Ms. Adeline HYUN is a partner at D&A LLC. Her practice is primarily focused on Financial Disputes, Administrative Procedure & Litigation, and Criminal Defense Litigation.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, New York(2025)
• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2014)

Education

• Passed the Bar, New York (2023)
• Columbia Law School, United States (LLM, 2023)
• Yonsei University (Completed Coursework, PhD in Administrative Legislation)
• Yonsei University Law School (JD, 2014)
• College of Law, Yonsei University (LLB, 2011)
• Hanyoung Foreign Language High School (2007)

Significant Accomplishments

• Legal Advisor, Financial Supervisory Service (2022-Present)
• D&A LLC (2018-Present)
• Wooduk Law Firm (2017-2018)
• Yuseung Law Firm (2015-2017)
• Dadam LLC (2015)
• Intern, D&A LLC (2014)

Professional Activities and Experience

• |N|[Financial Disputes]
• |N|• Administrative Cases
• Represented financial authorities in the administrative litigation involving Samsung Biologics’ accounting fraud
• Represented financial authorities in the administrative litigation involving KEB Hana Bank and DLF
• Represented financial authorities in the administrative litigation involving Lime Fund scandal
• Represented financial authorities in the administrative litigation related to sanctions against accounting firms and certified public accountants
• |B|
• |N|• Criminal Cases
• Defended financial criminal cases (involving market price manipulation, prohibition on use of material non-public information, etc.)
• Defended a criminal case involving cryptocurrency fraud
• Obtained decision of “difficult to calculate” in a case where the amount of unjust enrichment in violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act was calculated at KRW 10 billion and prosecuted
• |B|
• |N|[General Administration]
• Represented a local government in a litigation for revocation of disposition for imposition of acquisition tax
• Represented a local government in a litigation for revocation of disposition for imposition of indemnities
• Represented a private school teacher in a litigation for revocation of disposition of revocation of an approval for the appointment of executive
• Represented a public official in a request for examination of appeal involving disciplinary action against the public official
• Represented an employee of a Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives in a litigation for revocation of the judgment for remedy from unfair dismissal
• Represented a worker in a request for remedy from unfair dismissal
• Represented a company and the Fair Trade Commission in the administrative litigation related to bid rigging
• Carried out a litigation for revocation denying bereavement benefits and funeral grant
• Provided organizational services and legislative support for the provisions of the Community Credit Cooperatives Act
• Dealt with the disclosure of personal information by local governments
• Advised Songpa-gu Office on legal matters
• |B|
• |N|[General Criminal Cases]
• Represented a client in response to investigations involving the head of Group H’s embezzlement and breach of trust
• Carried out criminal proceedings involving the abuse of official authority of the National Intelligence Service
• Represented a client in response to an accusation relevant investigations involving celebrities’ sex crimes, defamation, business obstruction, and false accusations
• Carried out criminal proceedings involving the violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes
• Carried out criminal proceedings related to the violation of the Punishment of Tax Offenses Act

• A Study on Bribery Offenses: Issues in the Application of Relevant Laws (Master’s Thesis, Graduate School of Public Administration, Hanyang University, 2005)