Yulchon Law Firm Launches Unfair Trade Center: "Helping Companies Mitigate Capital Market Legal Risks"

One-Stop Service from Regulatory Investigation to Trial

Yulchon Law Firm announced on December 24 that it has launched the "Capital Market Unfair Trade Response Center" to maximize its legal advisory capabilities in cases of unfair trading in the capital market.

Members of the Yulchon Unfair Trade Center. Provided by Yulchon Law Firm

Recently, the government announced its plan to significantly strengthen crackdowns and administrative and criminal sanctions against various unfair trading practices occurring within the capital market.

In response, Yulchon established the Unfair Trade Center to support companies in effectively addressing legal risks related to unfair trading in both the capital market and the virtual asset market. The firm emphasized that it is essential for companies to conduct advance checks to determine whether their activities-such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital transactions, and restructuring-constitute unfair trading, and to receive professional legal support from the early stages if they are suspected of unfair trading violations.

The center consists of a total of seven teams: the Securities Unfair Trading Investigation Response Team, Short Selling Response Team, Disclosure Response Team, Accounting and Audit Response Team, Investigation Response Team, Criminal Trial Response Team, and Virtual Asset Unfair Trading Investigation Response Team. Experts with extensive experience handling unfair trading matters at financial supervisory authorities, prosecutors' offices, and courts will provide pre-consulting services regarding potential violations of regulations related to the capital market and virtual asset market, as well as a one-stop service covering investigation, prosecution, and trial in the event of allegations of unfair trading.

The center will be led by Seo Taejong, who previously served as Director General of the Capital Market Bureau at the Financial Services Commission, Standing Commissioner of the Securities and Futures Commission, and Senior Deputy Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service. The deputy head will be Hwang Jinha, who was the inaugural head of the Special Judicial Police for the Capital Market during his tenure at the Financial Supervisory Service.

Seo Taejong, head of the Unfair Trade Center, stated, "As legal risks related to unfair trading have become an issue faced by all companies, we plan to alleviate concerns about legal violations through the highest quality legal support services."

Shin Youngsoo, Managing Partner of Yulchon's Corporate and Finance Group, said, "The Yulchon Unfair Trade Center provides appropriate advisory services in advance to prevent unexpected unfair trading issues from arising in our clients' business operations. When such issues do occur, our thoroughly prepared team of experts will work closely together to achieve the best possible outcomes."