Kyoung-Ho Hong

Criminal Defense, Pharmaceutical ∙ Healthcare ∙ Food, Elections ∙ Labor, Workplace Safety ∙ Serious Accidents, Criminal Compliance, Criminal Litigation, Digital Forensic Center

Kyoung-Ho Hong is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice area is criminal law.

During his time as a Prosecutor and an Attorney, Mr. Hong accumulated significant experience in investigation and trial in a wide breadth of criminal matters. In addition to general criminal matters, he demonstrated success in numerous cases on finance, special investigation, pharmaceutical, healthcare, food, personal information, serious accidents, and digital forensics by providing sophisticated strategies, factual matrices, and legal reviews. He has also advised on domestic and foreign anti-corruption laws, employee compliance training, and internal compliance investigation.

Admitted to bar, Korea (2001)

Korea Chapter, Occupational Health & Safety, Lexology Panoramic, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2025-2026)

Korea Chapter, Occupational Health & Safety, Lexology Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2022-2024)

Korea Chapter, The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2012-2015)

Represented Corporation S in the case of a breach of the Capital Markets Act in relation to a merger

Represented S Electronic Service and Corporation B in an unfair labor practices case

Represented K Airlines in a route change case

Represented Corporation B in a tax case

Represented Corporation J in a tax and embezzlement case

Represented Corporation I, Corporation H, Corporation S in large cases on embezzlement and breach of duty

Represented Deputy Mayor L, Undersecretary S, and Section Chief C in a bribery case

Represented Corporation H and Corporation E in the case of a violation of the Capital Markets Act

Represented Bank S and Securities Firm D in the case of an alleged violation of the Capital Markets Act in relation to private equity

Represented Corporation S and Corporation K in various price manipulation cases

Represented Corporation H in the case of a violation of the Personal Information Protection Act

Represented Phamaceutical K in the case of a rebate exchange

Represented various companies, including the construction site of K Tower, construction site of Apartment G, construction site of High-Rise S, Factory G, Smelter L, Corporation S, in serious accident cases

Represented Corporation B and Company O in the case of a violation of the Food Sanitation Act

Represented Company M in the hamburger patty case

Represented Corporation G, Corporation H and Corporation B in a violation of trade secret case

Represented National Assembly Member P and Governor L in the case of a breach of the Election Act

Represented Corporation I in the case of a violation of the Wastes Control Act

Provided Corporation L with a guideline and consulting services on anti-corruption

Provided Corporation A and Crporation D with business consulting on internal investigation and compliance monitoring

Advised Corporation I and Bank M on drafting a forensics report

2008-present: Yoon & Yang LLC

2022-present: Outside Director, Humedix Co., Ltd.

2012-present: Member, Korean Bar Association, Advertisement Evaluation Committee

2012-present: Member, Korean Bar association, Foreign Legal Consultant Advertisement Evaluation Committee

2006-08: Prosecutor, Suwon District Public Prosecutor’s Office

2004-06: Prosecutor, Daejeon District Public Prosecutor’s Office, Cheonan Branch

2001-04: Public-Service Advocate

Chung-Ang University · Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency Safety Health Advanced Management Program

(coursework completed)

2012

Judicial Research and Training Institute

2001

Korea University College of Law

LL.B.

1997

Litigation Star, White collar crime

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific

2024

Litigation Star, White collar crime

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific

2025

Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific

2025