Young Hee Jo / Partner

yjkim307 | 2018년 May 20일

Young Hee Jo

Partner

t. +82 2 6956-0270 / f. +82 2 6956-0280
/ e. yhjo@labpartners.co.kr

Young-Hee Jo is a partner at LAB Partners, and her main areas of practice include domestic and cross-border asset-backed securitization and other structured finance, real estate financing and regulation of financial institutions. Ms. Jo has been involved in many significant cross-border financings that were awarded as “Deal of the Year” by IFLR. She also specializes in regulations of financial institutions, including banking, securities, insurance and lending institutions. Ms. Jo was a partner in Shin & Kim for more than 10 years before joining LAB Partners, and she worked as an International Associate at the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton from 2003 to 2004.

Practice Areas

ABS/Structured Finance / Real Estate Finance / Derivatives / Finance related regulations/ Licensing/Authorization

Admission Korea	Language Korean, English

Education

2003 : Harvard Law School (LL.M)
1996 : Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B)

Professional Career

2020 – Present : Chairperson, Fairness Committee, Korea e-sports Association
2019 – Present : Korean Board of Directors, International Association of Korean Lawyers
2018 – Present : Commissioner, Disciplinary Committee, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation
2018 – Present : Commissioner, Executive Development Committee, Korea Management Association
2016 – 2017 : Commissioner, Korea P2P Finance Association
2015 – 2017 : Executive Director, International Relations, Korean Bar Association
2015 – 2016 : Commissioner, International Legal Advisor Committee, Ministry of Justice
2014 – 2017 : Commissioner, Regulatory and Review Committee, The Korea Credit Finance Association
2013 – 2014 : Commissioner, Financial Service Division of the Financial Development Review Committee, Financial Services Commission
2010 – 2012 : Commissioner, Microcredit Entrepreneur Selection Committee of Smile Microcredit Bank
2010 – 2011 : Commissioner, Consumer Finance Sub-Committee of the Financial Development Review Committee, Financial Services Commission
2003 – 2004 : International Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (New York)
1998 – 2018 : Shin & Kim
1996 – 1998 : Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea

Awards & Recognition

Leading Lawyer–Highly Regarded (Banking, Capital markets : Structured finance and securitization), IFLR1000 (2022~2023)
“Leading Lawyer” for Securities and Finance, Legal Times (2022)
Leading Lawyer–Highly Regarded (Banking, Capital markets : Structured finance and securitization), IFLR1000 (2021~2022)
“Leading Lawyer” for Securities and Finance, Legal Times (2021)
Leading Lawyer–Highly Regarded (Banking), IFLR1000 (2020)
“Leading Lawyer” for Finance, Legal Times (2020)
“Leading Lawyer” for Finance, Legal Times (2019)
“I recommend partner Young Hee Jo,” says a client of the capital markets partner. “She and her team provide solid, prompt service and they have a good understanding of ABS legal issues” – IFLR1000, 2010 Edition
Recommended lawyer in Capital Markets, Chambers Asia 2012, 2013
Leading lawyer in Capital Markets, IFLR1000 2011, 2012, 2013 Edition
IFLR structured Finance Deal of the Year 2010-Kookmin Bank Covered Bond
Chambers Asia Capital Markets "Leading Individual" (2012-2017)
Chambers Global Capital Markets "Leading Individual" (2015-2017)
IFLR1000 Banking and Finance “Leading Lawyer” (2011-2017)
Asialaw Profiles "Recommended Individual" (2012-2017)
Legal500 Capital Markets "Recommended Lawyer” (2017)

Publications

2016. 9 : Round Table : Capital Markets 2016 (CorporateLiveWire)
2015. 6 : 10 things to know about Korea’s structured finance and securitisation practice (co-authored, IFLR1000)
2012.12 : How to Develop Asset Securitization Using Beneficiary Certificate Issuing Trusts (Korea Financial Investment Association, Bulls Review)
2012.10 : Korean Chapter of the Securitisation & Structured Finance Guide: Sophisticated Player (IFLR)
2008.7 : Securitization of Insurance Companies (Asset-backed securitisation in Korea outside the ABS Act (ISR Legal Guide))