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Soo-Jin Kim
Partner

ksj2@siwoo-law.com

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Attorney Soo-jin Kim has extensive experience in disputes and civil/criminal cases related to the structuring of various financial products (banking, securities, and insurance) and financial transactions, having built her career at major banks, legal teams of conglomerate-affiliated securities firms, and law firms. She is highly experienced in responding to regulatory actions by agencies such as the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), the Financial Services Commission (FSC), the Prosecutors' Office, and the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC). Drawing on her hands-on experience in both legal and business departments of securities firms, she excels in advising corporations on financing, project financing (PF), financial product investments, and offshore financing. She is also highly proficient in resolving legal disputes between individual financial consumers and financial institutions.

Having conducted numerous legal reviews on corporate investments at financial institutions, she provides acute and thorough legal advisory for the decision-making processes of numerous corporate clients. She also offers meticulous legal support for startups from their early stages of establishment. Furthermore, she successfully represents clients in international arbitration, as well as various civil and family litigation cases. Having served as a public defender at the Seoul Central, Northern, and Southern District Courts, she has achieved remarkable success in criminal defense, including the dismissal of arrest warrants during substantive reviews for white-collar crime suspects and securing multiple non-indictment decisions at the investigation stage.

Experience

  • Partner, Siwoo Law Firm
  • Public Defender for Warrant Review, Seoul Southern District Court
  • Mediator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
  • Board Member, Korean Association of Mediators
  • Legal Counsel for Multiple Corporations
  • Advisory Counsel, Korea Federation of the Disabled for Environment and Transportation
  • Court-Appointed Defense Counsel, Seoul Central District Court
  • Court-Appointed Defense Counsel, Seoul Northern District Court
  • Former Attorney, Legal Team, SK Securities Co., Ltd. (2013–2022)
  • Former Associate, Saebit Law Firm (2012–2013)
  • Former Investment Banking Division, Woori Bank (2004–2008)

Education

  • - Passed the 1st Korean Bar Examination
  • - B.A. in Business Administration, Yonsei University
  • - Ph.D. in Law Program, Yonsei University

Languages

  • Korean, English
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