高東源 (美国)
外国律师
T. +82-2-3477-8695
F. +82-2-3477-0782
E. dongwon.ko@law-lin.com
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Dong Won KO, a foreign attorney (New York), is a preeminent authority in corporate and financial law with over 30 years of academic and practical experience. Admitted to the New York State Bar, he holds an S.J.D. from Duke University School of Law and an LL.B. from Seoul National University.
He began his career at the Bank of Korea in 1988, and has since served as a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang, assistant professor at Konkuk University College of Law, and a professor of commercial and financial law at Sungkyunkwan University College of Law/Law School. He joined LIN LLC in September 2025.
Ko is widely recognized as a leading expert in corporate and financial law, having published six sole books, including Banking Law and Introduction to Financial Regulation Law, as well as over ten co-authored books, and published 107 academic papers.
Furthermore, he has served as a member or chair of numerous advisory committees, including the Financial Services Commission (Financial Development Deliberation Committee, Financial Administration Innovation Committee), the Financial Supervisory Service (Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee, Financial Dispute Mediation Committee, etc.), the Korea Exchange (Market Surveillance Committee, Disciplinary Committee), the Korea Securities Depository (Securities and Derivatives Advisory Committee), the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (Advisory Committee), the Financial Security Institute (Security Advisory Committee), and the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency (Steering Committee). He has also served as an Independent Director and member of the Audit Committee of Volkswagen Financial Services Korea Ltd., engaging in active external roles, and held leadership positions including Director and Vice President for various commercial and financial law associations, as well as President of the Korean Banking and Financial Law Association and the Korea Commercial Cases Association.
His main practice areas include financial regulatory advisory, financial disputes, inspections and sanctions of financial institutions, corporate advisory, international contracts and transactions, TMT/data protection, government relations (legislative support), the oversight of Southeast Asia practice and overseas operations.
He began his career at the Bank of Korea in 1988, and has since served as a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang, assistant professor at Konkuk University College of Law, and a professor of commercial and financial law at Sungkyunkwan University College of Law/Law School. He joined LIN LLC in September 2025.
Ko is widely recognized as a leading expert in corporate and financial law, having published six sole books, including Banking Law and Introduction to Financial Regulation Law, as well as over ten co-authored books, and published 107 academic papers.
Furthermore, he has served as a member or chair of numerous advisory committees, including the Financial Services Commission (Financial Development Deliberation Committee, Financial Administration Innovation Committee), the Financial Supervisory Service (Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee, Financial Dispute Mediation Committee, etc.), the Korea Exchange (Market Surveillance Committee, Disciplinary Committee), the Korea Securities Depository (Securities and Derivatives Advisory Committee), the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (Advisory Committee), the Financial Security Institute (Security Advisory Committee), and the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency (Steering Committee). He has also served as an Independent Director and member of the Audit Committee of Volkswagen Financial Services Korea Ltd., engaging in active external roles, and held leadership positions including Director and Vice President for various commercial and financial law associations, as well as President of the Korean Banking and Financial Law Association and the Korea Commercial Cases Association.
His main practice areas include financial regulatory advisory, financial disputes, inspections and sanctions of financial institutions, corporate advisory, international contracts and transactions, TMT/data protection, government relations (legislative support), the oversight of Southeast Asia practice and overseas operations.
个人简介
经历
- Former) Senior Research Officer, Bank of Korea (1988–1997)
- Former) Foreign Attorney, Kim & Chang (1997–2003)
- Former) Assistant Professor, Konkuk University College of Law (2003–2007)
- Former) Professor of Fintech Convergence (Corporate Law, Financial Law, and Fintech Legal Affairs, etc.), Sungkyunkwan University Law School / Graduate School (2007–2025)
- Former) Visiting Professor, University of Washington School of Law (2010–2011)
- Former) Visiting Scholar, Duke University School of Law (2014–2015)
- Former) Independent Director and Audit Committee Member, Hyundai Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. (2004)
- Former) Member, Securities & Derivatives Advisory Committee, Korea Securities Depository (2004–2010)
- Former) President, Korea Banking Law Association (2007–2013)
- Former) Member (Banking Subcommittee), Financial Development Deliberation Committee, Financial Services Commission (2008–2009)
- Former) Member, Management Evaluation Committee for Public Institutions and Quasi-Government Organizations, Ministry of Economy and Finance (2009–2010)
- Former) Member, Management Evaluation Committee, Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (2009–2010)
- Former) Member, Leadership Evaluation Committee for Research Institute Heads, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences (under the Prime Minister’s Office) (2009–2010)
- Former) Vice President, Korea Academy of Financial Consumers (2010–2012)
- Former) Member (Banking & Securities), Financial Disputes Mediation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service (2013–2017)
- Former) Member, Citizens’ Audit Petition Review Committee, Financial Supervisory Service (2013–2017)
- Former) Member (Banking Subcommittee), Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee, Financial Supervisory Service (2015–2017)
- Former) Member, Advisory Committee, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (2015–2019)
