Australian Embassy, Seoul List of Local Lawyers 2012 Seoul, Busan and Daejeon

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1 Australian Embassy, Seoul List of Local Lawyers 2012 Seoul, Busan and Daejeon This list is provided for the information of Australian Travellers and those needing assistance in South Korea. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy but it does not purport to be an exhaustive list. The Australian Embassy in Seoul has prepared this list from information publicly available regarding lawyers practising in Seoul, Busan and Daejeon. By providing this information, the Embassy is not endorsing any of the lawyers named in the list or making any representation as to their willingness or ability to carry out legal work. The Embassy does not accept any responsibility for the quality of work performed by any lawyer Seoul AHNSE LAW OFFICES Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 10Fl SamWhan Building, 98-5 Unni Dong, Jongno Gu, Seoul Website: Speciality: International business transactions, corporate, banking and finance, employment law, immigration, franchising, intellectual property, family law, criminal and civil litigation Language: English and Korean Contact: Mr Lee, Sung Hoan AURORA LAW OFFICES Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 2 nd Fl. Taehwa Bldg 29 Insadong , Jongno-gu, Seoul Korea Website: hkkim@auroralaw.co.kr Speciality: Corporate Transactions, Company Secretarial, Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Employment & Labour, Business Immigration, Maritime & Admiralty, Employment Law Language: English and Korean Contact: Mr Kim, Hong Kyong

2 BAAK JANG & PARK Attorneys at Law Tel: (02) / Fax: (02) / Location: Purunsol Bldg. 3rd Floor Seocho 3-dong, Seochogu Seoul Website: bjp@lawbjp.com Speciality: Representation in Litigation, Arbitration, and Administrative Proceedings, and Providing Advice on International Affairs, Contracts, Investments, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Patents, Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, Reorganization, Banking, Securities, Communications and Media, Real Estate, Construction Law, Labour, Taxation, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Administrative Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law. Language: English, Japanese and Korean Contact: [English] Ms Son, Il Won [Japanese] Mr Park Hong Woo BAE, KIM & LEE Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: Hankook Tire Building 8-12th Floors Yeoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul Website: bkl@bkl.co.kr Speciality: Administration & Tax; Antitrust & Competition Law; Construction Law; Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy; Finance and Real Estate; Information Technology & Telecommunications; Intellectual Property & Patent; International Arbitration & Litigation; International Trade & Anti-Dumping; International and Corporate; Labour, Employment & Employee Benefits; Litigation and Arbitration; Mergers & Acquisitions; Securities, Banking & Finance; Transportation & Insurance; White Collar Crime; Chinese; Japanese Language: English, Korean, French, German, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese Contact: S. Ahn BARUN LAW Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 5 th Fl. Barun Law Bldg Deachi-Dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea Speciality: Criminal/ Civil law, Family law Language: English, Korean and Japanese Contact: [English] Mr J.S. Choi, Mr Thomas Pimansky, [Japanese] Mr W.S. Yoon CENTRAL INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM Tel: (02) /6 Fax: (02) Location: Korean Re Bldg. 5F 80 Soosong-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Website: central@cilf.com Speciality: General corporate; commercial transactions and litigation; corporate finance; international trade related transactions including JVS, distribution, business alliances and related matters; foreign capital investment and M&A; intellectual property rights: patent, trademark, utility model, design and copyright application and prosecutions; IPRs and technology know-how licenses; infringement and counterfeit control; and unfair trade practices Contact: Mr Ji Hoon Lee

