Pacific Law Group Recruits Financial Experts Ko Sangbeom and Kim Pansu as Attorneys

"Enhancing the Expertise of Pacific Law Group's Finance Team"

On October 22, Pacific Law Group announced that it has recruited attorney Ko Sangbeom, an expert in financial regulation, and attorney Kim Pansu, a specialist in project financing (PF) including real estate.

Attorneys Sangbum Ko and Pansu Kim of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Provided by Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

Attorney Ko (Judicial Research and Training Institute, 36th class) served as in-house counsel at IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, handling financial litigation and contract advisory work. He then spent approximately 15 years at the Financial Supervisory Service, gaining extensive practical experience in the inspection of financial companies, capital market investigations, and consumer protection, working in departments such as the Special Investigation Bureau, Savings Bank Inspection and Dispute Mediation Bureau, and the Consumer Protection General Bureau.

In particular, he was recognized for his expertise in investigating unfair trading practices in the capital markets, including insider trading, price manipulation, and fraudulent unfair trading. From 2014 to 2016, he lectured at the Korea Listed Companies Association and served as a member of the task force for establishing guidelines on market order disruption under the Capital Markets Act at the Financial Supervisory Service.

Attorney Kim (4th Bar Exam) spent about 10 years at Jipyung Law Firm, handling a wide range of work including energy and infrastructure project development and financing PF, real estate project development and transactions, fund and REITs establishment, and financial regulation related to fintech.

Attorney Kim is recognized for his successful advisory work on numerous PF and fund/REITs investments, as well as technology finance. He has also been acknowledged for his expertise both domestically and internationally, being named a 'Rising Star' by the global legal publication IFLR1000 in 2021.

Kim Hakgyun, head of the Pacific Law Group’s finance group, stated, "With the addition of these two experts, who have extensive practical experience in financial regulation and PF, the expertise of the Pacific Law Group's finance team has been further strengthened. Based on their experience and expertise, we will provide practical and clear legal advice."

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