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Junho HONG Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-4605 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Junho HONG Attorney
Junho HONG Attorney

Junho HONGAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-4605 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.junho.hong@kimchang.com

Areas of Expertise

Bio

Junho Hong is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in the areas of civil litigation, white collar criminal defense and criminal issues related to labor and employment laws. 

Mr. Hong is an expert in dealing with the operation of non-regular workers, disputes over pay, wage peak system, blanket wage system, illegal labor union strikes and statutory compliance matters, such as government audits and safety & health issues.

He is also experienced in working on cases dealing with the infringement of intellectual property rights such as patent rights and trademark rights. 

Before joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Hong served as a judge for 16 years. He sat on the bench of the civil division in Seoul Central District Court, which mainly deals with labor and employment cases, for two years. He dealt with intellectual property matters as well. He also worked as a presiding judge of the criminal division of the Suncheon Branch Court.

Mr. Hong co-authored “Annotation on the Labor Standards Act,” and “Annotation on the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act” published by the Korean Supreme Court Labor Law Research Society. He authored various articles including “Issues in Practice of Expended Legal Validity of a Collective Labour Agreement” and “Study on Validity of a Falling-off in Working Conditions.” He also wrote articles on legal issues regarding intellectual property, including “Parallel Importation of Genuine Goods.”

Mr. Hong has been a member of the Korea Association for Civil Cases Research since 1999, the Korea Criminal Case Study Society since 1998 and the Korea Association for Informedia Law since 2000. He also has been a member of the Association for Labor Law and Practice at the Supreme Court of Korea since 1997 and has served as deputy chairman since February, 2023.

Mr. Hong received an LL.B. from Seoul National University in 1991 and earned an LL.M. in civil proceedings from Harvard Law School in 2005. He also attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea. He was admitted to the Korea bar in 1994.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2013.3.-Present) 

Presiding Judge, Seongnam Branch Court (2010-2012) 

Expert Counsel, Sentencing Guideline Commission (2010-2011) 

Presiding Judge, Suncheon Branch Court (2009) 

Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2008) 

Director of Planning, Court Administration Ministry (2006-2007) 

Judge, Seoul High Court (2005) 

Judge, Seoul Northern District Court (2004) 

Judge, Daejeon District Court (2003) 

Judge, Gongju Branch Court (2001-2002) 

Judge, Seoul Dongbu District Court (1999-2000) 

Judge, Seoul Central District Court (1997-1998)

Representative Mattersshow

  • Carried out many lawsuits regarding ordinary wage cases, including an ordinary wage issue case involving an oral argument before a full bench of the Supreme Court. 
  • Carried out many civil and criminal lawsuits regarding in-house subcontracting issues, including a case about a major domestic auto company. 
  • Carried out a lawsuit regarding a legal definition of employees claimed by an executive of the branch of a global enterprise and a lawsuit regarding a delegated person of a large domestic company. 
  • Carried out many lawsuits regarding effectiveness and legal effect of Wage Peak System and Comprehensive Wage System.
  • Carried out a criminal lawsuit regarding legitimacy of the recruitment process of a domestic financial company. 
  • Carried out many lawsuits regarding disputes between IT companies, including a case involving the domestic business of a global web portal company. 
  • Carried out many lawsuits regarding trade secret cases, including a case on the overseas outflow of display technology. 

Representative Activitiesshow

Awards

  • Leading Lawyer, Legal Times: HR (Legal Times, 2023)
  • Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific: Labour and Employment (Delinian, 2022-2023)
  • Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021)
  • Acritas Star - Independently Rated Lawyers (Acritas, 2018-2019)
  • Leading Lawyer, Legal Times: Labor (Legal Times, 2017)

Publications/Activities
    • Annotations for Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act - revised edition (Co-author, Academy of Labor Standards Act in Supreme Court of Korea, 2023)
    • Study on Validity of Comprehensive Wage System and Principle of Minimum Standard, Human Rights and Justice Vol. 488 (Korean Bar Association, 2020)
    • Annotations for Labor Standards Act - revised edition (Co-author, Academy of Labor Standards Act in Supreme Court of Korea, 2020) 
    • Study on Whether the Successor from a Co-owner Should Conform the Contract among the Co-owners, Journal of Private Case Law Studies (Academy of Private Case Law Studies, 2011) 
    • Annotations for Labor Standards Act (Co-author, Academy of Labor Standards Act in Supreme Court of Korea, 2010) 
    • Trial Guideline for Criminal Cases with Foreign Defendants (Co-author, Gwangju District Court, 2009) 
    • Parallel Importation of Genuine Goods, Intellectual Properties Vol. 10 (2005) 
    • Starting Time of Exclusion Period of Creditor’s Right of Revocation (Case Studies for Civil and Criminal Trial, Seoul Northern District Court, 2004) 
    • Study on Presumptive or Selective Co-litigation (Case Studies Material Vol. 5, Daejeon District Court, 2003) 
    • Minority Shareholder Protection in the Sale of Control Block (The Reference Materials for Judicial Adjudication, 2001) 
    • Study on Concentrated Trial in Civil Cases of Small Claims, The Reference Materials for Judicial Adjudication Vol. 104 (Korean Court Library, 2001) 
    • Study on Effect of Acknowledgement about Transferring a Bill of Debt, Journal of Private Case Law Studies (Academy of Private Case Law Studies, 2001) 
    • Study on Validity of a Falling-off in Working Conditions (Korean Bar Association Journal, 1999) 
    • Issues in Practice of Expended Legal Validity of a Collective Labour Agreement (Korean Lawyers Association Journal, 1997) 
    • Issues in Practice of Selector’s Legal Status (Papers on Practical Issues of Seoul Central District Court, 1997)
       