3 C & LEE INTERNATIONAL LAW GROUP Tel: (02) / Fax: (02) Location: Ohsung Bldg. 2 Floor Seocho-dong Seocho-gu Seoul Korea Website: info@cleepatent.com Speciality: Intellectual property law firm focused on protecting the products, processes, systems, inventions and other ideas, providing service in the following areas: 1) Patent and trademark prosecution, 2) Trade Secrets, 3) Copyrights, 4) Licensing and franchising agreement, 5) Other legal matters regarding IP. Languages Contact : Mr Chul Woo Lee DERYOOK INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 7, 11, 12, 13th Fl. Dong-Hoon Tower, Yeoksamdong, Gangnam-gu Seoul Website: draju@draju.com Speciality: Corporate, M&A, Criminal, Civil Litigation, Licensing, IP, IT, Bankruptcy Language: Korean, English, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish Contact: [English] Mr S Y Shin, Mr S M Lee [Chinese] Jung Ae Kim HAEMARU LAW FIRM Tel: (02) (Korean) [English] Fax: (02) Location: 8Fl. Kim Young Bldg Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea Website: jcarlson@korlawglobal.com Specialty: Auto/Accidents, Business/Commercial Law, Civil Law, Collections, Contracts, Corporations, Criminal Law, Damages, Estates, Family Law, Foreign Claim, Foreign Investments, Government Relations, Labour Relations, Marriage/Divorce, Narcotics, Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights Language: Korean, English and Japanese Contact: Mr Jon Carlson ( ) HONG YUN LAW OFFICES Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 2 nd Fl. Yangjin Bldg Seochodong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Korea Website: Specialty: Practice in civil law, criminal law, family law, general corporate, consulting, litigation, M&A, international contracts, investment, visa services Contact: Mr K S Chong (kschong@hongyun.co.kr), Y A Kim (kya@hongyun.co.kr) HWANG BYUNG IL S LAW OFFICE Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 915 Gangnam-Officetel Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea bi8024@naver.com

4 Specialty: Adoptions, child custody, child protection, contracts, criminal law, family law, immigration, marriage/divorce, narcotics, parental child abduction, patents, trademarks, copyrights, transportation law Language: Korean, English, Japanese and German Contact: Mr Brian Hwang HWANG MOK PARK LAW OFFICES Tel: (02) , , 9100 Fax: (02) Location: 9-10th Fl., Shinhan Bank Bldg. 120, 2-ga Taepyung-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea 6-7 th Fl. Booyoung Bldg Seosomun-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul Website: Speciality: General practice, maritime and shipping law, insurance law, aviation law, foreign investment, financing, corporate law, commercial and international law, litigation and tax litigation, patent, trademark and copyright law, telecommunications law, tax law Language: Korean, English, Chinese and German Contact: [English] Colin Nam, [Japanese] M J Kim, [Chinese] M H Han, [German] N Park JIPYONG & JISUNG ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Tel: (02) /1 Fax: (02) /1 Location: 10 th Fl., The KT& G Seodaemun Tower, 60 Chungjeongro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea Website: master@jipyong.com Specialty : M&A, corporate & cross-border transactions, finance, securities, bankruptcy, restructuring, litigation & arbitration, taxation, labour, antitrust, real estate & construction, intellectual properties, information technology, healthcare, resources, entertainment, family, North Korea, public notarization Language: Korean, English and Chinese Contact: [English] J.H. Kim, H.K. Lee [Chinese] O.L. Kim * Seung-Hyuk Han, Joo-Young Lim (Australian Solicitors) JOOWON LAW FIRM Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 6 th Fl. Specialty Construction Guarantee Bldg, 71-2 Nonhyun-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea Website: joowon@joowonlaw.com Specialty: Adoptions, aeronautical/maritime, banking/financial, business/commercial law, child custody, child protection, civil law, collections, contracts, corporations, criminal law, damages, estates, family law, foreign claims, foreign investments, government relations, immigration, insurance, labour relations, marketing agreements, marriage/divorce, narcotics, parental child abduction, patents/ trademarks/ copyrights/ transportation law, tax law Language: Korean, English and Chinese Contact: [English] C.S. Choi, M.J. Seo, Y.H. Kim [Chinese] J.A. Nam, I.O. Jung JUNG & SOHN PARTNERS Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 2 nd, 3 rd & 5 th Floor, Haesung Building, 51-7 Banpo-4dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul

