Mr Wu Cheol SONG > Bae, Kim & Lee LLC > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Tower B
Centropolis,
26 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu,
03161
South Korea
Wu Cheol SONG photo

Work Department

Tax, Litigation, Dispute Resolution

Position

After serving as judge for 23 years and 6 months, he joined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2013 as partner.

Career

Partner, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC(2013.10 – Present), Senior Judge, Seoul High Court/Chief Senior Judge Seoul Administrative Court(2013.02 – 2013.08), Chief Research Judge, Supreme Court(2011.02 – 2013.02), Senior Research Judge, Supreme Court(2010.02 – 2011.02), Senior Judge, Daejon High Court(2009.02 – 2010.02), Senior Judge, Seoul Central District Court(2007.02 – 2009.02), Inspector General for Judicial Ethics, National Court Administration(2006.02 – 2008.02), Senior Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court(2005.02 – 2007.02), Senior Judge, Uijeongbu Court Branch for Seoul District Court(2002.02 – 2005.02), Judge, Seoul High Court(1999.03 – 2002.02), Director of Judicial Research, Supreme Court Library of Korea(1998.05 – 2000.07), Judge, Seongnam Court Branch for Suwon District Court(1998.03 – 1999.02), Judge, Uijeongbu Court Branch for Seoul District Court(1997.02 – 1998.02),
Judge, Jeju District Court(1994.03 – 1997.02), Judge, Seoul Criminal District Court(1992.02 – 1994.02), Judge, Eastern Court Branch for Seoul District Court(1990.03 – 1992.02), Judge Advocate, Korean Army(1987.05 – 1990.02)

Languages

Korean, and English

Memberships

Korean and Seoul Bar Association

Education

National Center for State Courts (NCSC) for training on specific issues(2002.05 – 2002.08), Berkeley University(1995.07 – 1996.05), Seoul National University Law School (LL.B.,1985)

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Dispute resolution: local firms

(Leading individuals)

Wu Cheol SongBae, Kim & Lee LLC

Praised for its ‘meticulous approach to conflict resolution’, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC handles the full range of civil, criminal, and commercial litigation. The experienced team is led by Soonik Kwon and Hyungsuk Lee, while Tony Dongwook Kang heads the arbitration and cross-border litigation group, handling contentious IPOs and financial services fraud cases. Eun Young Row has ‘unparalleled insight’ when representing major clients in breach of trust, embezzlement, and other contentious financial litigation. Other key contacts in the group include Jungil Moon and Wu Cheol Song.