Shin & Kim adds financial regulatory expert

Shin & Kim has deepened its monetary regulatory follow bench with the addition of latest associate Seongkoo Cheong, who’s an professional on derivatives rules in South Korea, to guide the agency’s monetary regulation workforce.

Cheong was most lately the chief compliance officer of South Korean web3 blockchain firm EQBR Holdings, and the chief govt officer of its Singapore subsidiary, EQBR Networks Pte Ltd, Shin & Kim advised Asia Enterprise Legislation Journal.

Previous to becoming a member of EQBR, he had practised at Kim & Chang from 2005 to 2022, the place he was a key associate within the finance and privateness space, together with capital markets, banking, derivatives, monetary information safety and monetary expertise. Earlier in his profession, he had additionally labored as an affiliate on the finance workforce of Yulchon from 1999 to 2005.

Certified in South Korea and New York, Cheong specialises in advising on monetary rules, capital markets, derivatives transactions in addition to information safety and digital finance. He has, prior to now, suggested the Monetary Providers Fee and the Ministry of Justice on the enactment of the Act on Digital Registration of Shares and Bonds.

The monetary regulatory specialist has additionally suggested the Monetary Providers Fee on amendments to the Credit score Info Use and Safety Act and the Digital Monetary Transactions Act.