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Cha & Kwon Law Offices provided legal advisory services in connection with the issuance and prospective listing of a token used within a blockchain-based service, including a formal legal opinion on whether the token could be characterized as a security…
Cha & Kwon Law Offices advised on the structuring and drafting of a supply agreement between an overseas entity and a domestic sole proprietor, where virtual assets were used as the payment method for goods supplied. The transaction was designed…
Cha & Kwon Law Offices advised an overseas virtual asset exchange operator on regulatory issues arising from the domestic implementation of the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), focusing on implementation timelines, scope of application, and potential reporting obligations based on…
Cha & Kwon Law Offices provided legal advisory services in connection with a transaction involving the transfer of a virtual asset exchange platform and related business assets (including licenses, operational agreements, and wallets) owned by an overseas entity to a…
Cha & Kwon Law Offices provided legal advisory services on the structuring and drafting of an agreement under which an overseas entity provides virtual assets to a Korean company for use over a fixed period, followed by the return of…
Cha & Kwon Law Offices was retained to review the appropriateness of corporate fund expenditures and the potential post-tenure liability of a former director who served at an overseas subsidiary wholly owned by a Korean parent company. In this…
South Korea has taken a major step toward institutionalizing Security Token Offerings (STOs), as the National Assembly passed amendments to the Capital Markets Act and the Electronic Securities Act. STOs use blockchain technology to issue and trade tokenized forms of…
Cha & Kwon Law Offices advised a company operating a marketing business utilizing an overseas virtual asset exchange referral program, and reviewed whether marketing statements planned in connection with a new points system could raise regulatory and misleading advertising risks.…
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is reportedly preparing new guidelines that would allow listed companies and registered professional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies. This move is seen as a major step in advancing the government’s phased approach to expanding…
Cha & Kwon Law Offices provided comprehensive legal counsel to a U.S. parent company on the establishment of its wholly owned Korean subsidiary. Our team managed the end-to-end incorporation process, including foreign investment reporting, corporate registration, business registration, and the…