Korea–U.S. Cross-Border Legal Counsel
We advise companies and healthcare organizations on market entry, investment, commercial transactions, and business operations in Korea and the United States.
Our work brings together corporate structure, contracts, healthcare and FDA regulatory matters, intellectual property, and international tax, with a particular focus on cosmetics, aesthetic medicine, life sciences, and medical devices.
Attorney Credentials & Prior Experience
Industries We Serve
We advise on product and service transactions, investment, and technology collaboration between Korea and the United States, with attention to the business models and regulatory environments of the cosmetics, aesthetic medicine, life sciences, and medical device industries.
Legal counsel for cosmetics brands and skincare businesses on market entry, product compliance, brand protection, distribution, and technology licensing.
MoCRA · Product Claims · Distribution · Brand & Technology Licensing
Explore Cosmetics Services →Legal counsel for aesthetic medicine businesses on clinic ownership, management services organizations (MSOs), licensing, brand agreements, and ongoing operations.
Clinic Ownership · MSO Structures · Licensing · Operations
Explore Aesthetic Medicine Services →Legal counsel for life sciences and medical device companies on regulatory responsibilities, distribution and supply agreements, technology licensing, and cross-border operations.
FDA Regulatory Matters · Distribution · Technology Licensing · Product Liability
Explore Life Sciences & Device Services →Launching cosmetics in the United States requires careful review of product requirements, labeling, marketing claims, intellectual property, and commercial agreements. We help clients address these issues together, from establishing a U.S. business to managing legal responsibilities after launch.
MoCRA refers to the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022.
We advise on how an aesthetic medicine business can be structured and operated, including clinic ownership, MSO arrangements, physician relationships, brand licensing, and cross-border tax considerations. Our advice connects legal requirements with the business's day-to-day operations.
We advise on business structure, regulatory responsibilities, access to regulatory documentation, commercial agreements, and product liability. We work with clients' regulatory affairs and technical teams to define responsibilities and protect business interests throughout the product lifecycle.
Our Approach
Business across Korea and the United States requires corporate structure, contracts, regulation, and tax to be considered together. We assess how these elements connect and how they affect your operations, so you have the legal advice you need to make decisions.
We review Korean-language contracts and corporate records directly, with attention to your governance, commercial objectives, and decision-making process.
We explain legal issues in Korean or English so management and operating teams can understand the decisions and next steps.
We assess entity structure, contracts, regulatory responsibilities, intellectual property, and tax together, with input from specialist advisers where needed.
Legal Services
We advise on the legal foundations of doing business between Korea and the United States, from entity formation and investment to contracts, regulatory matters, tax, and disputes.
Entity formation, governance, investment, joint ventures, and distribution, supply, and licensing agreements.
Clinic and MSO structures, licensing and scope-of-practice issues, and legal responsibilities for cosmetics, medical devices, and biologics.
Cross-border tax structuring, withholding, treaty considerations, royalties, management fees, and federal and state tax issues.
Trademark protection, brand licensing, commercial disputes, arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and internal compliance.
Attorney
Founder & Managing Attorney
Admitted in Korea, New York, and California
Hyeseon Shin is admitted to practice in Korea, New York, and California and has practiced law in both Korea and the United States.
She advises on corporate and commercial matters involving both countries, including market entry, investment, and business operations. Her work includes cosmetics, aesthetic medicine, healthcare, life sciences, medical devices, and international tax.
She reviews legal questions in the context of the client's business and explains complex requirements in terms that management and operating teams can use.
Selected Experience
Selected engagements of YG Legal Inc. and matters handled by Hyeseon Shin in prior practice. Descriptions are limited to the scope of legal work and omit confidential details.
KOSDAQ-listed Korean manufacturer of hyaluronic acid fillers and botulinum toxin products.
Outside counsel on corporate governance, reporting to the Korean parent, distribution and supply agreements, and U.S. regulatory matters relating to aesthetic medicine products.
Korean healthcare technology company providing claims and administration software for healthcare providers.
Legal advice on healthcare data and privacy, reimbursement claims, software licensing, and related regulatory matters.
Korea-based aesthetic clinic developing its dermocosmetics business and U.S. expansion plans.
Legal advice on U.S. dermocosmetics operations, brand licensing, and the proposed structure for a U.S. medical spa franchise model.
Korean medical device and cosmetics R&D company affiliated with PAGE LAB Clinic.
Legal advice on international business, product and technology licensing, and related commercial agreements.
U.S. entity selection, capitalization, and cross-border tax planning.
Advised on entity selection, capitalization, intercompany agreements, and related tax considerations for a Korean corporate group's U.S. operations.
How We Work
Share your company name, the parties involved, and a brief description of the matter. We review potential conflicts and determine whether we can assist.
We discuss the legal issues and agree on the scope of work, expected timing, and fee arrangement in writing before work begins.
We provide advice through contract reviews, written analysis, and meetings, with explanations suited to the management and operating teams involved.
Yes. We work with Korea-based clients by video call and email in Korean or English. Calls during Korean business hours can be arranged.
Korean-language contracts, corporate records, and internal materials can be reviewed directly, so documents do not need to be translated before we begin.
Ideally, before forming an entity, making an investment, or signing key agreements. Early review can help identify how the proposed structure affects legal, regulatory, and tax responsibilities.
If an entity or agreement is already in place, we can review the existing arrangements and identify what may need to be adjusted.
Yes. We can define a limited scope for entity formation after reviewing the proposed business, ownership, and operating plans.
Where the choice of entity or state of formation may affect licensing, tax, or future investment, we explain those points before formation so you can decide with that information.
Technical regulatory submissions and patent filings are prepared by specialized professionals. We work alongside your regulatory affairs team, consultants, and patent counsel on the legal side of those matters, including entity structure, contracts, rights to documentation, and allocation of responsibilities.
Yes. We coordinate with regulatory consultants, technical teams, accountants, and other advisers, with responsibilities agreed for the matter, including specialized submissions or tax filings where needed.
Your company name, the other parties involved, the countries or U.S. states concerned, and a brief description of the matter and timing. Please do not send confidential documents until we confirm that we can review your matter.
Fees may be hourly or fixed, depending on the nature and scope of the work. The scope and fee arrangement are agreed in writing before work begins.
Contact
Share a brief overview of your business, proposed transaction, or legal question. Please include your company name and the parties involved so we can review potential conflicts.
