Mr. Kwang Yeol YOO is a senior advisor at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Financial Disputes, International Affairs, and Administrative Procedure & Litigation.

Mr. Yoo is an unparalleled expert in Finance and International sectors, with extensive experience in various high-level positions. These include Deputy Director General for the International Finance Bureau and Director of the International Financial Cooperation Bureau at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit at the Financial Services Commission, SFC Commissioner at the Financial Services Commission, First Senior Deputy Governor at the Financial Supervisory Service, and CEO of Seoul Guarantee Insurance. He achieved theses positions after passing the Public Administration Examination.

Bar Admissions

• Licensed Administrative Agent, Korea (2015)

Education

• Seoul National University School of Law (Completed Advanced Leadership Program, 2015)
• University of Texas at Austin (PhD in Economics, 1997)
• Seoul National University (MA in Public Administration, 1988)
• Seoul National University (BA in Economics, 1986)
• Gunsan High School (1982)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2025-Present)
• Representative Director, Green Finance Forum-Korea (2021-Present)
• Chairperson, Asia Guarantee & Credit Insurance Association (2020-2024)
• CEO, Seoul Guarantee Insurance (2020-2023)
• First Senior Deputy Governor (Acting Governor), Financial Supervisory Service (2017-2020)
• SFC Commissioner, Financial Services Commission (2017)
• Director, Financial Intelligence Unit, Financial Services Commission (2016-2017)
• Director, International Financial Cooperation Bureau (2013-2014)
• Deputy Director General for International Finance Bureau, Ministry of Economy and Finance (2011-2013)
• Minister Counselor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (2008-2011)
• Deputy Director General for Innovative Human Resources, Ministry of Finance and Economy (2007-2008)
• Director, General Policy Coordination Division, Ministry of Finance and Economy (2006-2007)
• Director, Industrial Policy Division, Ministry of Finance and Economy (2004-2006)
• Economist, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (2000-2004)
• Secretary, Economic Planning Board and Ministry of Finance and Economy (1986-2000)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Successfully represented a client in a civil lawsuit related to the sale of a clan-owned real estate valued at KRW 8 billion and secured an acquittal in a related criminal fraud case against the client
• Successfully secured ownership for a client clan in a multi-party dispute over the same real estate
• Successfully represented the defendant in an appeal involving additional construction costs, resulting in a mediation that reduced the first-instance judgment amount by one-fifth
• Successfully represented the plaintiff in an appeal involving additional construction costs, resulting in a mediation that doubled the first-instance ruling in favor of the plaintiff (Argued the invalidity of unfair contractual clauses under the Framework Act on the Construction Industry from the appeal stage, which was acknowledged by the court)
• Successfully reached an agreement at mediation in favor of the client in a case involving the demolition of a hotel building and the claim for the purchase of the surface structures, valued at KRW 20 billion
• Successfully represented clients in multiple management control disputes involving corporations and agricultural cooperatives
• Successfully obtained preliminary injunctions for suspending the performance of duties or prohibiting the exercise of voting rights in cases involving a number of associations, corporations, and building management committees
• Secured a favorable appellate court judgment in a wage claim case for a university faculty member, overturning a lower court loss handled by another firm
• Successfully obtained a favorable ruling for the client in a petition for reconsideration regarding the dismissal of a university faculty member
• Secured the sole favorable judgment in a high-stakes dispute over changes to employment rules at C University, where multiple law firms had failed
• Successfully led an environmental class action lawsuit involving approximately 10,000 individuals affected by the red tap water contamination incident
• Represented clients, including Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL), in collective wage litigation, achieving favorable settlements
• Successfully obtained a favorable judgment on several key issues in a physician’s claim for damages, including the recognition of a retirement age of 70
• Successfully resolved multiple Labor Office complaints related to wages and interim settlement refunds within hospitals
• Successfully defended multiple healthcare-related cases, securing non-indictment outcomes in investigations into illegal “corporate-run” hospitals
• Secured judgments significantly exceeding court-appointed expert assessments in multiple construction defect cases
• Advised on and handled numerous litigation matters involving construction and real estate, corporate, and general civil disputes
• Represented clients in investigations and criminal trials involving various property crime and bid-rigging matters
• Secured favorable judgments in multiple disputes involving the invalidation of shareholder resolutions

• China Today and Tomorrow in 8 Major Issues (2011)
• Trends of Korean Financial Companies' Expansion into China and Future Challenges (2009)
• Tax Treatment of Private Pension Savings in OECD Countries and the Net Tax Cost per Unit Contribution (2004)
• Corporate Taxation of Foreign Direct Investment Income 1991-2001 (2003)