BKL’s Criminal Defense Group comprises of seasoned attorneys who have built their careers in the prosecution service and police as well as professionals with extensive expertise and know-how in response to law enforcement investigations, advisory service for corporate crime cases, internal investigations, and digital forensics. The group provides legal services that are tailored to the needs and interests of our clients and delivers optimal results through seamless cooperation with experts in various practice areas and professions.

Seamless cooperation among top-notch professionals with extensive experience in relevant practice areas to provide optimal solutions for various criminal cases and obtain best results

BKL’s Criminal Defense Group works in tandem, leveraging synergy among its members, including (a) veteran attorneys coming from the prosecutor’s office and police, whose previous posts include prosecutor general, chief prosecutor, and provincial commissioner; (b) attorneys with extensive investigative experience and expertise in specialized practice areas including white collar crimes, finance, antitrust and competition, tax, public order (labor), and digital investigations; and (c) professionals with substantial know-how and competencies across corporate crime practice areas. When working on a case, the group closely cooperates with professionals in the relevant fields to derive optimal solutions. Based on such seamless cooperation, BKL’s Criminal Defense Group has worked on high-profile criminal cases, delivering best results and building a proven track record in various areas. 

One-stop, comprehensive legal services to prevent and minimize risk at all stages of criminal defense, including response to law enforcement investigations, advisory services for corporate crime cases, and internal investigations

In the area of criminal defense, clients now expect from law firms more than minimizing their risks of criminal liabilities through effective representation and response to investigations: their expectations extend to (a) legal advisory and compliance services for corporate crime cases to prevent potential risk; (b) internal investigations into misconduct; and (c) remedial measures through litigation representation. In relation to these areas, BKL’s Criminal Defense Group has extensive experience, know-how and expertise. The group provides one-stop, comprehensive legal services that encompass all stages of criminal defense, ranging from preventive measures against escalation of criminal charges to case resolution to ex-post preventive safeguards, in close cooperation with taskforce teams in various areas including antitrust, tax, securities fraud, digital finance, and serious industrial accidents, and professionals with working experience from relevant authorities such as the Korea Fair Trade Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service, and the National Tax Service.

State-of-the-art digital forensics to streamline and speed up work process, deriving optimal solutions

In this modern digital world, all corporate activities are unfolding on PCs and other digital devices, necessitating proper utilization of digital forensics to enable prompt and precise fact-finding and evidence gathering. The digital forensics methodology oftentimes determines the make or break of criminal defense work, including response to search and seizure orders and investigations into related parties, internal investigations and litigation representation, and establishment of compliance systems.  In light of this imperative, BKL’s Criminal Defense Group has set up a dedicated forensics team with extensive experience and ability to use cutting-edge equipment and systems required for digital data collection and analysis.  This team provides real-time digital forensics analysis and advice on cyber response. This technology-driven approach allows us to provide premier legal services across the full spectrum of criminal defense work and deliver optimal solutions.