"Financial, Securities and Virtual Asset Investigation Expert" Chae Heeman, Former Pyeongtaek Branch Chief, Joins Hanbi Partners

Former chief of Financial Investigation Division 2 at Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office and Anti-Corruption Division 2 at Supreme Prosecutors' Office
Capital markets expert
To oversee criminal cases and trial responses involving financial,

Chae Heeman, a former chief of the Pyeongtaek Branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office and a graduate of the 35th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, is making a fresh start as managing partner at Hanbi Partners.

Chae graduated from Seogang High School in Gwangju and Seoul National University School of Law. He passed the 45th Korean Bar Examination in 2003 and began his public service career as a prosecutor at the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office. Over more than 20 years in the prosecution service, he built an impressive track record in financial, securities and virtual asset crimes, as well as anti-corruption investigations, earning a reputation as an expert in financial and special investigations.

In particular, he served as head of the Financial Investigation Division 2 at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office, known as the "Reaper of Yeouido." He also served as an investigation planning officer at the Financial Services Commission's Capital Markets Investigation Division, leading investigations into financial and securities crimes on the front lines. As head of the Anti-Corruption Division 2 at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, he oversaw investigations into major financial and economic crimes nationwide. At the Ministry of Justice's Commercial Legal Affairs Division, he handled corporate law matters as a prosecutor specializing in company law.

While at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office, he also led a dedicated virtual asset investigation team and handled major cases. In addition, he held key posts throughout the prosecution service, including team leader of the investigation team for the special counsel probe into Kim Keon-hee, a prosecutor in the Special Investigations Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, and deputy chief prosecutor at the Busan District Prosecutors' Office. Chae is widely regarded as having earned the deep respect of fellow prosecutors, both senior and junior, thanks to his exceptional investigative skills and integrity.

At Hanbi Partners, Chae will draw on this expertise to oversee legal advice and responses to investigations and trials in criminal cases involving financial, securities and virtual asset matters. "Drawing on the experience and knowledge I gained as a prosecutor by handling a wide range of cases and meeting many people, I will become a lawyer whom those in need can trust and rely on," he said.

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