AXIS Law — 엑시스 법률사무소 — Digital Assets · AI · Web3 Law, Policy & Advocacy in Seoul, Korea — 디지털자산 변호사 — AI 법률자문 — 가상자산 법률자문 — Blockchain Attorney — Cross-Border Legal

Digital Assets · AI · Cross-Border · Restructuring

AXIS

Law, Policy & Advocacy

A specialty practice dedicated to digital assets, AI, and cross-border structuring.
Built by attorneys who have executed every phase of the lifecycle firsthand —
from launch to wind-down. Seoul, Korea.

디지털자산, AI, 크로스보더에 특화된 법률·정책 전문 프랙티스.
설립부터 청산까지, 기업의 전 과정을 직접 수행한 경험 위에 세웠습니다.

Digital Assets AI & Data Web3 Cross-Border Restructuring
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A Specialty Practice
Built on Firsthand Experience.

직접 수행한 경험 위에
세운 전문 프랙티스.

AXIS is not a general practice that happens to handle digital assets. It is a specialty practice built entirely around digital assets, AI, Web3, and cross-border structuring — by an attorney who has personally executed every phase of a digital asset company's lifecycle, from formation through wind-down.

Combined with Korean and U.S. dual-jurisdiction legal expertise, direct policy access through KWBA, and a global alliance network spanning Hong Kong, Europe, and beyond — AXIS is a single point of entry for clients navigating the digital asset landscape.

엑시스는 디지털자산을 겸하는 종합 로펌이 아닙니다. 디지털자산, AI, Web3, 크로스보더 — 이 영역에만 집중하는 전문 프랙티스입니다. 대표변호사가 디지털자산 기업의 설립부터 청산까지 모든 단계를 직접 수행한 경험 위에 세웠습니다.

한국·미국 양국 법률 역량, KWBA를 통한 정책 접근성, 홍콩·유럽·글로벌 제휴 네트워크가 결합되어 — 디지털자산 시장 진입을 위한 단일 창구가 됩니다.

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Launch
설립
02
Growth
성장
03
Regulation
규제 대응
04
Dispute
분쟁 대응
05
Transition
구조조정

"We don't just advise on the lifecycle. We've lived it."

"밖에서 조언한 것이 아닙니다. 모든 과정을 직접 수행했습니다."

Why This Firm Can Deliver
엑시스가 이를 실현할 수 있는 이유
Axis
기준축 — 생애주기 경험

Full-lifecycle operational experience sets the legal standards others reference.

전 생애주기 실무 경험이 법률적 기준을 세웁니다.

Anchor
고정점 — 글로벌 거점

Korean and U.S. attorneys at the core, with alliance networks in Hong Kong, Europe, and beyond.

한국·미국 변호사를 중심으로 홍콩, 유럽, 글로벌 협력 네트워크와 연결.

Bridge
연결 — 정책·산업 인프라

KWBA, Web3Harbor, DCGG, BlockReg — policy access and industry networks that connect clients to the ecosystem.

KWBA, Web3Harbor, DCGG, BlockReg — 정책 접근성과 산업 네트워크로 클라이언트를 생태계와 연결합니다.

What We Do

서비스 영역

Each service is grounded in real operational experience — not theory, but practice across every stage

이론이 아닌 실전에서 축적된 경험 — 기업의 모든 단계에 걸친 실무 역량

01

Cross-Border Web3 Entry Counsel

크로스보더 Web3 진입 자문
  • Korea market entry strategy for global projects, VCs, and exchanges
  • Entity formation, token structure review, partnership design
  • VASP registration, AML/KYC compliance, and regulatory approval coordination
  • 글로벌 프로젝트, VC, 거래소의 한국 시장 진입 전략 수립
  • 법인 설립, 토큰 구조 검토, 파트너십 설계
  • VASP 신고, AML/KYC 컴플라이언스, 인허가 조율
02