    • Speaker, “Study on a Range of Application of the Duty of Fair Representation with Regard to the Negotiation Right of the Bargaining Representative Union” (Korean Supreme Court Labor Law Society, 2016.7.) 
    • Designated discussion panelist, “Study on Validity of Agreement Between Employer and Union That Is Violating Enforcing Law and Applicability of Good Faith Theory,” Monthly Seminar (Academy of Private Law Case Studies, 2014.10.) 
    • Speaker, “Study on Judicial Determination Regarding Working Condition in Considered Employment or Duty for Employment Forced by Worker Dispatching Act” (Korean Supreme Court Labor Law Society, 2014.5.) 
    • Designated discussion panelist, “Analysis on Recent Court Ruling in Ordinary Wage Case” (Korean Supreme Court Labor Law Society, 2013.4.) 
    • “The Role of Intellectual Properties in Cross-Border Trade” (Center for Law & Technology of Seoul National University, 2005.11.) 
    • “Parallel Importation of Genuine Goods” (Study group for Intellectual Property in the Supreme Court of Korea, 2005.10.) 
    • Special Theme Lecturer, “Method for Systematic Job Accomplishment of Corporate Attorney” (Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea, 2005.10.)

Education

    Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2005)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1994)

    College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1992)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 1994

Languages

Korean and English

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Junho HONG
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-4605      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Junho Hong is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in the areas of civil litigation, white collar criminal defense and criminal issues related to labor and employment laws. 

Mr. Hong is an expert in dealing with the operation of non-regular workers, disputes over pay, wage peak system, blanket wage system, illegal labor union strikes and statutory compliance matters, such as government audits and safety & health issues.

He is also experienced in working on cases dealing with the infringement of intellectual property rights such as patent rights and trademark rights. 

Before joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Hong served as a judge for 16 years. He sat on the bench of the civil division in Seoul Central District Court, which mainly deals with labor and employment cases, for two years. He dealt with intellectual property matters as well. He also worked as a presiding judge of the criminal division of the Suncheon Branch Court.

Mr. Hong co-authored “Annotation on the Labor Standards Act,” and “Annotation on the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act” published by the Korean Supreme Court Labor Law Research Society. He authored various articles including “Issues in Practice of Expended Legal Validity of a Collective Labour Agreement” and “Study on Validity of a Falling-off in Working Conditions.” He also wrote articles on legal issues regarding intellectual property, including “Parallel Importation of Genuine Goods.”

Mr. Hong has been a member of the Korea Association for Civil Cases Research since 1999, the Korea Criminal Case Study Society since 1998 and the Korea Association for Informedia Law since 2000. He also has been a member of the Association for Labor Law and Practice at the Supreme Court of Korea since 1997 and has served as deputy chairman since February, 2023.

Mr. Hong received an LL.B. from Seoul National University in 1991 and earned an LL.M. in civil proceedings from Harvard Law School in 2005. He also attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea. He was admitted to the Korea bar in 1994.






    Kim & Chang (2013.3.-Present) 

    Presiding Judge, Seongnam Branch Court (2010-2012) 

    Expert Counsel, Sentencing Guideline Commission (2010-2011) 

    Presiding Judge, Suncheon Branch Court (2009) 

    Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2008) 

    Director of Planning, Court Administration Ministry (2006-2007) 

    Judge, Seoul High Court (2005) 

    Judge, Seoul Northern District Court (2004) 

    Judge, Daejeon District Court (2003) 

    Judge, Gongju Branch Court (2001-2002) 

    Judge, Seoul Dongbu District Court (1999-2000) 

    Judge, Seoul Central District Court (1997-1998)






