鄭智榮 - Kim & Chang

Bio

Ji Young Jung is an attorney at Kim & Chang. Drawing from her extensive litigation experience in court, Ms. Jung specializes in corporate disputes, criminal defense, human resources, finance, and administrative and public law litigation.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2020, Ms. Jung served as a judge, and later a presiding judge, for 16 years in various courts including the Seoul High Court, the Seoul Central District Court and the Seoul Administrative Court. During her tenure as a judge, she acquired extensive experience in a wide range of issues such as civil, criminal and administrative law matters.

She also possesses experience and knowledge in court administration and public relations matters from her service in the National Court Administration as a director and in the Seoul High Court as a public relations officer.

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Experience

Member, Seoul Administrative Appeals Commission (2025.3.-Present)

Kim & Chang (2020-Present)

Presiding Judge, Daegu District Court (2019-2020)

Judge, Seoul High Court (2018-2019)

Judge (Spokesperson), Seoul High Court (2016-2018)

Director of Judicial Ethics and Inspection Planning, National Court Administration (2016-2017)

Director of Judicial Ethics and Inspection 1, National Court Administration (2015-2016)

Judge, Seoul Administrative Court (2014-2015)

Judge, Uijeongbu District Court (2011-2014)

Judge, Mokpo Branch of Gwangju District Court (2008-2011)

Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2006-2008)

Judge, Incheon District Court (2004-2006)

Representative Mattersshow

Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes

Advised on shareholder’s disputes arising in connection with the Shareholders Agreement, including put options and drag-along rights, etc.
Defended the PEF executives in a criminal case derived from the put option dispute.
Represented the Preliminary Injunction for Prohibition of Issuance of New Shares in the Airline Merger Dispute.
Advised on shareholders’ management disputes (Preliminary injunction in relation to the issuance of new shares, presentation of agenda, claim for access to books of account, etc., applications in relation to General Shareholder’s Meeting, etc.).

Banking, Securities & Finance Litigation

Represented private funds and securities companies on civil cases.
Defended a financial institution and its officers on a criminal case of violation of FSCMA.
Advised on responding to sanctions procedures of the FSS, the SFC and the FSC.

Criminal Defense

Defended in criminal cases regarding fraud, bribery, serious accidents, etc.
Defended in criminal cases regarding FSCMA, CPA, Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, Patent Act, etc.

Administrative Litigation

Represented in administrative cases of claims for revocation of deposition of imposing an administrative penalty/fine on grounds of unfair trading, including use of MNPI, short sale, etc.
Advised on responding to contractual and administrative sanctions for violation of the Anti-Graft Act.

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Publications/Activities

Publications

A study on measures to secure the appropriateness of directors’ remuneration following the strengthening of shareholders’ rights, School of Law, Seoul National University (2024)
The validity of a resolution of a general meeting of shareholders at which a shareholder, as a director, exercised his/her voting rights and approved the ceiling amount of remuneration for directors BFL, Vol.127 (Seoul National University Business & Finance Law Journal, 2024)
“Directors’ Liability to the Company under U.S. Law: Study on Types of Directors’ Duties and Criteria for Determining Breach of Duties under U.S. Law” Trial Data Volume, p635-703 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2013)

Activities

Lecturer, "Trends and Implications of cases under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act ", Annual seminar on CEOs of Electrical Construction Business (Korea Electrical Construction Association, 2024)
Lecturer, "Matters to Be Noted by Companies Relating to the Amended Korean Commercial Code” (The Federation of Korean Industries, 2021)