Bio
Profile
Experience
Outside Legal Advisor, Ministry of the Interior and Safety (2016.2-Present)
Kim & Chang (2014-Present)
Senior Prosecutorial and Judicial Adviser, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Bangkok Office (2011-2014)
Foreign Correspondence Spokesperson, Secretariat for World Summit of Prosecutors-General, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2011)
Senior Researcher, Legal Research and Training Institute (2010-2011)
Director, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2009-2010)
Director of International Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice (2008-2009)
Senior Prosecutor/Director, Daegu/Incheon Prosecutors’ Office (2006-2008)
Associate Expert, UNODC Headquarters in Vienna (2002-2005)
State Attorney, Ministry of Justice (1999-2002)
Prosecutor, Seoul/Suweon/Seosan/Daejon District Prosecutors’ Office (1992-1998)
Representative Mattersshow
- Represented defense industry corporations in the prosecutors’ joint investigation on alleged corruption
- Served as counsel to a financial agency in multi-year investigation by a foreign government agency
- Defended a CEO of a corporation on an allegation of false reporting in violation of the Foreign Exchange Act
- Successfully led representation of a corporation in bid-rigging investigation and conducted internal investigation on the managers’ alleged misconduct
- Defended a global corporation on an alleged violation of industrial safety law and environment protection law
- Advocated a global auto company on an alleged violation of labor laws
- Assisted a global franchise company on an allegation of food safety law violation
- Provided assistance to a global investment company in a KFTC case
- Conducted internal investigation on employees' misconduct of embezzlement or breach of fiduciary duty in various multinational companies
- Served as counsel to a global service-sharing corporation in administrative investigations
- Delivered compliance training with regard to the Anti-Graft Act, Serious Accident Act and US FCPA
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Business Crime Defence & Investigations (Who’s Who Legal, 2023)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific: Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime (Chambers and Partners, 2023-2024)
- Commendation from the Minister of Justice (2002)
- Commendation from the Prosecutor-General (1996)
Publications/Activities
- Practice of International Criminal Tribunals (Co-author, Institute of Justice, 2011)
- International Criminal Evidence (Pakyoungsa, 2008)
- Organizer, Inaugural General Meeting of ARIN-AP (Asset Recovery Inter-agency Network of Asia-Pacific) (Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, 2011)
- Speaker, “FLC Bill of Korea,” KABA (Korean American Bar Association) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA (2008)
Education
Graduate School, Hanyang University (LL.D., 2008)
Columbia Law School (LL.M., 1998)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1992)
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1987)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 1992
Languages
Korean, English, German and French
Insights
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Recognitions
Ranked “Band 1” in 18 Areas, 86 “Leading Individuals” - Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
2023.12.15 -
Newsletters
Responding to Expanded SAPA Application Scope that Includes Smaller Businesses (50 Workers or Fewer)
2023.09.27 -
Newsletters
Key Details and Implications of Recent SAPA Court Decisions
2023.07.06 -
Recognitions
131 Professionals Selected as “National Leaders” – WWL: Korea 2023
2023.06.30 -
Newsletters
Latest Updates to Regulations under the Whistleblower Protection Act Propose Higher Financial Incentives
2023.01.12 -
Newsletters
SAPA Indictments and Their Implications
2023.01.06