- Former) Vice President, Korean Securities Law Association (2015–2025)
- Former) Member and Chair, Market Surveillance Committee (Discipline Committee), Korea Exchange (2016–2020)
- Former) Member, Advisory Committee, Financial Security Institute (2016–2020)
- Former) Member, Advisory Committee, Korea P2P Finance Association (2016–2018)
- Former) Chair (Banking Subcommittee), Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee, Financial Supervisory Service (2017–2020)
- Former) Member, Financial Administration Innovation Committee, Financial Services Commission (2017)
- Former) Chair, Task Force on Innovation of Financial Supervision, Inspection, and Sanction Processes, Financial Supervisory Service (2017)
- Former) Member (Financial Services Subcommittee), Financial Development Deliberation Committee , Financial Services Commission (2017–2018)
- Former) President, Financial Technology Law Association (2017–2019)
- Former) Chair, Task Force on Innovation of Internal Control for Financial Institutions, Financial Supervisory Service (2018)
- Former) President, Korea Commercial Cases Association (2018–2019)
- Former) Member, Steering Committee, Korea Inclusive Finance Agency (2018–2022)
- Former) Member, Research Advisory Committee, Korea Legislation Research Institute (2018–2022)
- Former) Member, Advisory Committee, Korea Federation of Banks (2018–2020)
- Former) Member, Mutual Finance Development Forum, National Credit Union Federation of Korea (2018–2023)
- Former) Advisor, Legislative Advisory Committee, National Assembly Research Service (2019–2021)
- Former) Independent Director and Audit Committee Member, Volkswagen Financial Services Korea Ltd. (2024–2025)
- Current) Member, Korea Shadow Financial Commission (2007–present)
- Current) Chair, Korea Shadow Financial Commission (2024–present)
- Current) Advisor, Banking Law Association (2013–present)
- Current) Advisor, Korea M&A Association (2016–present)
- Current) Advisor, Daishin Economic Research Institute (2017–present)
- Current) Vice President, Korean Commercial Law Association (2017–present)
- Current) Member, Social Economy Support Fund Management Committee, National Credit Union Federation of Korea (2018–present)
- Current) Advisor, Korea Commercial Cases Association (2019–present)
- Current) Non-Standing Director, Halla Academy (2020–present)
- Current) President, Digital Asset Finance Research Group, Korea Internet Corporations Association (2022–present)
- Current) Chair, Fund Management Committee, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (2023–present)
- Current) Partner, LIN LLC (2025–present)
代表业绩
- Managed the licensing and regulatory approval processes for the establishment and closure of foreign bank branches in Korea
- Advised on the acquisition of domestic Banks
- Advised on the establishment of offshore funds
- Advised on derivatives transactions and international loan agreements
- Advised on the issuance of Samurai bonds in Japan
- Prepared expert opinions on the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act in international arbitration cases
- Advised on regulatory sanctions for violations of the Insurance Business Act
- Advised on the recovery of foreign claims under the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act
- Advised on the provision of financial transaction information in accordance with the Act on Real Name Financial Transactions and Confidentiality
- Advised on the scope of supervisory liability under the Regulations on Examinations and Sanctions of Financial Institutions
- Advised on BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) business models under the Electronic Financial Transactions Act
- Advised on the extraterritorial application under the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act
- Advised on the processing of pseudonymized information under the Credit Information and Protection Act
- Advised on executive remuneration, change of control, and limitations on the authority of managers
活动
- Admitted to the New York State Bar (1996)
教育背景
- Seoul National University College of Law (LL.B., 1988)
- Korea University Graduate School of Law (LL.M. in Commercial Law, 1991)
- Boston University School of Law (LL.M. in Financial Law, 1992)
- Tulane University School of Law (LL.M. in Financial Law/International Business Law, 1993)
- Duke University School of Law (S.J.D. in Financial Law, 1996)
资格
- Attorney at Law, New York State (1996)
著作/论文
- Financial Regulation and Law (Pakyoungsa, 2008)
- Korean Financial Deregulation and Internationalization in the 1980s and the 1990s (Dongbang Publishing Inc., 2014)
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Employment Measures in the Financial Sector (Jipmoondang, 2018)
- Introduction to Financial Regulation Law (2nd ed., Pakyoungsa, 2022)
- Banking Law (Pakyoungsa, 2025)
- Financial Supervisory Law (Haenam Publishing, 2025)
- Introduction to International Legal Affairs (Co-author, Donglimsa, 2000)
- Commentary on Financial Law I (Banking Law) (Co-author, Korea Judicial Administrative Society, 2007)
- Commentary on the Commercial Act (General Provisions & Commercial Activities (Vol. 2)) (Co-author, 4th ed., Korea Judicial Administrative Society, 2013)
- Commentary on the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (Co-author, Revised ed., Pakyoungsa, 2015)
- Commentary on the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act (Co-author, Full Rev. 2nd ed., LAWnB, 2024)
- Theory and Practice of Financial Law (Co-author, P&C Media, 2016)
- P2P Finance and Law (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2019)
- Real Estate Finance Law – Theory and Practice (Co-author, 5th ed., 2024)
- Hello, Fintech!: Utilization and Management of Personal Credit Information (Co-author, Rev. 2nd ed., Fintech Center Korea, 2023)
- Jeju International Financial Center – Challenges and Tasks (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2023)
- “Issues and Improvement Measures of Private Equity Fund Regulation,” Journal of Financial Regulation and Supervision Vol. 8, No. 2 (Financial Supervisory Service, 2021)
- In addition, authored 107 articles on corporate law and financial law
执业领域
- Financial Regulation
- Inspection and Sanctions of Financial Institutions
- Financial Disputes
- Corporate Advisory
- International Contracts and Transactions
- TMT / Data Protection
- Government Relations (Legislative Support)
- Overseas Operations
- Southeast Asia
语言
- Korean
- English
- Japanese