Professional Experience

• Head of Legal Affairs and Fund Compliance Officer, KB Investment
• Attorney, LIN Law Firm
• Attorney, HUTEC Law Firm
• Attorney, DR&AJU Law Group
• Passed the 6th Korean Bar Examination (2017)
• Patent Attorney, Mechanical Team, KBK Patent & Law Firm
• Patent Attorney, Mechanical Team, Cheongun Patent & Law Office
• Passed the 46th Korean Patent Attorney Examination (2009)

Qualifications

• Attorney at Law (since 2017)
• Patent Attorney (since 2009)

Education

• Master of Laws (LL.M.), Sungkyunkwan University Law School
• B.S. in Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul
• Kyungseong High School

Key Practice Areas

[VC / Corporate Legal Affairs]
• Review of investment agreements for SMEs and venture companies
• Establishment and governance of venture investment associations and private equity funds (PEF)
• Legal due diligence for mergers and acquisitions
• General corporate advisory: shareholder meetings, board governance, contracts, rehabilitation and bankruptcy
[Intellectual Property]
• Patent infringement litigation, damage claims, invalidation and confirmation trials
• Trademark invalidation appeals and cancellation trials
• Copyright, design infringement, and related damage claims
• Unfair competition and trade secret infringement under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act
• Advisory services to the Korean Intellectual Property Office and the Korea Invention Promotion Association
[Civil & Criminal Matters]
• Capital Markets Act and fraud cases involving asset management firms
• Bid rigging and embezzlement cases involving construction companies
• Fraud and illegal fundraising (Ponzi scheme) cases
• Sexual assault and harassment cases
• Tax evasion and narcotics-related offenses
• Civil litigation: subcontracting, property transfer registration, tort liability claims

Key Practice Areas

• Member, IP Subcommittee of the Academic Committee, Korean Bar Association (2020–2023)
• Examiner for the 2nd Phase of the 47th Patent Attorney Examination (Thermodynamics), 2010