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Ho Keun RYU Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-1236 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
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Ho Keun RYU Attorney

Ho Keun RYUAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-1236 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.hokeun.ryu@kimchang.com

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Ho Keun Ryu is an attorney in Kim & Chang’s Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. 

Before joining the firm in 2011, he served as a public prosecutor for 18 years. He acquired extensive experience with various types of criminal cases during his distinguished tenure at the Prosecutors’ Office and is familiar with criminal law issues related to labor-management disputes. 

Some of his representative cases include responding to strikes in the Korea Railroad labor union case (2010) and the Kia Motors labor union case (1998).

During his term in the Ministry of Justice, he dealt with various kinds of international legal affairs including extradition, mutual assistance in criminal matters, transfer of sentenced persons, and Korea-Singapore and Korea-Japan FTA negotiations. 

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Kim & Chang (2011.3.-Present) 

Head Prosecutor, Criminal Department Ⅲ, Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (2010-2011.2.) 

Head Prosecutor, Public Security Department Ⅱ, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (2009-2010) 

Director, International Criminal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice (2009) 

Head Prosecutor, Public Security Department, Daegu District Prosecutors' Office (2008-2009) 

Legal Counsel, Northeast Asian History Foundation (2007-2008) 

Head Prosecutor, Criminal Department Ⅱ, Jeju District Prosecutors' Office (2006-2007) 

Deputy Head Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office (2005-2006) 

Public Prosecutor, International Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice (2002-2005) 

Public Prosecutor, Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office (1999-2002) 

Public Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (1997-1999) 

Public Prosecutor, Gyeongju Branch of Daegu District Prosecutors' Office (1995-1997) 

Public Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors' Office (1993-1995)

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Awards

  • Leading Individual, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Regulatory Compliance & Investigations (Legalease, 2020-2024) 
  • Commendation from Prosecutor General for Outstanding Achievement in Public Security (1998)

Publications/Activities
    • Legitimate Wiretapping Which Requires No Permission Under the Canadian Law (2000)

Education

    University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Canada (Visiting Scholar, 1999-2000) 

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1993) 

    Seoul National University (LL.B., 1988)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 1993

Languages

Korean and English

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Ho Keun RYU
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-1236      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




Ho Keun Ryu is an attorney in Kim & Chang’s Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. 

Before joining the firm in 2011, he served as a public prosecutor for 18 years. He acquired extensive experience with various types of criminal cases during his distinguished tenure at the Prosecutors’ Office and is familiar with criminal law issues related to labor-management disputes. 

Some of his representative cases include responding to strikes in the Korea Railroad labor union case (2010) and the Kia Motors labor union case (1998).

During his term in the Ministry of Justice, he dealt with various kinds of international legal affairs including extradition, mutual assistance in criminal matters, transfer of sentenced persons, and Korea-Singapore and Korea-Japan FTA negotiations. 






    Kim & Chang (2011.3.-Present) 

    Head Prosecutor, Criminal Department Ⅲ, Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (2010-2011.2.) 

    Head Prosecutor, Public Security Department Ⅱ, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (2009-2010) 

    Director, International Criminal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice (2009) 

    Head Prosecutor, Public Security Department, Daegu District Prosecutors' Office (2008-2009) 

    Legal Counsel, Northeast Asian History Foundation (2007-2008) 

    Head Prosecutor, Criminal Department Ⅱ, Jeju District Prosecutors' Office (2006-2007) 

    Deputy Head Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office (2005-2006) 

    Public Prosecutor, International Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice (2002-2005) 

    Public Prosecutor, Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office (1999-2002) 

    Public Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (1997-1999) 

    Public Prosecutor, Gyeongju Branch of Daegu District Prosecutors' Office (1995-1997) 

    Public Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors' Office (1993-1995)






Awards

  •   Leading Individual, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Regulatory Compliance & Investigations (Legalease, 2020-2024) 
  •   Commendation from Prosecutor General for Outstanding Achievement in Public Security (1998)

Publications/Activities

  •   Legitimate Wiretapping Which Requires No Permission Under the Canadian Law (2000)





Education

    University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Canada (Visiting Scholar, 1999-2000) 

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1993) 

    Seoul National University (LL.B., 1988)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 1993


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense ,  Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes ,  Labor & Employment