5 Website: Speciality: Full-Service Firm. Engaged primarily international business transactions, telecommunications, internet, entertainment, maritime; trademark, patent, copyright, trade secret and unfair competition law; computer, biotech, multimedia, and other high tech and intellectual property-law; arbitration and other ADR law. Language: Korean, English, Japanese and French Contact: [English] Y. E. Lee [Japanese] K. H. Sohn * Woojae Kwon (US lawyer) J&S LAW FIRM S INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE GROUP (IPG) Tel: (Toll Free in Korea) Fax: (02) Location: 15 th Floor, Opulence Building, , Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea Website: SeanHayes@IPGLegal.com Specialty : Full-Service Law Firm: Administrative law, anti-trust, arbitration, banking, contracts, copyrights / trademarks/ patents, criminal, collections, corporate law, immigration, international trade, labour, litigation, estates, wealth protection, foreign investment, franchise law, government relations, M&A, Tax Law Languages: English, Korean, Japanese, German, Mandarin and Cantonese Contact: Mr Sean Hayes ( ) KIM AND CHO Tel: (02) /4 Fax: (02) Location: 1420 Royal Building 5, Dangju-Dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul (Directly behind the Sejong Cultural Centre, Just across the street from the U.S. Embassy) Website: kimandcho@kimandcho.com Speciality: Specializes in patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks Language: Korean, English, German, Spanish, French (and 10 other major languages) Contact: H G Kang KIM & CHANG LAW OFFICES Tel: (02) Fax: (02) ~3 Location: Seyang Building 223 Naeja-dong, Jongno-gu Seoul , Korea (Reception is located on the 5th Floor) Website: lawkim@kimchang.com Speciality: Antitrust & Fair Trade, Bankruptcy/Corporate Restructuring Environment, Foreign Investment, General Corporate, Health Care, Human Resources & Labour, Insurance, Intellectual Property & Technology, International Trade & Foreign Exchange, Litigation & Arbitration, Maritime, Mergers & Acquisitions, Privatization, Product Liability, Real Property & Construction, Securities/ Capital Markets & Banking, Tax, Telecommunications & E-Commerce, White Collar Crimes Language: Korean, English, French, German, Japanese and Chinese Contact : [English] Mr B.S.Chung ( ), Mr T.H.Kim ( ), Mr Luke Shin ( ), Mr Matthew F. Jones ( ), [French] Ms H.S. Chung ( ) [German] Mr N. Nahrgang ( )

6 KIM, CHANG & LEE Tel: (Main Office) (02) (Gangnam Branch) (02) Fax: (Main Office) (02) /8 (Gangnam Branch) (02) Location: (Main Office) 5th Fl., Wonseo Building, 171 Wonseo-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul , Korea CPO Box 5104, Seoul, Korea (Gangnam Branch Office) 12 th Fl., Yeoksam Building, , Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, , Korea Website: Speciality: Foreign investment, international commercial transactions, banking and securities, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, maritime law, insurance, real estate, environmental law, taxation, litigation, labour law and intellectual property Contact: J. Eun KIM & JUNG PROFESSIONAL LAW FIRM Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 12 th Fl. KIPS Bldg Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea Website: Specialty: Auto/accidents, banking/financial, business/commercial law, civil law, collections, contracts, corporations, criminal law, damages, foreign claims, foreign investments, government relations, labour relations, marketing agreements, tax law Contact: H K Hwang KIM & KIM LAW OFFICES Tel: (02) , 2946 Fax: (02) , 5458 Location: 12th Floor, KNTO Building, 10 Da-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea C.P.O Box 6869, Seoul Website: kimkims@kimkimlaw.com Speciality: International Business Transactions Law, International Energy and Environmental Law, Corporate, Securities, Finance and Banking, Insurance, Foreign Investment and Tax, International Arbitration and Litigation, Intellectual Property law, and Cyberspace law. Contact: Mr Sung Soo Kim LAW FIRM KOREA Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 2nd Floor Duksung Bldg Jamwon-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea Website: (Not in English) / (Not in English) sya02@naver.com Speciality: Consultation with a lawyer, The visas of the United States and of Korea, Intellectual property and litigations, Other litigation services. Legal services offered to U.S. Forces in Korea Contact : K. Sok

