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Attorney
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Attorney
Career Profiles of the Profession
Who?
What?
Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields:
Regulatory Proceedings with current focus on the USA PATRIOT Act,
Suspicious Activity Reporting and Anti-Money Laundering.
When?
Years in Practice Area:
Since 2002
Years in the Legal Profession:
Since 1993
Where?
Employer:
Bank One Corporation
www.bankone.com
Size/Sector:
2 in practice group
City/State:
Chicago, IL
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Law School:
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
Undergraduate School/Degree:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/Biology
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Why?
Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area:
Substantial experience in new and constantly changing practice
regarding terrorism and its impact on the financial industry;
active role in guiding and recommending internal policies involving
corporate security.
Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area:
Knowledge of Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, regulations issued
by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); strong communication
skills; familiarity with criminal/civil procedure and law as related
to the financial industry (i.e. suspicious activity reports, structuring,
money laundering, etc.)
Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice
Area:
Experience working for regulatory agencies (SEC, NASD, OFAC, OCC)
in area of compliance/enforcement is a tremendous advantage; regulatory
defense work also is a benefit; any experience with USA PATRIOT
Act, especially in relation to its interpretation and enforcement,
is a significant advantage.
How?
Career Path to Current Position:
Began my career as a criminal prosecutor, moved to a medium-sized
litigation firm (Freeborn & Peters), then to a large firm
(Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal) practicing in commercial and
patent litigation, in addition to some regulatory defense work.
Influences and Mentors:
My parents, my older brother Paul (an international attorney practicing
in Korea); Theodore Burtzos (my first supervisor and the first
hearing-impaired judge in the State of Illinois); Honorable Sandra
Otaka (first elected Asian American judge in Illinois); Rob Johnson
(Sonnenschein); Elissa Rhee-Lee (former prosecutor and also colleague
at Sonnenschein).
Suggested Reading About Your Practice Area:
USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC website, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
(FinCEN) website, Bank Secrecy Act.
Job Search Techniques Used in Finding Your Position(s):
Networking!
Bar Affiliations and Activities:
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), Regional
Governor; Asian American Bar Association, Secretary; Korean American
Bar Association; American Bar Association; Special Illinois Supreme
Court Committee on Professionalism; Adjunct Professor, Loyola
University, Chicago School of Law.
Memorable Career Moment:
Arguing case of first impression before Illinois Supreme Court
that created new discovery law on the prosecution of criminal cases
in juvenile court.
Intriguing Interests:
Just about all interests these days involve my son Ethan
(19 months), but I also am an avid cyclist.
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