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.