Hoon Koo YEO - Kim & Chang

Bio

Hoon Koo Yeo is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in the areas of litigation with a focus on insurance corporate, construction, and general administrative cases.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Yeo served as a judge for 24 years. Mr. Yeo took charge of various large-scale construction cases as a presiding judge of a construction specialized civil panel at the Seoul Central District Court and dealt with many kinds of cases related to insurance corporate governance and M&A as a presiding judge of a corporation and commerce specialized civil panel at the same court. He also handled administrative cases and tax law cases as a presiding judge of an administrative panel at Suwon District Court.

Mr. Yeo authored various publications, including “Review of the Controversial Issues on the Warranty Liability of a Person Who Constructs and Parcels Out Collective Housing,” “Key Points in the Judicial Conciliation of Construction Cases,” and “Standard of Judgment on the Competency of the Witness of Young Children.”

Mr. Yeo received an LL.M. from Seoul National University Graduate School of Law in 1986 and his LL.B. from Seoul National University College of Law in 1984. He attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 1989. He is admitted to the Korean bar.

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2013-Present)

Chief Judge, Pyeongtaek Branch of Suwon District Court (2012-2013)

Presiding Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court (2011-2012)

Presiding Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2008-2011)

Presiding Judge, Suwon District Court (2006-2008)

Presiding Judge, Daejeon District Court (2004-2006)

Professor (Judge), Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2002-2004)

Judge, Seoul High Court (2001-2002)

Judge, Seoul Administrative Court (2000-2001)

Judge, Western Branch of Seoul District Court (1998-2000)

Judge, Seoul District Court (1996-1998)

Judge, Cheongju District Court (1995-1996)

Judge, Yeongdong Branch of Cheongju District Court (1993-1995)

Judge, Southern Branch of Seoul District Court (1991-1993)

Judge, Suwon District Court (1989-1991)

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Publications/Activities

[Publications]

Key Points in the Judicial Conciliation of Construction Cases (Seoul Central District Court Conciliation Committee, 2008)
Standard of Judgment on the Competency of the Witness of Young Children (Criminal Case Studies, 2006)
Review of the Controversial Issues on the Warranty Liability of a Person Who Constructs and Parcels Out Collective Housing (Issues of Civil Trial, 2003)
Location of the Amount Obtained by Disposing the Property of the Non-Resident Ancestor Prior to the Commencement Date of Inheritance, which Conforms to Inheritance Tax and Gift Tax Act Article 15 (1) 1 (Administrative Trial Manual – Materials, 2001)
Acquisition of Ownership of an Article which is an Object of Auction in Auction for Exercise of Security Right (Trial Materials, 1995)
Admissibility as Evidence of the Protocol in which the Public Prosecutor Recorded a Statement of an Accomplice (Criminal Case Studies, 1993)
A Study on the Protection of Beneficial Shareholders under the Securities Depository System (LL.M. thesis, 1986)

[Activities]

Lecturer, “Efficient Trial Know-How in Handling the Civil Cases which Bring Up Social Issues,” Trial Know-how Seminar (Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea, 2012)