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Yoon Hoo Kim
Partner
- TEL 82 2 6182 8708
- FAX 82 2 6182 6008
- E-MAIL kyhoo@yoonyang.com
Biography
Yoon Hoo Kim is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas are antitrust, competition and criminal defense.
Mr. Kim obtained his B.A. in business administration from Seoul National University and completed legal training as the 32nd class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute. As a prosecutor, he handled numerous criminal cases involving antitrust and competition issues at the Fair Trade and Tax Investigation Division, Fair Trade Team of Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office, Task Force to Respond to Amendment of Fair Trade Act of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, etc., and also led relevant administrative litigation and addressed practical issues on policies and laws at the Fair Trade Commission. Further, he built expertise in cyber crime investigations, cryptocurrencies, digital forensics, and criminal cases regarding large businesses as the head of the Cyber Crime Investigation Division of Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, chief prosecutor of the 1st Criminal Division of Seobu Branch of Busan District Prosecutors’ Office and Seongnam Branch of Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, etc.
Mr. Kim obtained his B.A. in business administration from Seoul National University and completed legal training as the 32nd class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute. As a prosecutor, he handled numerous criminal cases involving antitrust and competition issues at the Fair Trade and Tax Investigation Division, Fair Trade Team of Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office, Task Force to Respond to Amendment of Fair Trade Act of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, etc., and also led relevant administrative litigation and addressed practical issues on policies and laws at the Fair Trade Commission. Further, he built expertise in cyber crime investigations, cryptocurrencies, digital forensics, and criminal cases regarding large businesses as the head of the Cyber Crime Investigation Division of Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, chief prosecutor of the 1st Criminal Division of Seobu Branch of Busan District Prosecutors’ Office and Seongnam Branch of Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, etc.
Experience
- 2022-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2023-present Adjunct Professor, Korea University School of Law
- 2023-present Member, Rental Scam Damage Support Committee, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- 2022 Human Rights Officer, Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2021-22 Chief Prosecutor of 1st Criminal Division, Seongnam Branch of Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2020-21 Chief Prosecutor of 1st Criminal Division, Seobu Branch of Busan District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2019-20 Head of Cyber Crime Investigation Division, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office
- 2018-19 Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office (seconded to Antitrust Team of Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office) / Antitrust Law Task Force of Supreme Prosecutors’ Office
- 2017-18 Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office (seconded to Fair Trade Commission)
- 2016-17 Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office (seconded to Fair Trade Commission)
- 2015-16 Prosecutor, Fair Trade and Tax Investigation Division of Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office
- 2012-14 Prosecutor, 6th Criminal Division of Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office (in charge of antitrust issues)
- 2010-11 Prosecutor, Seobu Branch of Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2008-09 Prosecutor, Goyang Branch of Uijeongbu District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2006-07 Prosecutor, Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2005-06 Sojong Partners
- 2005 Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2003-05 KCL
Education
- 2022 Korea University Graduate School of Legal Studies
- 2017 Seoul National University Professional Legal Research Course (antitrust law)
- 2013 University of British Columbia Law School, Visiting Scholar
- 2004 Seoul National University Professional Legal Research Course (antitrust law)
- 2003 Judicial Research and Training Institute
- 2002 Harvard Law School (PIL course completion)
- 1997 Seoul National University, B.A. in Business Administration
Awards
- Commendation of the Attorney General, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2015)
- Blue Belt, Antitrust & Competition, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2015)
Publications
[Books]
- Practical Study of Administrative Litigations on Fair Trade Act (Unfair Collaborative Acts), Seoul High Prosecutors' Office (Co-author)
- Practical Issues of Investigation of Fair Trade Criminals (Revised), Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office (Supervisor)
[Dissertation]
- Research on Canada's Criminal Regulations on Violation of Competition Laws and Leniency Program, Prosecutor overseas training Report
Insights
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Admitted to bar, Korea (2003)
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Korean and English