  •   Carried out many lawsuits regarding ordinary wage cases, including an ordinary wage issue case involving an oral argument before a full bench of the Supreme Court. 
  •   Carried out many civil and criminal lawsuits regarding in-house subcontracting issues, including a case about a major domestic auto company. 
  •   Carried out a lawsuit regarding a legal definition of employees claimed by an executive of the branch of a global enterprise and a lawsuit regarding a delegated person of a large domestic company. 
  •   Carried out many lawsuits regarding effectiveness and legal effect of Wage Peak System and Comprehensive Wage System.
  •   Carried out a criminal lawsuit regarding legitimacy of the recruitment process of a domestic financial company. 
  •   Carried out many lawsuits regarding disputes between IT companies, including a case involving the domestic business of a global web portal company. 
  •   Carried out many lawsuits regarding trade secret cases, including a case on the overseas outflow of display technology. 





Awards

  •   Leading Lawyer, Legal Times: HR (Legal Times, 2023)
  •   Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific: Labour and Employment (Delinian, 2022-2023)
  •   Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021)
  •   Acritas Star - Independently Rated Lawyers (Acritas, 2018-2019)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Legal Times: Labor (Legal Times, 2017)

Publications/Activities

  •   Annotations for Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act - revised edition (Co-author, Academy of Labor Standards Act in Supreme Court of Korea, 2023)
  •   Study on Validity of Comprehensive Wage System and Principle of Minimum Standard, Human Rights and Justice Vol. 488 (Korean Bar Association, 2020)
  •   Annotations for Labor Standards Act - revised edition (Co-author, Academy of Labor Standards Act in Supreme Court of Korea, 2020) 
  •   Study on Whether the Successor from a Co-owner Should Conform the Contract among the Co-owners, Journal of Private Case Law Studies (Academy of Private Case Law Studies, 2011) 
  •   Annotations for Labor Standards Act (Co-author, Academy of Labor Standards Act in Supreme Court of Korea, 2010) 
  •   Trial Guideline for Criminal Cases with Foreign Defendants (Co-author, Gwangju District Court, 2009) 
  •   Parallel Importation of Genuine Goods, Intellectual Properties Vol. 10 (2005) 
  •   Starting Time of Exclusion Period of Creditor’s Right of Revocation (Case Studies for Civil and Criminal Trial, Seoul Northern District Court, 2004) 
  •   Study on Presumptive or Selective Co-litigation (Case Studies Material Vol. 5, Daejeon District Court, 2003) 
  •   Minority Shareholder Protection in the Sale of Control Block (The Reference Materials for Judicial Adjudication, 2001) 
  •   Study on Concentrated Trial in Civil Cases of Small Claims, The Reference Materials for Judicial Adjudication Vol. 104 (Korean Court Library, 2001) 
  •   Study on Effect of Acknowledgement about Transferring a Bill of Debt, Journal of Private Case Law Studies (Academy of Private Case Law Studies, 2001) 
  •   Study on Validity of a Falling-off in Working Conditions (Korean Bar Association Journal, 1999) 
  •   Issues in Practice of Expended Legal Validity of a Collective Labour Agreement (Korean Lawyers Association Journal, 1997) 
  •   Issues in Practice of Selector’s Legal Status (Papers on Practical Issues of Seoul Central District Court, 1997)
     
  •   Speaker, “Study on a Range of Application of the Duty of Fair Representation with Regard to the Negotiation Right of the Bargaining Representative Union” (Korean Supreme Court Labor Law Society, 2016.7.) 
  •   Designated discussion panelist, “Study on Validity of Agreement Between Employer and Union That Is Violating Enforcing Law and Applicability of Good Faith Theory,” Monthly Seminar (Academy of Private Law Case Studies, 2014.10.) 
  •   Speaker, “Study on Judicial Determination Regarding Working Condition in Considered Employment or Duty for Employment Forced by Worker Dispatching Act” (Korean Supreme Court Labor Law Society, 2014.5.) 
  •   Designated discussion panelist, “Analysis on Recent Court Ruling in Ordinary Wage Case” (Korean Supreme Court Labor Law Society, 2013.4.) 
  •   “The Role of Intellectual Properties in Cross-Border Trade” (Center for Law & Technology of Seoul National University, 2005.11.) 
  •   “Parallel Importation of Genuine Goods” (Study group for Intellectual Property in the Supreme Court of Korea, 2005.10.) 
  •   Special Theme Lecturer, “Method for Systematic Job Accomplishment of Corporate Attorney” (Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea, 2005.10.)





Education

    Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2005)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1994)

    College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1992)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 1994


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Labor & Employment ,  Employment Litigation ,  Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense ,  Intellectual Property ,  Trade Secret & Corporate Information Protection ,  Game, Resort & Entertainment ,  Technology, Media & Telecommunications ,  Litigation