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Barun Law
BARUN LAW BUILDING
92 GIL 7, TEHERAN-RO, GANGNAM-GU
SEOUL 06181, KOREA
South Korea
BARUN LAW BUILDING
92 GIL 7, TEHERAN-RO, GANGNAM-GU
SEOUL 06181, KOREA
South Korea
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Hyun Woong Kim
02-3479-5791 hyunwoong.kim@barunlaw.com
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Experience
- 2020 ~ Present Managing Partner, Barun Law LLC
- 2018 ~ 2020 Attorney, Kim Hyun Woong Law Office
- 2015 ~ 2016 The 64th Minister of Justice of the Republic of Korea
- 2015 Chief Prosecutor, Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office
- 2013 ~ 2015 Vice Minister of Justice of the Republic of Korea
- 2013 Chief Prosecutor, Busan High Prosecutors’ Office
- 2012 ~ 2013 Chief Prosecutor, Gwangju High Prosecutors’ Office
- 2011 ~ 2012 Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2010 ~ 2011 Chief Prosecutor, Chuncheon District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2009 ~ 2010 Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Busan High Prosecutors’ Office
- 2009 Senior Prosecutor of the Criminal Department, Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office
- 2008 ~ 2009 Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2007 ~ 2008 Head of Office of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Justice
- 2006 ~ 2007 Senior Prosecutor of Special Investigation 1 Department, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2004 ~ 2006 Deputy Director General of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Justice
- 2003 ~ 2004 Prosecutor, Busan High Prosecutors’ Office (Secondment to Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation)
- 2002 ~ 2003 Head of Criminal and Civil Litigation Department, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office of the Republic of Korea
- 2001 ~ 2002 Senior Prosecutor of Special Investigation Department, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2000 ~ 2001 Chief Prosecutor of Sokcho Branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1997 ~ 2000 Research Officer, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office of the Republic of Korea
- 1994 ~ 1997 Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1992 ~ 1994 Prosecutor, Mokpo Branch of Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1990 ~ 1992 Prosecutor, Busan District Prosecutors’ Office
Education
Education
- 1995 ~ 1996Visiting Scholar, Peking University Law School (as overseas training for prosecutors)
- 1987Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (16th)
- 1984Passed the Bar Exam (26th)
- 1992Seoul National University Graduate School (Commercial Law, LL.M.)
- 1982College of Law, Seoul National University
- 1977Gwangju Jeil High School
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > Dispute resolution: local firms
Comprised of former judges and prosecutors, the team at Barun Law is led by a consortium of specialists, including managing partner Cheoll Park, who handles civil and family law proceedings. Other notable members of the team include Yongkyun Kim, who acts for Korean heavy industry companies and construction corporations, Ho Chul Suk and Donghoon Lee, who handle administrative litigation and public cases respectively. Jae Peel Park and Hyun Woong Kim are also key contacts in the group.