SOUTH KOREA Law and Practice Contributed by: Soo Bong Jung, Jinwook Song, Jinwon Choi and Jiyoung Sohn, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC was founded in 1980 and is a full-service law firm covering all major practice areas, including corporate law, mergers and acquisitions transactions, dispute resolution (arbitration and litiga - tion), white-collar criminal defence, competition law, tax law, capital markets law, finance, intellectual prop - erty, employment law, real estate, technology, media and telecoms, maritime, and insurance matters. With more than 650 professionals located across its of - fices in Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hanoi,
Ho Chi Minh City, Yangon and Dubai, it offers clients a wide range of expertise through a vast network of offices. The firm is composed of a diverse mix of Korean and foreign attorneys, tax advisers, indus - try analysts, former government officials, and other specialists. A number of its professionals are multi - lingual and have worked at well-known law firms in other countries, enabling them to assist international clients as well as Korean clients abroad successfully with cross-border transactions.
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Soo Bong Jung joined BKL in 2019 after 23 years of distinguished service at various prosecutors’ offices. Among other appointments, he served as the head of the cybercrime investigation team, spearheading the
Jinwon Choi is a partner at BKL and specialises in high-profile criminal cases, focusing on corporate and economic crimes, intellectual
property, fair trade, labour, serious industrial accidents, compliance investigations and ESG. He holds an LLB from Seoul National University and an LLM from Emory University School of Law. Choi has served as a judge advocate at the ministry of justice and the Prosecutors’ Office. He is a member of the National Police Agency’s Investigation Performance Evaluation Committee and a lecturer on industrial accident prevention at Korea Enterprises Federation. He has been recognised and received several industry accolades for his expertise.
introduction of digital forensic investigations to Korean prosecutors, and leads a group of experts at BKL’s in-house forensic lab dedicated to digital forensic analysis and e-discovery. Distressed clients involved in intellectual property infringement or complicated financial crime investigations especially seek Soo Bong’s advice. He is a graduate of the Law Department at Seoul National University and received his LLM degree from Columbia Law School in 2003.
Jinwook Song is a partner at BKL and a key member of the criminal defence team and compliance team. He advises both domestic and foreign clients on corporate internal control, financial management system
Jiyoung Sohn is a partner at BKL, known for representing a range of multinational companies in criminal investigations and potential actions before Korean regulators. She has extensive experience in corporate
analysis and codes of conduct. Jinwook graduated from Korea University Law School, completed the Judicial Research & Training Institute course, and acquired an LLM degree from Korea University Graduate School of Law with a thesis on property rights. He also received another LLM degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, and completed doctoral course work at Korea University Graduate School of Law.
investigations and regulatory matters concerning a variety of issues, including fraud, embezzlement, bribery, sexual harassment and auto industry regulations. She assists clients with navigating complex crisis management situations and primarily focuses on the auto and consumer goods industries. She earned a BA in Political Science from Yale University and a JD from University of Pennsylvania Law School. Prior to her legal career, Ms Sohn worked as a management consultant at Accenture. She is currently admitted to the New York Bar.
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