JOOWON 
Historical Law Firm

40+ Selected Lawyers and Experts (Patent and Tax Lawyers included) including but not limited to the following Korea and Foreign Lawyers for your cross-border arbitration cases:

Kun Kae Lee, Esq., a graduate of Seoul National Univ., Seoul National Univ. Law School, Judicial Research and Training Institute (Top of the Class) and Harvard Graduate School, former judge advocate of Korea Army, former high-ranking prosecutor of South Korea, former Chief of Seoul National Police, former Legislator of National Assembly of Korea, and founder and current Managing Partner of JOOWON. For more information on JOOWON lawyers.
 

Kwangjin Kim, Esq., a graduate of Seoul National Univ. (B.A.) and Korea Univ. (J.D.), former judge advocate of Korea Army, and Partner of JOOWON is a former or current legal advisor to the following:

A. Central Government of South Korea: Financial Services Commission, Financial Supervisory Service, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea Air Force as well as the public enterprises including Korea Expressway Corporation, Korea Tourism Organization, Busan Port Authority, Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation, KORAIL Networks

B. Public Institutions: National Science and Technology Council (NST), Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE), Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety and Security, Korea Social Security Information Service, Korea Content Agency, Korea Fisheries Resources Corporation, Korea Energy Agency, Gyeonggi Innovation Center for Creative Economy, Defense Transition Education Center, Incheon International Airport Security, Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Korea Publication Industry Promotion Agency, Arts Management Center

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SeokHyun Hong, Esq., a graduate of Seoul National Univ. (cum laude) and Korea Univ. Law School (Top of the Class), former judge advocate of Korea Army, former associate at Kim & Chang, former seconded lawyer to Google Payment Co. Korea, and current Partner at JOOWON.​

 

Jinwook Kim, Esq., a graduate of Sungkyunkwan Univ. (J.D.) and a Partner of JOOWON LLC is:
 

1. Member of the Personal Information Protection Commission (Current)

2. Member of the Central Administrative Appeals Commission (Current)

3. Director of the Korean Legal Institute for ICT (Current)

4. Member of the Public Data Dispute Mediation Committee (Current)

5. Mediator of the Online Advertising Dispute Mediation Committee at the Korea Internet & Security Agency (Current)

6. Legal Director of the Korea Information Security Society
(Member of the Personal Information Protection Research Group, CPS Security Research Group, and Defense Technology Protection Research Group) (Current)

7. Research Committee Member on Telecommunications Deliberation System at the Korea

8. Communications Standards Commission (Current)

9. Auditor of the Korea Energy Information & Culture Foundation (Current)

10. Director of the Korea Gambling Problem Prevention and Treatment Center at the Korea Gambling Control Commission (Current)

11. Advisory Attorney at the Korea Brain Research Institute (Current)

12. Member of the Seed Dispute Mediation Council at the Korea Forest Service (Current)

13. Member of the Project Management Committee for the Brain Korea (BK) 21

14. Program at the National Research Foundation of Korea (Former)

15. Member of the Internet Election Reporting Deliberation Committee at the National Election Commission (Former)

16. National Assembly Legislative Support Committee Member (Science and Technology Information, Broadcasting and Telecommunications Sectors) (Former)

17. Member of the Special Advisory Committee on Telecommunications, Korea 18. Communications Standards Commission (Former)

18. Member of the Task Force for Re-establishing the Concept of Household Telecommunications Expenses, Telecommunications Usage System Division, Telecommunications Policy Bureau, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (Former)

19. Research Committee Member on ICT-based Smart Life, National Assembly (Former)

20. Research Committee Member on the Enactment of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Development of Cloud Computing and Protection of Users, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (Former)

21. Reviewer for Technology-Combined Services, New Media Policy Division, Broadcasting 22. Promotion Policy Bureau, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (Former)

Research Committee Member on Support for Data Broadcasting Activation, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (Former)

23. Research Committee Member on Basic Directions and Tasks for Mid-to-Long-Term Broadcasting Policy, Korea Communications Commission (Former)

Research Committee Member on Policy Measures for Improving Ownership and Cross-Operation Regulations in the Broadcasting Sector, Korea Communications Commission (Former)

24. Research Committee Member on the Enactment of the Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Broadcasting and Telecommunications Development, Korea Communications Commission (Former)

25. Member of the Legislation Committee, Korean Bar Association (Former)

Legal Advisor, Korea Expressway Corporation (Former)

Korea Cloud Industry Association, Korea Radio Promotion Association, Korea Gas Station Association Legal Counsel (Former)

26. Legal Advisor for the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Data Agency, and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Former)

Legal Advisor for the Korea Nuclear Safety Foundation and Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (Former)

27. Member of the Clean Nomination Support Team for the 20th National Assembly Election (Former)

28. National Assembly Special Committee on Broadcasting Fairness, National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee

(Bill Review, Chairperson of the Frequency Subcommittee) Aide (Former)

Won Jun "Sam" Lee, Esq., a graduate of George Washington University (B.A.) and Washburn Law School (J.D.), former law clerk to a KCBA arbitrator, former judge advocate of Korea Army HQs, and former lead Foreign Counsel of market-leading business entities including SK Group's EPC projects business (Top 1% Talent of the SK Group), and current Director of Korea Real Estate Academy, Vice Chair of American Bar Association ILS Cross-Border Real Estate Committee, Steering Member of American Bar Association ILS Exports Control and International Sanctions Committee & International Contracts Committee, and Senior Foreign Counsel and Experts Member at JOOWON.  Sam has handled cross-border transactions involving several billions USD throughout his 13+ career and is also an exclusive contributor on several inter-related multi-disciplinary subjects including Real Estate, Construction, Sanctions, and AI for market-leading comparative law databases including Legal 500 and Lexology as well as a lecturer with Thompson Reuters Korea for leading in-house counsels.

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Other 40+ market-leading lawyers at JOOWON include current KCAB arbitrators, former high-ranking judges and prosecutors, current or former members of national, presidential or judicial advisory committees, current or former external advisors to various national government agencies or their committees, current or former adjunct professors (including one on Artificial Intelligence) of major universities, current or former directors of Korea Bar Association and other trade and professional associations.  Many of them are also particularly specialized in emerging fields such as blockchain technologies and artificial intelligence.  JOOWON's lawyers are very frequently cited by major news publications on a wide range of major public issues. 
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Alumni:
 

Current distinguished minister-level officers and top-level politicians including Legislators of the National Assembly of Korea of both major parties in S. Korea.

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