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Shin & Kim

Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : South Korea


Shin & Kim

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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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Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime - South Korea

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For
Shin & Kim is fully equipped to represent major corporations and high-profile individuals facing prosecution for corruption, embezzlement and accounting fraud. It houses a deep bench of criminal litigation lawyers with broad experience in handling white-collar cases as well as former judges and prosecutors. The firm also handles cross-jurisdictional matters including extraditions. The team has extensive experience handling defence industry corruption cases and is also notably active in the construction, financial services, automotive, medical, pharmaceutical and real estate sectors.

Strengths

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  • Shin & Kim has the ability to handle tasks quickly and accurately and solve cases using various networks.

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  • Shin & Kim provides accurate situation analysis and strategic response method.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Tak-Kyun Hong
    Band 2Tak-Kyun Hong

    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 3Dong-Shin Yeom
    Band 3Dong-Shin Yeom

    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 3Ok-Sook Byun
    Band 3Ok-Sook Byun

    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.

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    • Byun Ok-Sook stands out for her dedicated effort for clients.

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  • Band 4Seong Jin Choi
    Band 4Seong Jin Choi

    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.

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    • Choi Seong-Jin tends to dive deeply into the facts.

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