Sungwon Chang

Sungwon Chang

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-0712
  • F. +82-2-3404-0801
  • E. sungwon.chang@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Sungwon Chang is a police officer-turned-attorney who led efforts to reform the Korean investigative system and oversaw frontline investigations. Mr. Chang graduated from Seoul National University College of Law and completed the 34th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute. During his 20-year police career, he held a wide range of key positions in Korea's police investigation system, including chief of investigation divisions at frontline police stations, head of the Investigation Structure Reform Team at the Korean National Police Agency, a policy planning position at the National Office of Investigation, and chief of local police stations. His primary area of practice is criminal law. Drawing on the advanced expertise and accumulated know-how he acquired through many years of experience in the police force, he now handles responses to criminal investigations and criminal cases through thorough fact-finding and sharp legal review and analysis.

Representative Experience

2026-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2025-2026 Chief of Paju Police Station, Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency
2024-2025 Cyber Investigation Division and Crime Prevention & Response Division, Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency
2021-2024 Security Crime Analysis Division, Criminal Procedure Full Digitalization Task Force, and Crime Analysis Officer under the Scientific Investigation Management Officer, National Police Agency
2020 Chief of Seoul Suseo Police Station, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
2018-2019 Head of the Investigation Structure Reform Team, Investigation Bureau, National Police Agency
2017 Chief of Yangpyeong Police Station, Southern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency
2015-2016 Head of the Criminal Affairs Division, Chungcheongbuk-do Provincial Police Agency
2010-2014 Head of the Criminal Affairs Division at Gangseo, Suseo, Gwangjin, and Gwanak Police Stations, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
2007-2009 Head of the Investigation Division at Suseo and Gwanak Police Stations, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
2006 Investigation Structure Reform Team, Investigation Bureau, National Police Agency
2005 Head of the Investigation Division at Seosan Police Station, Chungnam Provincial Police

Education

2005 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1992 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Qualifications

2005 Korea