Soojin Huh

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-6436
  • F. +82-2-3404-7686
  • E. soojin.huh@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Soojin Huh's main practice areas include regulatory consulting, criminal advisory service and handling of litigation cases related to healthcare, medicine, medical device, food, and cosmetic industries.

Ms. Huh majored in Pharmacy at the Seoul National University and Seoul National University Graduate School. After completing her courses at the Judicial Research and Training Institute as a 34th graduate, she had served at numerous Prosecutors' Offices for 15 years until she retired from her last position of Deputy Chief Prosecutor at Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office in 2020. She possesses unrivalled expertise and abundant experience in the fields of healthcare, pharmacy and food, etc. as typified by her service at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office after designated as a prosecutor specialized in medicine in 2011 and her qualification as a Certified Professional Prosecutor in Medicine achieved in 2013.

Ms. Huh is an active member of the Food and Drug Safety Technology Committee under the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, administrative secretary of the Korean Society of Food, Drug and Cosmetics Regulatory Sciences and legal advisor of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association, and providing clients with efficient legal services base on her broad spectrum of expertise and experience.

Representative Experience

2021-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2020-2021 Attorney, DR&AJU (Criminal Defense Team, Bio Team, Corporate Marketing)
2019-2020 Deputy Senior Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office
2017-2019 Prosecutor, Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office
2014-2017 Prosecutor, Goyang Branch of Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office
2011-2014 Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Prosecutor specialized in medicine)
2009-2011 Prosecutor, Busan District Prosecutors' Office
2007-2009 Prosecutor, Ansan Branch of Suwon Distrct Prosecutors' Office
2005-2007 Prosecutor, Cheongju District Prosecutors' Office
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2021-Present Member, Food and Drug Safety Technology Committee, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
2021-Present Administrative Secretary, Legal System Committee, Korean Society of Food, Drug and Cosmetics Regulatory Sciences
2020-Present Counselor, Korean Pharmaceutical Association
2013 Certification of Certified Professional Prosecutor in Medicine (Supreme Prosecutors' Office)

Representative Matters

Advised a global healthcare company on government relations
Advised a domestic healthcare company on a legal action for revocation of administrative disposition imposed thereon
Advised a digital healthcare company on its compliance with medical laws
Advised domestic and foreign healthcare companies on violations of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, etc.
Advised clients on criminal proceedings in connection with cases of hospitals operated by non-medical practitioners and rebate cases
Advised a global healthcare company on government relations
Advised a domestic healthcare company on a legal action for revocation of administrative disposition imposed thereon
Advised a digital healthcare company on its compliance with medical laws
Advised domestic and foreign healthcare companies on violations of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, etc.
Advised clients on criminal proceedings in connection with cases of hospitals operated by non-medical practitioners and rebate cases
Advised a food company on a criminal proceeding in connection with its unlawful sale of health functional foods and other foods
Advised a food company on the marking of origin of foods, etc.

Education

2005 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1998 Seoul National University (M.S.)
1993 Seoul National University (B.S.)

Qualifications

2005 Korea
1999 Medicinal Herb Preparation (Korea)
1996 Pharmacist (Korea)