高範碩

高範碩

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  • T. +82-2-3404-1999
  • F. +82-2-3404-0802
  • E. bomsok.ko@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Bomsok Ko served as a judge of the Seoul Central District Court, a presiding judge of the Busan District Court, a deputy director-general of the National Court Administration, and a professor at the Judicial Research and Training Institute for for 16 years from 2003 to 2019. Based on various legal expertise and practical experience accumulated during his service, he advises and represents his clients in civil, criminal, and administrative cases.

Mr. Ko successfully proved his clients’ innocence in major criminal cases including a fund fraud case involving hundreds of billions of won, and led an unprecedented winning in a case against the Korea Exchange to confirm the invalidity of the delisting decision. As a result of these meaningful achievements, he was awarded the 4th Korea Legal Awards.

In addition, Mr. Ko is well-versed in trial theory and practice, lectured on civil trial practice and criminal trial practice at a law schools, and has annually published analyses of important precedents in the field of administrative law in Law Times.

Also, Mr. Ko is a favored lawyer who can be trusted because he considers the psychological security of his clients in carrying out cases.

Representative Experience

2024-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2019-2024 Lee & Ko LLC
2015-2017 Presiding Judge, Busan District Court (Warrant Judge)
2014-2015 Judge, Seoul Western District Court
2011-2014 Deputy Director-General for Information Services, National Court Administration, Supreme Court of Korea (Concurrent Position)
2010 Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt Law School
2010-2014 Judge, Anyang Branch, Suwon District Court
2007-2010 Judge, Jeongeup Branch, Jeonju District Court
2005-2007 Judge, Seoul Central District Court
2003-2005 Judge, Incheon District Court
2000-2003 Judge Advocate, Korea Air Force
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2017-Present Adjunct Professor, Yonsei Law School
2018 Question Designer, 7th Bar Examination
2017-2019 Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea

Representative Matters

Represented Company A in a case over its alleged violation of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act involving the death of a steel mill worker
Represented Company B in a case over its alleged violation of the Capital Markets Act regarding its sale of funds
Represented Company C in a cryptocurrency criminal case (fraud) over its alleged violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes
Represented Company D in a collusion-related case over its alleged violation of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act
Represented multiple clients in high-profile cases over embezzlement/breach of trust by employees and officers of conglomerates
Represented Company E in the case to request confirmation of invalidity of the delisting decision
Represented Company F in the class action claiming for damages involving violation of the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising
Represented Company G in the case to claim for compensation for damages involving construction of LNG carrier
Represented in the case to claim for payment for construction service of government computing system
Represented in the case to claim for contract fulfillment and compensation for damages between a commercial bank and a public enterprise
Represented Company H in the case to request for preliminary injunction of general meeting of shareholders and requiest inspection and copying of account book
Represented Company I in the cose to request for preliminary injunction for suspension of effect of selection of successful bidder
Represented in a lot of other civil cases including in respect to request for preservation of evidence
Represented Company J in the case of request for cancellation of disposition of sanction for inappropriate business entity
A claim for the cancellation of a corrective order for company K’s violation of the Personal Information Protection Act
Represented Company L in the case of request for cancellation of public notification regarding health care benefits and disposition of reduction of drug price
Represented in the case of request for confirmation of invalidity of the general meeting of Reconstruction Union M
Represented in a lot of other administrative cases including inrespect to request for suspension of effect of administrative disposition
Advised Company N on response to dispute over management right
Advised Company O on request for subsidy
Advised a lot of companies on various matters

Education

2000 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1995 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Selected Activities

Publications
Analysis of Important Precedents by Field – Administrative Law (Law Times, 2021-2024)
Methods of Calculation of Appropriate Alimony for Each Type of Illegal Act (National Court Administration, 2017)
Seizure and Search of Electronic Information (Busan Case Study Group, 2015)
Civil Trial Practice Handbook, Trial Practice Handbook No. 38 (National Court Administration, 2008)
Awards
Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific - Litigation Star (Product Liability and Recall, 2024)
Litigation Grand Prize, 4th Korea Legal Awards (KLA, 2021)
Excellent Judge, Busan Bar Association (2015-2016)

Qualifications

2000 Korea

Awards and Recognition