Sung Ryul KIM - D&A LLC

Sung Ryul KIM
Partner
T. +82 2 3016 5283
F. +82 2 3016 5201
E. srkim2@draju.com

Mr. Sung Ryul KIM is a partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Financial Disputes, Commercial, Blockchain, and FinTech. Mr. Kim serves as Executive Director of the Korean Constitutional Law Association, Legal Director of the Korean Institute of Forensic Sciences, and Advisory Counsel to the Korea Fintech Industry Association.

Profile

Experience
- - D&A LLC (2017-Present)
  - Attorney, HMP Law (2016)
Education
- - Sungkyunkwan University Law School (Completed Coursework, PhD, 2018)
  - Sungkyunkwan University Law School (JD, 2016)
  - Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed Coursework, LLM in Constitutional Law, 2010)
  - College of Law, Seoul National University (LLB, 2003)
  - Seohyun High School (1997)
Qualifications
- - Admitted to Bar, Korea (2016)
Languages
- - Korean
  - English

Representative Activities

- - Advisory Counsel, Korea Fintech Industry Association (2020-Present)
  - Legal Director, Korean Institute of Forensic Sciences (2019-Present)
  - Executive Director, Korean Constitutional Law Association (2018-Present)
  - Digital Forensics Expert Level 2 (2013)
Representative Matters
- - Advised on Block Chain industry, reviewed the nature of virtual assets
  - Advised on virtual currency exchange listing review response
  - Advised on civil disputes related to virtual assets, multi-level and other criminal cases
  - Advised on fast regulatory confirmation of fintech (confirmed that there is no regulation by submitting a regulatory review opinion)
  - Reviewed terms and conditions of fintech business operators (submit review opinions to supervisory authorities)
- - Advised on the operation of fintech businesses
  - Provided advice on deal risk related to financial companies
  - Provided advice on the Financial Consumer Protection Act
  - Provided general advice on other financial companies
  - Handled M&A/fund related investment-related lawsuit
  - Litigated on incomplete sales and other financial companies
  - Litigated for illegal dividend return
  - Provided company-related general advice
  - Litigated on construction work such as construction cost, design service cost, etc. (case won despite the ambiguity of the appraisal result)
Awards & Recognitions
- - Commendation, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (2020)
Representative Matters
- M&A
  DR & AJU Advises on the Merger Between DB World and DB Metal
  Jul-02-2025
YouTube
- DR & AJU Public Sector Relations Group
  
  [DR & AJU and AJU Research Institute of Corporate Management Seminar] Key Takeaways from the Amended Commercial Act and Corporate Response Strategies
  
  Aug-28-2025
  
  DR & AJU Corporate Finance Team
  
  Key Takeaways and Implications of the Act on the Protection of Virtual Asset Users
  
  Jun-24-2024
Press Coverage
- EDaily
  DR & AJU Hosts Seminar on the Amended Commercial Act…Presenting the Implications of the Amendment and Response Strategies
  Jul-25-2025
  
  Legal Times
  SCL Korea Successfully Held “Year-end Night” Event
  Dec-08-2024
  
  INews 24
  DR & AJU Provides Optimal Integrated Solutions, Aligning Closely with Clients as One Team
  Jul-19-2024
  
  Ezy Economy
  Ruling and Opposition Parties Engage in Fierce Competition Over Bitcoin ETF Pledges
  Apr-05-2024
  
  Legal Times
  In the Case of Overseas Facility Construction Client Not Responding to the Payment of Indirect Expenses, Stating the Absence of Evidence Clause...
  Jan-24-2022
  
  Financial News
  Law Firms Come Forward as Venture · Startup Assistant as CVC Alleviates
  Oct-05-2021
D&A News
- Firm News
  DR & AJU and AJU Research Institute of Corporate Management Successfully Hold Seminar on Key Takeaways of the Amended Commercial Act and Corporate Response Strategies
  Jul-25-2025
  
  Seminars/Events
  [Registration Closed] Seminar on Key Takeaways of the Amended Commercial Act and Corporate Response Strategies, Co-Hosted by DR & AJU and AJU Research Institute of Corporate Management
  Jul-24-2025
  
  Firm News
  DR & AJU Provides Legal Advisory for International Contractors Association of Korea on Overseas Construction Casebook
  Jan-24-2022

Practice Areas

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