Dentons Lee

Criminal Litigation, Customs Law, Fair Trade, Litigation and Dispute Resolutions, Mergers & Acquisitions

Senior Attorney

• Senior Attorney, Dentons Lee (formerly Lee International Law Office), 2006-2009, 2011-present
• Dean, Chungnam National University Law School, 2009-2011
• Chief Prosecutor, Daegu High Prosecutor’s Office, 2005
• Chief Prosecutor, Daejeon High Prosecutor’s Office, 2004-2005
• Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Central Prosecutor’s Office, 2004
• Chief Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office, 2003
• Chief Prosecutor, Chungju District Prosecutor’s Office, 2002-2003
• Manager, Drug Section of Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office, 2001-2002
• Manager, Planning Section of Inservice Education Institute of Law, 2000-2001
• Chief Prosecutor, Western Office of Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office, 1999-2000
• Crime Information Planner, Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office, 1999
• Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Chunju District Prosecutor’s Office, 1998-1999
• Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Western Office of Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office, 1997-1998
• Prosecutor, Organized Crime Section of Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office, 1995-1997
• Senior Prosecutor, Specialty Section of the Western Office of Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office, 1993-1995
• Senior Prosecutor, Public Peace Section of Busan District Prosecutor’s Office, 1993
• Chief, Third Public Peace Section of Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office, 1991-1992
• Researcher, Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office, 1990
• Chief Prosecutor, Kang Kyung Office of Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office, 1989
• Instructor, Judicial Education Institute for Legal Task, 1987
• Prosecutor, Sun-Chun Office of Kwangju District Prosecutor’s Office, 1986
• Prosecutor, Nam-Bu Office of Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office, 1983
• Prosecutor, Chun-An Office of Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office, 1982
• Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office, 1979
• Solicitor, Republic of Korea Air Force, 1976

English, Korean

• Korean Bar Association
• Seoul Bar Association

• Sungkyunkwan University Graduate School, 2001, LLD
• University of Michigan, 1986
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea, 1976
• Sungkyunkwan University Graduate School, 1974, LLM
• Sungkyunkwan University, 1972, LLB

Dr. Young-Jae Seo has more than 30 years of litigation experience in both the public and private sectors. Dr. Seo regularly advises domestic and foreign clients on criminal matters with a strong focus on white collar crimes including breach of trust, breach of fiduciary duty, finance and securities, labor, fair trade and insurance matters. Dr. Seo is widely recognized as one of the leading criminal defense lawyers in Korea and recently represented former executives of Lone Star Fund before the courts and National Assembly hearings.