7 LEE International Law Offices Tel: (02) Fax: (02) Location: 14F Kukdong Bldg., Chungmuro 3-Ga, Jung-gu, Seoul , Korea P.O.Box 1504, Gwanghwamun, Seoul , Korea Website: Speciality: Criminal/ Civil Litigation, Family Law Language: English and Korean Contact: Mr Ho Won Park ( ) LEE & KO Tel: (02) Fax: (02) /2 Location: 18th Fl., Hanjin Main Bldg, 118, 2-ga, Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea Website: Speciality: Criminal/ civil litigation, family law, contracts, Language: English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese Contact: Mr Y J Chang LOGOS Attorneys at Law Tel : (02) Fax: (02) /5 Location : 14,15,17th Floor, City Air Tower, SamSung Dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea Website : yhkim@lawlogos.com, kskim@lawlogos.com Speciality : Areas Antitrust, Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy & Reorganization, Compliance, Corporate, Complex Litigation, Energy, Intellectual Property, Insurance, International Trade & Investment, Labour, Product Liability, Real Estate, Tax, and White- Collar Crime Language : English, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin and Cantonese Contact : Mr Richard Kim, Mr Kyung Sup Kim MYUNG SHIN & PARTNERS Tel : (02) Fax: (02) Location : 12th Fl, Jindo Building 37 Dowha-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea (Mail: PO Box 1, Mapo, , Seoul) Website : mspat@mspat.co.kr Speciality : Intellectual property matters including patent, utility model, trademark, design, copyright, prevention of unfair competition, licensing of technology, transfer, semiconductor integrated circuits, computer programs, etc Language : Korean, English, Japanese Contact : [English] I. S. Lee [Japanese] Futenma SHIN & KIM Tel : (02) Fax: (02) Location : State Tower 8 th Fl. 100 Toegyero Jung-gu Seoul , Korea

8 C.P.O. Box 8261, Seoul Website : shinkim@shinkim.com Speciality : Areas of specialization include securities, investments, joint ventures and venture capital, international corporate practice, banking and corporate finance, government relations and regulatory practice, antitrust and competition, telecommunications, patent and other intellectual, property rights and technology transfer, litigation and arbitration (domestic and international), maritime, labour and employment, international trade, tax, real estate, environment, information technology and visa/immigration law Language : Korean, English and Chinese Contact : [English] Robert Young, [Chinese] C.H. Jung SOJONG PARTNERS Tel : (02) Fax: (02) Location : 9th Fl., Kangnam Finance Center 737 Yeoksam-1-dong, Gangnam-gu Seoul Website : info@sojong.com Speciality : Specializes in International Business Transactions and Corporate Law. Fair Trade Issues, Securities, Tax Consulting & Advice, General Corporate, Licensing & Franchising, Labour and Employment, Environmental, Creditors rights and Claims, Domestic and Cross-Border Transactional Law, M&A, Restructuring, Finance & Securities, Intellectual Property Registration, Notary, Immigration Litigation and arbitration related to civil, criminal, tax, administration, constitutional rights, family law, prejudgment remedies, and execution upon assets. Contact : [English] B.O. Kim [Japanese] J.Y. Oh SUH & CO Tel : (02) Fax: (02) Location : 10th Fl., Chunggae Eleven Bldg, 149 SeoRin Dong, Jongno-gu Seoul, Website : lawsuh@suhco.com Speciality : Admiralty of marine insurance, maritime matter, aviation, corporate & general litigation Language : Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese Contact : [Japanese] D H Suh WONJON PATENT FIRM Tel : (02) Fax: (02) Location : (Main Office) 8th Floor, Poonglim Bldg Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu Seoul Website : sjyim@wonjon.com Speciality : An international patent law firm, representing its clients in all cases of intellectual property rights, such as patent, utility model, design, trademark, copyright, computer program, semiconductor layout-design, licensing, technology transfer, infringement, trial and litigation Language : Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese Contact : [English] J O Choi

