problem-solving skills regardless of complex or difficult problems.
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime respondentAsia-PacificByun Ok-Sook stands out for her dedicated effort for clients.
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Band 4 
Band 4 
Seong Jin Choi
Choi Seong-Jin is a former prosecutor and assists international clients with major police investigations into criminal matters.
Seong-Jin Choi has the ability to solve clients' problems and find appropriate response plans based on those concerns.
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime respondentAsia-PacificChoi Seong-Jin tends to dive deeply into the facts.
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Ranked Individuals at Shin & Kim (4)
Members
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Ok-Sook Byun

Yong-Sung Lee

Keonjoo Lee
Head of Department

Seong-Jin Choi

Ho Chul Shin

Jin Tae Kim

Euisu Lee

Kyoung Sik Lee

Jai Hoon Lee

Joo Hyeong Kim

Ok-Sook Byun
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Tak-Kyun Hong
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Dong-Shin Yeom
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Seong Jin Choi
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