YOON&YANG

Kyoung-Ho Hong Partner

TEL 82 2 6003 7091
FAX 82 2 6003 7023
E-MAIL khhong@hwawoo.com

Kyoung-Ho Hong is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice area is criminal law.
During his time as a Prosecutor and an Attorney, Mr. Hong accumulated significant experience in investigation and trial in a wide breadth of criminal matters. In addition to general criminal matters, he demonstrated success in numerous cases on finance, special investigation, pharmaceutical, healthcare, food, personal information, serious accidents, and digital forensics by providing sophisticated strategies, factual matrices, and legal reviews. He has also advised on domestic and foreign anti-corruption laws, employee compliance training, and internal compliance investigation.

Experience

2008-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2022-present Outside Director, Humedix Co., Ltd.
2012-present Member, Korean Bar Association, Advertisement Evaluation Committee
2012-present Member, Korean Bar association, Foreign Legal Consultant Advertisement Evaluation Committee
2006-08 Prosecutor, Suwon District Public Prosecutor’s Office
2004-06 Prosecutor, Daejeon District Public Prosecutor’s Office, Cheonan Branch
2001-04 Public-Service Advocate

Education

2012 Chung-Ang University · Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency Safety Health Advanced Management Program (coursework completed)
2001 Judicial Research and Training Institute
1997 Korea University College of Law, LL.B.

Representative Matters

Represented Corporation S in the case of a breach of the Capital Markets Act in relation to a merger
Represented S Electronic Service and Corporation B in an unfair labor practices case
Represented K Airlines in a route change case
Represented Corporation B in a tax case
Represented Corporation J in a tax and embezzlement case
Represented Corporation I, Corporation H, Corporation S in large cases on embezzlement and breach of duty
Represented Deputy Mayor L, Undersecretary S, and Section Chief C in a bribery case
Represented Corporation H and Corporation E in the case of a violation of the Capital Markets Act
Represented Bank S and Securities Firm D in the case of an alleged violation of the Capital Markets Act in relation to private equity
Represented Corporation S and Corporation K in various price manipulation cases
Represented Corporation H in the case of a violation of the Personal Information Protection Act
Represented Phamaceutical K in the case of a rebate exchange
Represented various companies, including the construction site of K Tower, construction site of Apartment G, construction site of High-Rise S, Factory G, Smelter L, Corporation S, in serious accident cases
Represented Corporation B and Company O in the case of a violation of the Food Sanitation Act
Represented Company M in the hamburger patty case
Represented Corporation G, Corporation H and Corporation B in a violation of trade secret case
Represented National Assembly Member P and Governor L in the case of a breach of the Election Act
Represented Corporation I in the case of a violation of the Wastes Control Act
Provided Corporation L with a guideline and consulting services on anti-corruption
Provided Corporation A and Crporation D with business consulting on internal investigation and compliance monitoring
Advised Corporation I and Bank M on drafting a forensics report

Awards

Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific (2025)
Litigation Star, White collar crime, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (2024)

Publications

Korea Chapter, Occupational Health & Safety, Lexology Panoramic, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2024)
Korea Chapter, Occupational Health & Safety, Lexology Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2023)
Korea Chapter, The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2012-2015)