Global Regulatory Licensing

글로벌 인허가 자문
  • Multi-jurisdictional licensing — Korea (VASP), Hong Kong (TCSP/SFC), EU (MiCA)
  • Alliance network-based compliance structuring across partner jurisdictions
  • Ongoing cross-border regulatory coordination and monitoring
  • 다중 관할 인허가 — 한국(VASP), 홍콩(TCSP/SFC), EU(MiCA)
  • 제휴 네트워크 기반 파트너 관할권 컴플라이언스 구축
  • 크로스보더 규제 모니터링 및 조율
03

Regulatory Strategy, Policy & Advocacy

규제 전략 · 정책 · 애드보커시
  • Proactive regulatory monitoring and preemptive analysis
  • Policy advocacy through industry association and government channels
  • Capital markets, special financial laws & AI/data regulation counsel
  • 선제적 규제 모니터링 및 분석
  • 산업 협회·정부 채널을 통한 정책 애드보커시
  • 자본시장법, 특별금융법, AI·데이터 규제 자문
04

Deal & Structuring Counsel

거래 및 구조 설계 자문
  • M&A, strategic investment, joint venture design
  • Token economy structural review
  • Investment agreements and governance design
  • M&A, 전략적 투자, 합작 구조 설계
  • 토큰 이코노미 구조 검토
  • 투자계약 및 거버넌스 설계
05

New Business Legal Structuring

신사업 법률 구조 설계
  • Legal structuring for AI, data, and digital asset business models
  • Web3 transition counsel
  • Token economy and platform business structuring
  • AI, 데이터, 디지털자산 비즈니스 모델의 법률 구조 설계
  • Web3 전환 자문
  • 토큰 이코노미 및 플랫폼 사업 구조화
06

AI & Data Regulatory Counsel

AI · 데이터 규제 자문
  • AI Act compliance and data governance frameworks
  • Data-driven business model legal structuring
  • Cross-border data transfer and privacy regulation
  • AI법 컴플라이언스 및 데이터 거버넌스 프레임워크
  • 데이터 기반 비즈니스 모델 법률 구조 설계
  • 크로스보더 데이터 이전 및 개인정보 규제 대응
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Restructuring & Transition

기업회생 · 구조조정
  • Corporate rehabilitation and transition strategy
  • Creditor representation in rehabilitation proceedings
  • Bankruptcy, wind-down planning and stakeholder coordination
  • 기업회생 및 구조적 전환 전략
  • 회생절차에서의 채권자 대리
  • 법인파산, 청산 계획 및 이해관계자 조율
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Cross-Border Distressed Asset Advisory

크로스보더 회생기업 자산 연계 자문
  • Connecting global buyers with intangible assets of Korean rehabilitation companies
  • Deal structuring for cross-border acquisition of distressed assets
  • Strategic advisory on leveraging rehabilitation-stage assets for new business
  • 한국 회생기업의 무형자산(실적, 매출처, 브랜드, 라이선스)과 해외 바이어 연결
  • 회생기업 자산의 크로스보더 인수 딜 구조화
  • 회생 단계 자산을 활용한 신사업 전략 자문

Selected Experience

주요 수행 실적

From licensing to litigation to liquidation — our track record spans the full lifecycle of digital asset businesses because we've been there at every stage.

라이선스부터 소송, 청산까지 — 디지털자산 기업의 전체 생애주기를 직접 수행한 실적입니다.

01
가상자산거래소 VASP 라이선스 자문
Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Licensing Advisory

Advised Korean virtual asset exchanges on VASP license application and compliance structuring under the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information. Designed regulatory compliance frameworks covering AML/KYC, internal controls, and ongoing reporting obligations.

VASPRegulatory Strategy
02
가상자산거래소 은행 입금정지조치금지가처분 최초 인용
First-of-Kind Injunction Against Bank Deposit Freeze on Virtual Asset Exchange

Obtained a landmark preliminary injunction against a financial institution's freeze on a virtual asset exchange's deposit account — the first such ruling in Korea. A critical legal precedent protecting digital asset business continuity.

