J.P. HONG’s practice focuses on a variety of corporate, securities, and regulatory matters relating to the insurance and financial services industry, including the representation of investment banks in connection with reserve financing and hedge transactions, the representation of sponsors, issuers, underwriters, and investors in connection with insurance-linked securities offerings, the representation of corporates in connection with their captive insurance and reinsurance programs, and the representation of commercial banks and investment managers in connection with stable value transactions.
J.P. was recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2022 for Securities / Capital Markets Law and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2023 for Securities / Capital Markets Law and Insurance Law.
He passed the California CPA examination in 2002 and worked at the Seoul offices of two Big 4 accounting firms prior to law school. He also served in the military as an intelligence analyst from 1997 to 2000.