Bio
Profile
Experience
Member, Self-Regulatory Review Committee, Ministry of Unification (2025.1.-Present)
Member, Disciplinary Committee, Ministry of Unification (2024.1.-Present)
Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on South and North Korean Law Research, Legal Advisory Committee, Ministry of Justice (2023.3.-2024.2.)
Member, South-North Korea Exchanges and Cooperation Support Association (2022.6.-Present)
Chairman, Unification Research Committee, Korean Bar Association (2022.6.-2024.5.)
Member, Legal Counsel of Gaesung Industrial Complex Project, Ministry of Unification (2021.6.-Present)
Member, Conflict Management Deliberation Committee, Ministry of Unification (2021.5.-Present)
Member, The National Unification Advisory Council (2020.10.-2021.8.)
Member, Unification Research Committee, Korean Bar Association (2020.6.-Present)
Member, Committee for Unification Legislative System, Ministry of Unification (2020.5.-Present)
Member, Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces, Ministry of the Interior and Safety (2018.7.-2019.7.)
Member, Gaesung Industrial Complex Legal Advisory Committee, Ministry of Unification (2018.6.-2024.5.)
Member, North and South Broadcasting Communication Exchange Promotion Committee, Korea Communications Commission (2017.11.-2019.10.)
Member, The National Unification Advisory Council Jongno-Gu Council (2017.9.-2021.8.)
Member, Unification Judicial Study Commission, Court Administration Office of the Supreme Court of Korea (2017.4.-Present)
Member, Disciplinary Committee, Ministry of National Defense (2016.12.-2018.11.)
Member, Ministry of Patriots & Veterans Affairs Welfare Inquiry Commission (2016.3.-2018.2.)
Member, Korea Anti-Doping Agency (2016.1.-Present)
Member, Regulatory Review Committee, Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs (2015.4.-2017.3.)
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on South and North Korean Law Research, Legal Advisory Committee, Ministry of Justice (2014.2.-2015.1., 2015.4.-2023.3.)
Member, Designation and Management of Special High School, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (2013.10.-2016.9.)
Member, Inquiry Commission of Maintenance Plan of Pension of Private School, Ministry of Education (2013.10.-2015.9.)
Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Ministry of Unification (2013.9.-2016.8., 2021.12.-Present)
Member, Special Judicial System Study Commission, Court Administration Office of the Supreme Court of Korea (2013.4.-2017.3.)
Member, Administrative Disposition Committee, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2012.9.-2014.9.)
Member, Judging Committee of registration of lawyer legal specialty, Korean Bar Association (2012.7.-2016.6.)
Member, Legal Advisory Committee, Ministry of Justice (2012.3.-2024.2.)
Legal Adviser, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (2011.12.-2013.12.)
Member, Patriots and Veterans Entitlement Commission, Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (2011.11.-2013.12.)
Member, Advisory Committee on North Korean Law, Ministry of Government Legislation (2011-2013)
Member, Central Administrative Appeals Commission (2011.4.-2013.4.)
Member, Bar Examination Committee, Ministry of Justice (2011)
Legal Counsel, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2010.5.-2013)
Member, Review Tax Evaders Committee (Seoul Regional Tax Office) (2008.7.-2013.10.)
Member, Interpretation Act Review Committee (Ministry of Government Legislation Committee) (2005.8.-2009.7.)
Legal Counsel, Seoul Regional National Tax Service (2003-2011.10.)
Kim & Chang (2000-Present)
Judge, Seoul Administrative Court, etc. (1991-2000)
Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Navy (1988-1991)
Vice Chairman, Korea Public Administration Case Study Association (2017)
Vice Chairman, Unification and North Korean Law Studies (2017-present)
Vice Chairman, Korean Public Law Association (2016)
Member, Tax Law Association
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Commendation from the Minister of Unification (2023)
- Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports And Tourism (2021)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A: Foreign Expert for North Korea (Chambers and Partners, 2019-2024)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Global, General Business Law: North Korea (Expert Based Abroad) (Chambers and Partners, 2017-2024)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, General Business Law: North Korea (Expert Based Abroad) (Chambers and Partners, 2017-2025)
- Commendation from the Minister of Justice (2016)
Publications/Activities
- Essays on the Korean Unification (Parkyoungsa, 2024)
- The Day in Court at Pyongyang (Parkyoungsa, 2023)
- A New Perspective on North Korea: 77 Years of Division, Breaking Prejudice (Parkyoungsa, 2022)
- On North Korea 2020: The Past and the Future (Co-author, Yeoksain, 2020)
Education
Graduate School of North Korean Studies, Kyungnam University (Ph.D., 2012)
Harvard Law School (Visiting Scholar, 2003)
University of North Korean Studies (M.A., 2002)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1988)
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1986)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 1988
Languages
Korean and English