NEXUS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2025-Present

Senior Advisor, Nexus Law

2024-Present

Advisor, Biocoz Global Korea Inc.

2023-Present

Managing Partner, KD Tax and Accounting Office

2014-2023

Executive, Finance Strategy / Corporate Strategy, NCSOFT Corporation

2013-2014

CEO, L&C Partners Investment Co., Ltd.

2012-2013

Technical Evaluation Committee Member, Customer Satisfaction Survey of Public Administration

1996-2013

CPA, Kim & Chang

1995-1996

Corporate Finance, Ssangyong Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

1992-1994

Junior CPA, Deloitte Anjin Corporation

EDUCATION

2016

Ph.D. in Business Administration, Dongguk University Graduate School

2004

MBA, The University of Manchester

1993

M.A. in Business Administration, Seoul National University

1991

B.A. in Business Administration, Seoul National University

1986

GwangDeok High School

QUALIFICATIONS

2016

Full Member, Korean Accounting Association

1994

Certified Public Accountant (KICPA)

PRACTICE AREAS

Corporate Finance Strategy, Corporate Bonds, M&A, Hostile Takeovers, Business and Equity Valuation, Restructuring and Insolvency, IPO, IT, Gaming, Entertainment

RESEARCH PAPERS

• “Managerial Ability, Corporate Life Cycle, and Dividend Payout Policy” (Korean Accounting Journal, 2021)

• “The Impact of Embezzlement and Malpractice on Accounting Conservatism” (Study on Accounting, Taxation and Auditing, 2020)

• “The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility Engagement on Cost Stickiness” (Korea International Accounting Review, 2019)

• “Accounting Transparency, Business Strategy, and Accounting Conservatism” (Korean Accounting Review, 2017)

• “Business Strategy and Earnings Management” (Korean Accounting Review, 2017)

• “Business Strategy and Tax Avoidance” (Korean Accounting Review, 2015)

Major Case Highlights

• Led Korea’s first corporate bond issuance in the gaming industry (total KRW 640b raised)

• Conducted a KRW 380b cross-shareholding strategic alliance

• Conducted global target search for game studio M&A

• Provided pre-listing due diligence for an IPO-bound company

• Led a limited competitive bidding for bulk terminal divestiture

• Supporting assessment of damages for berth destruction in port litigation

• Supporting advices on valuation in dissenting shareholder lawsuits (SK Incheon Oil & STX Energy)

• Advised public and membership golf course restructuring and valuation

• Designed financial models for construction/shipping sector debt workouts

• Conducted group-wide insolvency analysis for conglomerates

• Assisted regulatory advices in hostile takeover defenses

• Supported foreign investors with 5% shareholding disclosure compliance

• Drafted securities registration statement filings for foreign issuers' direct public offerings in Korea

• Advised on domestic distribution of global mutual funds (Fidelity, Schroders, Alliance Bernstein)

• Performed valuation and timeline management as IPO lead manager