Bio
Profile
Experience
Member, Labelling and Advertisement Deliberation Committee, Korea Food Industry Association (2022.3.-Present)
Kim & Chang (2020-Present)
Food and Drug Investigation Department, Western Branch of Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2018-2020.1.)
Non-Executive Commissioner, Appraisal Committee, Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency (2018-2020)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2017-2018)
Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office (2014-2016)
Cheonan Branch of Daejon District Prosecutors’ Office (2012-2014)
Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2010-2012)
Medical Officer, Third Special Forces Brigade (Airborne), Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command (2005)
Intern, Seoul National University Hospital (2004-2005)
Representative Mattersshow
- Investigated pharmaceutical companies’ medical rebates
- Investigated pharmaceutical companies’ unapproved clinical trials
- Investigated pharmaceutical companies’ health insurance fraud
- Investigated the manufacturing of counterfeit Viagra
- Investigated fraud against the government
- Investigated bribery of public officials regarding government funding
- Investigated the manufacturing of radioactive radon-emitting mattresses
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare (Contribution to making medicine and medical supplies distribution transparent, 2018)
- Commendation from the Minister of Justice (Contribution to violent crime investigations, 2013)
Publications/Activities
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Digital Healthcare 2024: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2024)
- Assessment of the Cause of the Humidifier Disinfectant Disaster and Evaluation of the Progress of Reforming Chemical Regulations (Institute of Justice, 2018)
- The Cause of the Humidifier Disinfectant Disaster of South Korea and Whether Similar Chemical Biocide Disasters Can Happen in the U.S. (Harvard Law School, 2017)
Education
Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2017)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2010)
College of Medicine, Seoul National University (M.D., 2004)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2010; New York, 2017
Medical Doctor, Korea, 2004
Languages
Korean and English