HONG, Su im Partner

Professional Experience

  • Partner Attorney, Sun Law Firm
  • Former Partner Attorney, Hyun Law Group (LLC)
  • Former Attorney, Roadmap Law Firm
  • Urban Redevelopment Project Coordinator, Seoul Metropolitan Government
  • Local Tax Review Committee Member, Gangnam District Office

Qualifications

  • Attorney at Law (Republic of Korea)
  • Certified Redevelopment Project Manager (Housing Environment Research Institute)

Education

  • 46th Class, Judicial Research and Training Institute
  • Passed the 56th Korean Bar Examination
  • LL.B., Department of Law, Ewha Womans University

Key Practice Areas

    [Redevelopment, Reconstruction, Small-Scale Maintenance Projects, and Remodeling Projects]
  • Handled injunctions prohibiting general and board meetings, suspension of resolution effects, and lawsuits for confirmation of resolution invalidity.
  • Managed administrative litigation for nullification or cancellation of approvals related to association establishment, project implementation plans, and management disposal plans.
  • Conducted lawsuits to confirm association member status and allocation beneficiary qualifications.
  • Handled injunctions to suspend the execution of duties, petitions for the appointment of interim association heads, and permission requests for convening interim general meetings.
  • Managed eviction lawsuits, enforcement injunctions for eviction, compulsory sale claims, and trust registration enforcement suits.
  • Handled compensation lawsuits for losses and litigation to cancel land expropriation decisions.
  • Managed disputes over construction fees and service charges.
  • Handled land partition lawsuits involving commercial area exclusions.
  • Managed tax litigation including cancellation of comprehensive real estate holding tax impositions and rejection of acquisition tax correction claims.
  • Handled various administrative appeals.
  • Reviewed construction contracts and agreements between reconstruction associations and commercial tenants.
  • Provided legal advisory services to numerous redevelopment and reconstruction associations, small-scale reconstruction associations, street housing associations, and remodeling housing cooperatives.

    [Regional Housing Association Projects]
  • Handled lawsuits for the return of contribution fees and confirmation of association member status.
  • Managed injunctions related to general meeting resolutions, including suspension of effects and confirmation of invalidity.
  • Handled litigation related to service fees and construction payments.

    [General Civil and Criminal Matters]
  • Handled lease and ownership disputes, management rights conflicts, service fee and construction payment claims, construction defect lawsuits, and claims involving unjust enrichment, damages, and indemnity.
  • Managed criminal defense cases involving defamation, obstruction of business, breach of fiduciary duty, embezzlement, and violations of the Urban Redevelopment Act.

Key Practice Areas

  • Certified Real Estate and Redevelopment/Reconstruction Specialist Attorney by the Korean Bar Association
  • Participated in a National Assembly policy forum on fast-tracking redevelopment projects under the “Nowon-type” model
  • Contributed columns to Korea Housing Economy Newspaper and Urban Economy Newspaper
  • Delivered lectures at the Urban Redevelopment Academy hosted by Gwangju Metropolitan City
  • Gave lectures on redevelopment and reconstruction at the Chungcheong Today Academy
  • Lectured in the Urban Redevelopment Expert Program at Konkuk University
  • Taught at the Redevelopment Project Practice Academy of the Korea Housing Economy Newspaper Lifelong Education Center
  • Delivered lectures at the Housing Development Academy hosted by Jungnang-gu, Seoul