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Jeffrey D. JONES Foreign Attorney (Admitted in California and Illinois)

T.+82-2-3703-1140 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Jeffrey D. JONES Foreign Attorney
Jeffrey D. JONES Foreign Attorney

Jeffrey D. JONESForeign Attorney (Admitted in California and Illinois)

T.+82-2-3703-1140 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.jdjones@kimchang.com

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Bio

Jeffrey D. Jones has been with Kim & Chang since 1980. He started practicing law in 1978 with Baker & McKenzie in their Chicago and Tokyo offices.

Mr. Jones is active in civic and charitable activities as well. He served five terms as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and three terms as President of the Seoul Club. Mr. Jones organized and presently serves as Chairman of a nonprofit foundation, Partners for the Future, providing scholarships, job training, aid and other assistance to the unemployed and their families in Korea. He concurrently serves as Chairman of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Korea.

Mr. Jones serves as advisor to several organizations and government agencies in Korea including the Seoul International Business Advisory Council and Foreign Investment Advisory Council of Seoul City. Mr. Jones provides advice and assistance to several NGOs and he is currently a board member of Korea Green Foundation, International Vaccine Institute and Fulbright Foundation. Mr. Jones was appointed by President Roh Moo Hyun to be a member of the Regulatory Reform Commission. For his service to the Korean economy, Mr. Jones was awarded the Bronze Tower of Industrial Merit by President Kim Dae Jung.

Profile

Experience

Board of Directors, SPC SAMLIP CO., LTD. (2023.3.-Present)

Commissioner, Commission for Fair Play in Sport, Korea Sports & Olympic Committee (2016.3.-Present)

Board of Directors, GM Korea (2015.9.-2018.3.)

President, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Korea (2015.6.-Present)

Board of Directors, Visteon Corporation (2010.10.-Present)

Board of Directors, POSCO (2004.3.-2010.2.)

Board of Directors, Doosan Corporation (2004.3.-2010.3.)

CEO, Gyeonggi English Culture Foundation (2003.5.-2006.2.)

Board of Directors, The Community Chest of Korea (2003.1.-2006.12.)

Chairman, Partners for The Future Foundation (2002.2.-Present)

Chairman of Board of Governors, American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (1998.8.-2002.12., 2017.7.-2021.12.)

Kim & Chang (1980-Present)

Baker & Mckenzie, Chicago, US (1979-1980)

Baker & Mckenzie, Tokyo, Japan (1978-1979)

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Awards

  • Presidential Order of Industrial Merit, Bronze Tower (1999.10.)

Publications/Activities
    • European Lawyer Reference – Gaming Law (First & Second edition): "South Korea" chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2012, 2014)
    • I AM AFRAID OF KOREA (Joongang M&B, ed. 2000)
    • Licensing Operations in Korea, an introduction to the Law and Legal System of Korea 733 (S.H. Song, ed. 1983)

Education

    Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1978)

    Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1975)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, California, 1978; Illinois, 1980

Languages

English and Korean

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Jeffrey D. JONES
Foreign Attorney (Admitted in California and Illinois)


T. +82-2-3703-1140      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Jeffrey D. Jones has been with Kim & Chang since 1980. He started practicing law in 1978 with Baker & McKenzie in their Chicago and Tokyo offices.

Mr. Jones is active in civic and charitable activities as well. He served five terms as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and three terms as President of the Seoul Club. Mr. Jones organized and presently serves as Chairman of a nonprofit foundation, Partners for the Future, providing scholarships, job training, aid and other assistance to the unemployed and their families in Korea. He concurrently serves as Chairman of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Korea.

Mr. Jones serves as advisor to several organizations and government agencies in Korea including the Seoul International Business Advisory Council and Foreign Investment Advisory Council of Seoul City. Mr. Jones provides advice and assistance to several NGOs and he is currently a board member of Korea Green Foundation, International Vaccine Institute and Fulbright Foundation. Mr. Jones was appointed by President Roh Moo Hyun to be a member of the Regulatory Reform Commission. For his service to the Korean economy, Mr. Jones was awarded the Bronze Tower of Industrial Merit by President Kim Dae Jung.






    Board of Directors, SPC SAMLIP CO., LTD. (2023.3.-Present)

    Commissioner, Commission for Fair Play in Sport, Korea Sports & Olympic Committee (2016.3.-Present)

    Board of Directors, GM Korea (2015.9.-2018.3.)

    President, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Korea (2015.6.-Present)

    Board of Directors, Visteon Corporation (2010.10.-Present)

    Board of Directors, POSCO (2004.3.-2010.2.)

    Board of Directors, Doosan Corporation (2004.3.-2010.3.)

    CEO, Gyeonggi English Culture Foundation (2003.5.-2006.2.)

    Board of Directors, The Community Chest of Korea (2003.1.-2006.12.)

    Chairman, Partners for The Future Foundation (2002.2.-Present)

    Chairman of Board of Governors, American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (1998.8.-2002.12., 2017.7.-2021.12.)

    Kim & Chang (1980-Present)

    Baker & Mckenzie, Chicago, US (1979-1980)

    Baker & Mckenzie, Tokyo, Japan (1978-1979)






Awards

  •   Presidential Order of Industrial Merit, Bronze Tower (1999.10.)

Publications/Activities

  •   European Lawyer Reference – Gaming Law (First & Second edition): "South Korea" chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2012, 2014)
  •   I AM AFRAID OF KOREA (Joongang M&B, ed. 2000)
  •   Licensing Operations in Korea, an introduction to the Law and Legal System of Korea 733 (S.H. Song, ed. 1983)





Education

    Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1978)

    Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1975)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, California, 1978; Illinois, 1980


Languages
  •    English and Korean





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