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シン・スングク
先任外国弁護士
- TEL 82 2 6182 8502
- FAX 82 2 6003 7016
- E-MAIL synn@hwawoo.com
Biography
Seung-Kook Synn is a senior foreign attorney and head of the ESG Center at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice area is providing strategic advisory service on corporate legal affairs and sustainable management, including issues on ESG, risk management, cross-border transaction, intellectual property right, M&A, and antitrust & competition.
Prior to joining Yoon & Yang, Mr. Synn served in various positions at SK Group’s major affiliates (SK Telecom, SK Energy, and SK Hynix) as the General Counsel, Vice President of the CR Strategy Division, Vice President of the International Cooperation Division, and Vice President of the Sustainable Management Division, during which he oversaw matters on corporate compliance management and sustainable management. During 30-plus years as a strategic practitioner for the SK Group, he accomplished the task of creating a compliance management environment through introducing the group-wide compliance program, as well as developing the basic policy direction for ESG (i.e., SK Hynix RE100).
Prior to joining Yoon & Yang, Mr. Synn served in various positions at SK Group’s major affiliates (SK Telecom, SK Energy, and SK Hynix) as the General Counsel, Vice President of the CR Strategy Division, Vice President of the International Cooperation Division, and Vice President of the Sustainable Management Division, during which he oversaw matters on corporate compliance management and sustainable management. During 30-plus years as a strategic practitioner for the SK Group, he accomplished the task of creating a compliance management environment through introducing the group-wide compliance program, as well as developing the basic policy direction for ESG (i.e., SK Hynix RE100).
経歴
- 2020-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2020 Senior Advisor to CEO, SK Hynix
- 2016-19 Senior Executive Vice President / Corporate Sustainable Management, SK Hynix
- 2014-15 Senior Executive / Corporate Relations, SK Hynix
- 2011-13 Vice President / CR Strategies, SK Energy
- 2010 Vice President / Energy and Environmental Policies, SK Energy
- 2008-09 General Counsel, SK Energy
- 2006-08 Business Legal Affairs Manager, SK Energy
- 2005-06 General Counsel, SK Telecom
- 2001-05 Adjunct Processor, Sookmyung Women’s University College of Law
- 2000-05 General Counsel, SK Telecom
- 1997-00 Global Legal Affairs Manager, SK
- 1988-93 Legal Affairs Team, SK (formerly Yugong)
学歷
- 1997 Vanderbilt Law School, J.D.
- 1994 Cornell Law School, LL.M.
- 1987 Yonsei University Graduate School of Law, LL.M.
- 1984 Yonsei University College of Law, LL.B.
受賞
- Asia’s Most Dynamic Corporate Counsel of 2009 (ALB: Asian Legal Business)
寄稿
[Books]
- Practical ESG Management, Maeil Business News Korea (2023)
- Introduction to Climate Finance, Heute Books (Co-author, 2022)
- Energy Law and Policy, Pakyoungsa (Co-author, 2013)
- Practices of General Meeting of Shareholders and Board of Directors, Jisan (Co-author, 2001)
[Papers]
- Guide to Preventing Greenwashing to Avoid Misunderstanding and Controversy, Korea Economic Daily (2023)
- Measuring the ESG impact and valuation in South Korea, Asia ESG Report, IFLR (Co-author, 2022)
- Achieving green goals and legal compliance in South Korea, Asia ESG Report, IFLR (Co-author, 2021)
- Research on Financing Lease, Master’s Thesis, Yonsei University Graduate School (1987)