9 Young H. Kim & Associates Tel : (02) Fax: (02) Location : Lotte IT Castle Gasan-dong Geumchon-gu Seoul Website : pat@patkim.com Speciality : International patent, trademark, copyright, licensing and industrial property litigation Language : Korean, English and Japanese Contact : [English] Y.H. Kim, M.K. Kwon, [Japanese] H.S. Kim YOON & YANG Tel : (02) Fax: (02) Location : 19, 22, 23, 34th Floor, ASEM Tower Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Korea Website : or hwawoo@hwawoo.com Speciality : International transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Finance, Antitrust and Fair Trade, IP Rights, Licensing and Technology Transfer, Labour, Maritime, Tax, Corporate and Business Matters, Civil, Criminal, Administrative, Environmental, Family, Constitutional, Medical, International Litigation and Arbitration Language : Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese and German Contact : [English] H I Yoon Y. S. CHANG & ASSOCIATES Tel : (02) or Fax: (02) or Location : 6th Floor, Landmark Tower Yeoksam-dong Gangnam-gu Seoul Website : mail@yschang.co.kr Speciality : Patents, trademarks, service marks, designs, utility models, industrial designs, copyrights, unfair competition, technology licensing, domain name dispute and trade secrets protection Language : Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese Contact : [English] B S Song, [Japanese] Iwamoto Akira Free Legal Consultation KOREA LEGAL AID CENTER FOR FAMILY RELATIONS Tel: (02) /9 Fax: (02) Location: 11-13, Yeouido-dong, Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul , Korea Website: kbh@lawhome.or.kr, webmaster@lawhome.or.kr Speciality: Legal aid, specializing in Family Law. All counselling is free of charge. The centre provides educational and outreach programs to help prevent family problems and raise consciousness about family issues

10 KOREA LEGAL AID CORP. Tel : (02) / (02) Fax: (02) / (02) Location : KLAC Bldg., 17 Court 4gil Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea Website : SEOUL BAR ASSOCIATION Tel: (02) Fax: (02) ~3 Location: Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea (Exit 8, Subway Line No 2, Seocho Station) Website: Busan BUSAN INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICES (SAMYANG) Tel: (051) ~3 Fax: (051) ~10 Location: Korea Exchange Bank Building 5th Fl., 89-1, 4 Ga Jungang-Dong, Jung-Gu, Busan, Korea Website: pilo@busanpilo.com Speciality: Criminal/ Civil Law, Family Law Language: English, Korean and Japanese Contact: Mr Justin Lee INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICES (KUKJE) Tel: (051) Fax: (051) Location: Beopjotown Bldg. 7th Fl Geoje-dong Yeonje-Gu, Busan, Website: kukjelaw@kukjelaw.co.kr Speciality: Banking, commercial, corporate, criminal, foreign investment, int'l business, labour, maritime and general litigation Language: Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese Contact: W Han JIN & KIM LAW OFFICE Tel: (051) Fax: (051) Location: Centum IS Tower #1804, 1209 Jaesong-dong, Haeundae-gu Busan Website: jinkim@jinandkim.com Speciality: Offers legal consultation on international business transaction, maritime law, civil/criminal law, and general litigation and business transactions Contact: [English] Kevin Kim

11 PUSAN PACIFIC LAW OFFICE Tel: (051) Fax: (051) Location : Pusan Pacific Law Office, 11 th Fl., Byuksan E-Centum Class One Bldg. #1210, Jaesong-dong, Haeundae-gu Busan, Korea, Website: mail@pusanlaw.com Speciality: International transaction, maritime, and general litigation. Ship collisions, crew injury, salvage, general average claims, repair, charter parties, sale and purchase, agency contracts, fixture notes, bills of lading, cargo damage, navigational errors, freight, wages, maritime liens, arrests, auctions, filing and defending insurance claims Contact: Mr Jeffery Harrison PUREUN LAW FIRM Tel: (02) Busan: (051) Fax: (02) Busan: (051) Location: (Seoul Office) 28F, Samil Building, 10-2 Gwancheol-dong Jongno-gu Seoul, (Busan Office) 12F, Law-Win Tower Go Che-Dong Youn Che-Gu Busan, Website: pureun@pureunlaw.com Speciality: Banking & Finance, Administrative Law, Anti-Trust / Competition, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Family, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Litigation & Arbitration, Labour & Employer, Maritime, Taxation, White Collar Crime Daejeon DUNSAN LAW OFFICE Tel: (042) Fax: (042) Location: #902 Seolim Bldg., 1391 Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon Website: Speciality: Criminal/ Civil Law, Litigation Contact: Kyung-Soo Na NAEIL LAW OFFICE Tel: (042) Fax: (042) Location: 3 rd Fl., Minsuk Tower, 1395 Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon Website: Specialty: Administrative Law, Finance, Corporate, Family, Litigation & Arbitration, Labour Relations