Myunghoon Paik (Hoon)

Hoon Paik is a dual-qualified lawyer in England and Wales (UK) and New York (U.S.). He focuses his practice on regulatory, commercial, investigation, and sanctions matters across the consumer and industrial products and life sciences sectors. Hoon previously worked as in-house legal counsel at a multinational medical device company, where he advised on regulatory and legal matters across the globe.

Hoon represents manufacturers, importers, distributors, and other economic operators in the supply chain, advising throughout the entire product life cycle — from product design and development to product launch and post-market obligations — covering a wide range of consumer and industrial products, including automobiles, cosmetics, food, textiles, clothing, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, software, toys, packaging, machinery, electrical appliances, chemicals, drones, entertainment and leisure products, tobacco, household appliances, lighting products, batteries, and MEWPs (mobile elevating work platforms).

In the consumer and industrial products sector, Hoon regularly advises clients on product safety issues in the context of crisis management, including corrective actions such as product recalls and withdrawals, consumer and regulator notifications, risk assessments, and defending enforcement actions.

In the life sciences sector, Hoon represents multinational medical device companies, advising on market entry strategies, reimbursement, clinical investigations, conformity assessment procedures, borderline product classifications, and post-market surveillance.

Hoon often supports clients in a wide range of commercial transactions related to merger and acquisition, supply, sale, distribution, and service of various products in connection with due diligence, regulatory assessments, and post-deal integration. In addition, Hoon advises on international trade sanctions, including sanctions screening and license applications that intersect with clients' commercial operations across multiple jurisdictions.