Landmark RulingDigital Assets
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디지털자산 관련 민·형사 분쟁 대응
Civil & Criminal Dispute Resolution in Digital Assets

Represented clients in civil and criminal proceedings involving digital assets — including fraud claims, regulatory investigations, investor disputes, and capital markets violations. Secured acquittal on appeal in a major special economic crimes case.

Dispute ResolutionCriminal Defense
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디지털금융 규제 자문 (핀테크·마이데이터·AML·규제샌드박스)
Digital Finance Regulatory Advisory

Comprehensive regulatory counsel across fintech licensing, MyData business structuring, AML compliance frameworks, and regulatory sandbox applications. Advised CAMCO on DIP financing policy structures.

FintechRegulatory
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기업회생·파산 및 크로스보더 회생자산 연계
Corporate Rehabilitation, Insolvency & Cross-Border Distressed Asset Advisory

Rehabilitation M&A (Daeyu Plus), creditor representation (HappyMoney), bankruptcy proceedings across multiple industries, and cross-border deal structuring connecting global buyers with Korean rehabilitation-stage assets. The operational depth underpinning AXIS's full-lifecycle capability.

Lifecycle DepthCross-Border

Seoul at the Center.
Connected Globally.

서울을 중심으로,
글로벌로 연결됩니다.

Korean and U.S. legal expertise at the core — with alliance networks spanning Hong Kong, Europe, and beyond.

한국·미국 법률 역량을 중심으로, 홍콩·유럽·글로벌 협력 네트워크와 연결됩니다.

Nathaniel T. Kim
Founder & Managing Attorney · Korean Bar

Nathaniel Kim

김태림
AXIS LawManaging Attorney / 대표변호사
KWBASecretary General / 사무총장
INSIGHT3Advisor

Attorney specializing in digital assets, AI, and cross-border legal structuring — with an unusually deep operational background that spans the full corporate lifecycle. From VASP licensing and token economy design through regulatory disputes, M&A, and corporate restructuring, he has personally executed every phase that digital asset businesses encounter. This end-to-end experience — including hands-on corporate rehabilitation and insolvency work — is what enables AXIS to advise with a perspective that most firms simply cannot offer. As Secretary General of KWBA, he shapes policy directly, and as co-author of "Tokenization," he contributes to how the market understands token infrastructure.

디지털자산, AI, 크로스보더 법률 구조 설계를 전문으로 하며, 기업의 전 생애주기를 직접 수행한 독보적인 실무 경험을 가지고 있습니다. VASP 라이선스, 토큰 이코노미 설계, 규제 분쟁 대응, M&A부터 기업회생·파산까지 — 디지털자산 기업이 겪는 모든 국면을 직접 경험했습니다. 이 끝에서 끝까지의 실무 깊이가 엑시스만의 시각을 가능하게 합니다. 한국웹3블록체인협회 사무총장으로서 정책 형성에 직접 참여하고, 공저 「토큰화」를 통해 토큰 인프라에 대한 시장의 이해를 설계합니다.

