Mr Keonjoo Lee > Shin & Kim > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Shin & Kim
23TH FLOOR, D-TOWER (D2)
17 JONGNO 3-GIL, JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03155
South Korea
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Work Department

Litigation.

Position

Partner.

Career

Shin & Kim (2015.3 – Present); Vice President, Judicial Research and Training Institute , Supreme Court (2013.12); Chief Prosecutor, Daejeon District Public Prosecutors’ Office (2013.4); Deputy Minister for Crime Prevention Policy, Ministry of Justice (2012.7); Director General, Planning Department, Legal Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Justice (2011.8); Deputy Prosecutor General, Gwangju District Public Prosecutors’ Office (2010.7); Chief Prosecutor, Ansan Branch, Suwon District Public Prosecutors’ Office (2009.8); Deputy Prosecutor General, Uijeongbu District Public Prosecutors’ Office (2009); Officer of Forensic Science Planning, Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office (2008); Prosecutor, Daegu High Public Prosecutor’s Office (Dispatched to National Intelligence Service) (2007).

Languages

Korean and English.

Memberships

Korean and Seoul Bar Associations.

Education

Sungkyunkwan University, Graduate School of Business (MBA, 2013); Seoul National University, College of Engineering, Advanced Industrial Strategy Program (The 36th AIP Class) (2006); Queen Mary and Westfield College of London University, the U.K. (Intellectual Property) (1996); Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea (1988); Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B., 1986).

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Regulatory: compliance and investigations: local firms

Shin & Kim‘s experienced criminal defence and investigations team ‘perform outstandingly,’ in the full range of white-collar defence trials, industrial safety accident cases, and police investigations among others. Keonjoo Lee heads the practice. Former prosecutor Dong-Shin Yeom specialises in handling high profile financial criminal investigations and corruption decades, with over two decades of experience in the field. Tak-Kyun Hong is an expert in cross-border white-collar litigation and criminal IP infringements. Seong-Jin Choi heads the international criminal defence practice, and handles the full range of financial, high-tech, and corporate crimes.