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Soon Ma
Partner
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TEL 82 2 6182 8185FAX 82 2 6003 7806E-MAIL soonma@yoonyang.com
Biography
Soon Ma is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and her main practice area is financial and capital markets.
Ms. Ma is a leading expert in financial regulation and capital markets, having served for approximately 20 years in key posts across financial regulatory authorities, including the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Having served in major policy divisions at the FSC – including as Head of the Financial Regulatory Sandbox Team (Fintech) and Director of the Capital Market Investigation Division 2 – she oversaw a comprehensive range of financial administrative matters, from financial policymaking, licensing, and sanctions to securities crime investigations.
Drawing upon nearly two decades of hands-on policy and legislative experience within financial authorities and a profound understanding of regulatory and supervisory practices, she provides clear and strategic legal counsel across the financial sector. Key areas of focus include licensing and regulatory response for financial institutions, response to financial regulatory investigations and sanctions, fintech advisory, and defense against capital market unfair trading practice investigations.
Ms. Ma is a leading expert in financial regulation and capital markets, having served for approximately 20 years in key posts across financial regulatory authorities, including the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Having served in major policy divisions at the FSC – including as Head of the Financial Regulatory Sandbox Team (Fintech) and Director of the Capital Market Investigation Division 2 – she oversaw a comprehensive range of financial administrative matters, from financial policymaking, licensing, and sanctions to securities crime investigations.
Drawing upon nearly two decades of hands-on policy and legislative experience within financial authorities and a profound understanding of regulatory and supervisory practices, she provides clear and strategic legal counsel across the financial sector. Key areas of focus include licensing and regulatory response for financial institutions, response to financial regulatory investigations and sanctions, fintech advisory, and defense against capital market unfair trading practice investigations.
Practice Areas
Experience
- 2026-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2026 Deputy Head, Compulsory Investigation Team 2, Joint Task Force against Stock Price Manipulation
- 2024-25 Head, Financial Regulatory Sandbox Team, Financial Services Commission
- 2021-22 Head, Financial Support Team, Center for Supply Support of Materials, Parts and Equipment, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 2020-21 Deputy Director, Consumer Finance Policy Division, Financial Services Commission
- 2019-20 Fair Market Division, Financial Services Commission
- 2018-19 Seconded to the Personal Information Policy Division, Ministry of the Interior and Safety
- 2013-14 Financial Market Analysis Division, Financial Services Commission
- 2012-13 Financial Policy Division, Financial Services Commission
- 2011-12 Insurance Division, Financial Services Commission
- 2010-11 Microfinance Policy Team, Financial Services Commission
- 2009-10 Banking Division, Financial Services Commission
- 2008-09 Assistant Director, Small and Medium Financial Institutions Division, Financial Services Commission
- 2007-08 Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Education
- 2007 Judical Research and Training Institute
- 2005 Sungkyunkwan University (B.A. in Law)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea (2007)
Languages
Korean and English