Admissions & Education
자격 및 학력
Korean Bar — Admitted 2018
Kyungpook National University — Law School (J.D. equivalent), 2018
Hanyang University — B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, 2010
Industry & Policy Positions
산업 및 정책 활동
KWBA — 사무총장 (Secretary General), 2025
Korea Blockchain Association — 자문위원 (Advisory Committee), 2022
Korea Digital Asset Industry Association — 자문변호사 (Legal Counsel), 2022
KDA (Korea Digital Asset Operators Alliance) — 고문 (Advisor), 2021
CoinDesk Korea — Crypto Valuation & Analysis Committee, 2020
Korean Bar Association — IT/Blockchain Special Committee, 2019
Korean Bar Association — Startup Operations Committee, 2019
Selected Cases
주요 수행사례
Virtual asset exchange injunction (최초 인용) — Obtained landmark preliminary injunction against bank deposit freeze on a digital asset exchange
Digital finance regulatory advisory — Fintech, MyData, AML regulation, regulatory sandbox counsel across multiple sectors
Corporate criminal defense (항소심 무죄) — Secured acquittal on appeal in special economic crimes case (fraud, embezzlement, Capital Markets Act)
Startup & platform advisory — Operational and investment counsel for IT startups, e-commerce platforms, and digital asset ventures
Rehabilitation M&A — Pre-approval acquisition advisory during corporate rehabilitation (Daeyu Plus), creditor representation and early repayment (HappyMoney)
Corporate restructuring & insolvency — IT, exchanges, construction, F&B franchise, and platform companies; CAMCO DIP financing and debt acquisition advisory
Speaking & Publications
외부활동 및 출판
"토큰화 (Tokenization)" — Co-author, 2026
STO Business Models & The Future of STO — Moderator, Korea Fintech Society & Sogang University Web3.0 Center, 2023
Exchange Joint Guidelines to Prevent Second Luna Incident — Subcommittee Chair, KDA Policy Forum, 2022
Special Financial Transaction Act Reform Proposal — Keynote presenter, Korea Fintech Society & National Assembly, 2021
Focus Areas
Digital Assets & Web3 · AI & Data · Cross-Border Structuring · Regulatory Policy & Advocacy · Digital Finance (Fintech/MyData/AML) · Corporate Rehabilitation & Restructuring
Timothy Shin
Of Counsel · American Bar (California)

Timothy Shin

티모시 신
AXIS LawOf Counsel / 미국변호사
DCGGGovernment Relations Lead, South Korea
INSIGHT3Managing Partner
KWBAExecutive Director, International Affairs

Cross-border attorney and government relations executive with over 20 years at the intersection of law, finance, and emerging technology. His career spans corporate law at major Korean firms, investment banking, venture capital, and digital assets — giving him a rare ability to bridge international companies with Korean policymakers, regulators, and institutions. Co-author of "Tokenization" alongside Nathaniel Kim.

법률, 금융, 신기술의 교차점에서 20년 이상의 경력을 가진 크로스보더 변호사이자 정부 관계 전문가. 한국 대형 로펌에서의 기업법무, 투자은행, 벤처캐피탈, 디지털자산 분야를 아우르는 경력을 바탕으로 해외 기업과 한국 정책결정자·규제기관·기관투자자를 연결합니다. 김태림 대표변호사와 함께 「토큰화」를 공저했습니다.

Career Highlights
Barun Law LLC — Partner (Fintech, VC, Blockchain)
Dentons Lee — Partner (Blockchain & Digital Assets Co-Chair)
Yulchon LLC — Foreign Associate (Banking, Finance)
Current Engagements
DCGG — Government Relations Lead, South Korea
INSIGHT3 — Managing Partner
KWBA — Executive Director, International Affairs
TokenPost — Executive Director
Admissions & Education
California State Bar
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law — J.D.
University of Southern California — B.A.
Publication
"토큰화 (Tokenization)" — Co-author, 2026
Focus Areas
Cross-Border Transactions · Government Relations & Policy Advocacy · Digital Assets & Blockchain · Structured Finance · Venture Capital · AI & Data

Global Alliance Network

글로벌 협력 네트워크

AXIS operates at the center of a cross-border network spanning Korea, the U.S., Hong Kong, Europe, and beyond — connecting clients to the global digital asset ecosystem through industry alliances and policy partnerships.

엑시스는 한국, 미국, 홍콩, 유럽을 아우르는 크로스보더 네트워크의 중심에서, 산업 동맹과 정책 파트너십을 통해 클라이언트를 글로벌 디지털자산 생태계와 연결합니다.

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Whether you're a global project exploring the Korean market, navigating complex regulatory challenges, or seeking policy advocacy in digital assets and AI — we're here to help establish your legal foundation.

한국 시장 진출을 모색하는 글로벌 프로젝트든, 복잡한 규제 과제를 해결해야 하든, 디지털자산과 AI 분야의 정책 애드보커시가 필요하든 — 엑시스가 법률적 기반을 함께 설계합니다.

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