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Areas of Expertise

Criminal, Administrative, Civil & Commercial Litigation; Corporate, Intellectual Property, Pharmaceutical, Environmental, International Transaction, Construction & Real Estate Cases

Education

Kyunggi High School

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

Seoul National University (Completed Coursework, LL.M.)

Freiburg University (Coursework, Ph.D.) in Germany

Hanyang University (Completed Coursework, Ph.D.)

Experience

- 14th Judicial Examination (1972) 

- Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1974)

- Judicial Officer, ROK Air Force

- Prosecutor & Senior Prosecutor, Daegu & Seoul District, Ministry of Justice, etc.

- Head of Yeoju Branch of Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office

- Chief of Planning Department of Supreme Prosecutors’ Office

- Chief of 1st & 2nd Prosecutors’ Department of Ministry of Justice

- Senior Prosecutor, Special Investigation Department, Busan & Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office 

- Administrator of Special Committee of Revision of Criminal Law 

- Test Organizer of Korean Bar & Administrative Examination

- Senior Prosecutor, 4th Criminal Department, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office 

- Legal Secretary of the President, Blue House

- Deputy Prosecutor General, Seoul & Busan District Prosecutors’ Office

- Chief Prosecutor, Northern Branch of Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office (Equivalent to the current Chief Prosecutor of Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office)

- Chief Prosecutor, Southern Branch of Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office (Equivalent to the current Chief Prosecutor of Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office)

- Member of Executive Committee, International Association of Prosecutors (IAP)

- Head of Department of Planning & Coordination, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office

- Chief Prosecutor, Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office

- Assistant Minister for Public Prosecutions of Ministry of Justice

- Chief Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office

- Managing Partner, HWP Law Firm(2004-2014)

- Chairman, Korean Association of Criminal Case Studies

- Chairman, Korean Institute of Forensic Science

- President, Korean Notaries Association & International Union of Notaries Asian Region

- Director, Korean Bar Association; Vice-Chairman, the Korean Arbitrators Association, Inc. 

- Registered Certified Tax Accountant & Patent Attorney

- Director, Institute of Global Management (IGM); Chairman, 700 CEO Club (IGMP)

- External Director, GS Group & Woongjin Think Big

- Senior Legal Advisor, SK Telecom & KT

- Senior Advisor, SungJung Cultural Foundation; Director, Wagner Gesellschaft Korea

- Chairman, The Korean Association of Criminal Procedure Law

- President, Korean Institute of Criminology(KIC) under Prime Minster’s Office

- President, Korean Alumni Association of Freiburg University

- President, Alumni Association of School of Law of Seoul National University

- President, Kyunggi Law Association

- Head, Election Commission of Korean Notaries Association

- Senior Legal Advisor, 3650 District of Rotary International

- Senior Legal Advisor, Central Association of ChungCheong Hometown Club

Awards and Decorations

- Red Stripes, Order of Service Merit; Service Merit Medal of Honor

- Achievement Award, London General Meeting, IAP

- Achievement Award, Chairman of IGM 700 CEO Club

- Certificate of Merit, 3650 District of Rotary International 

(Senior Legal Advisor & Chairman of Hoehyeon Club Seoul)

- Certificate of Honor, Chairman of Buyeo Residents’ Association in Seoul 

Representative Legal Cases

- Acquisition of Daehan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. by Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 

- Tax Evasion Case of Dongbu Group

- Political Fund Case of a President of a Political Party

- Bribe-Offering Case for Exclusive Distributor of HP

- Malfeasance Case of Marine Fuel-Purchase of Hyundai Merchant Marine, Inc. 

- Bribe-Offering Case related to Bidding of Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

- Real-Estate Speculation Case of Director of Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy

- Illegal Loan Case of Federation of Savings Bank

- Unfair Competition Case of an Electronic Corporation

- Violation of Medical Service Law Case of a 1st Tier Hospital

- Legal Advice on Tax Evasion Case of Lone Star Funds 

Published Books and Theses

- 「Criminal Procedure Law」 New System Explanations

- 「Criminal Law」 New System Explanations

- Multiple-Choice Test for Criminal Procedure Law 

- Strategic Points of Multiple-Choice Test for Criminal Law

- Introduction of Study Methodology of Criminal Law

- A Study on the Exclusionary Rule of Illegally Obtained Evidence under Criminal Act

- A Study on Criminal Responsibility and Treatment of the Mentally Disordered Offenders

- 「Questioning upon History; and Answering upon Future」

- 「Wind Feels Anew- Gone up the Stairs」 (Co-Author)