As a specialist in criminal law (White Collar Crime Defense) and compliance matters, attorney Jinwook Song has over 17 years of experience representing clients in high-profile criminal cases, ensuring effective legal defense during both investigative proceedings and court trials. He has actively responded to investigations and represented clients in criminal cases involving, among other things, offshore asset concealment, tax and customs evasion, violations of the Capital Markets Act, slush funds of large companies, fraud, embezzlement, breach of trust, bribery involving high-ranking public officials, violations of the Public Official Election Act, Fair Trade Act, and trade secret infringement. Since 2015, he has also successfully advised on the establishment of safety and health management systems and compliance under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and responded to the investigations of serious industrial accidents, leveraging his extensive experience in dealing with the investigations of industrial safety accidents involving large-scale casualties.

As a key member of the Compliance Group and the ENI (E-Discovery and Investigation) Team, he has successfully provided a wide range of compliance-related services to domestic and international corporate clients. In particular, he has been actively involved in establishing compliance systems, conducting current status analyses and risk assessments, evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk controls, advising on risks related to violations of domestic and international anti-corruption laws and relevant matters, drafting and revising corporate policies, providing compliance education, conducting internal investigations of enforcement actions by foreign regulators, including those in the US, and handling corporate misconduct using digital forensic technologies. Recognized for his outstanding contributions, he was named the “Best Lawyer” in the area of Compliance Management and ESG by Korea JoongAng Daily and the Korean In-house Counsel Association in 2023. In 2024, He was also named among the “Leading Individuals” in the field of White-Collar Crime by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Guide.

Attorney Song graduated from Korea University School of Law (LL.B.) and completed the Judicial Research and Training Institute course in 2004. He earned his LL.M. from Korea University Graduate School of Law with a thesis titled “A Study on the Concept and Scope of Property Rights.” He also graduated from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law (LL.M.) and completed his doctorate at Korea University Graduate School of Law.