Hyung-Pyo CHOI - Kim & Chang

Bio

Hyung-Pyo Choi is an attorney at Kim & Chang who represents and advises clients in the areas of corporate investigation & white collar defense, employment litigation, banking, securities & finance litigation, construction & engineering defense, and product liability & consumer claims.

Mr. Choi worked in commercial affairs departments and labor departments at various levels of courts including the Seoul High Court and the Seoul Central District Court for 19 years. While at the Supreme Court of Korea, Mr. Choi served as an exclusive deputy researcher and criminal researcher for four years, conducting judicial research on diverse large-scale criminal cases. Mr. Choi was also primarily responsible for judicial administration concerning criminal trials in the Judicial Procedure Office of the National Court Administration and the Sentencing Commission of the Supreme Court of Korea.

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2021- Present)

Presiding Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2019-2021)

Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea (2015-2019)

Presiding Judge, Busan District Court (2014-2015)

Judge, Seoul High Court (2013-2014)

Director of Judicial Procedure, National Court Administration, Supreme Court of Korea (2012-2013)

Judge, Seoul High Court (additional post as Director of General Secretariat of Sentencing Commission, Supreme Court of Korea) (2011-2012)

Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2010-2011)

Judge, Suncheon Branch of Gwangju District Court (2007-2010)

Judge, Jangheung Branch of Gwangju District Court (2006-2007)

Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2004-2006)

Judge, Uijeongbu Branch of Seoul District Court (2002-2004)

Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Navy (1999-2002)

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Publications/Activities

Commentary on Criminal Law (Edition 3): General Provisions 1 (Co-author, Korean Association for Judicial Administration, 2020)
Commentary on Civil Law (Edition 5): General Provisions of Law of Obligations 4 (Co-author, Korean Association for Judicial Administration, 2020)
Elements of Stay in Another Country for Admissibility of Evidence Under Article 314 of Korean Criminal Procedure Code, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions Vol. 108 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2016)
Changes and Tasks for Sentencing Practice: Focusing on the Sentencing Guidelines and Sentencing Hearings, Justice, Vol. 146-3 (Korean Society of Law, 2015)