Soojin Choi

Partner

T. +82-2-3404-6566
F. +82-2-3404-0802
E. soojin.choi@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Soojin Choi mainly advises and represents clients in civil, criminal, and administrative litigation involving construction, real estate development, real estate transactions, public procurement contracts, public-private partnership, redevelopment and reconstruction.

Ms. Choi has provided advice and represented clients in various litigation cases involving development of industrial complexes, golf courses, tourism complexes, and international business complexes; real estate transactions; government procurement projects (including bidding and sanctions against unqualified bidders), public-private partnership and reconstruction/redevelopment projects. As an attorney specializing in those areas, she always tries hard to provide prompt and accurate legal services that satisfy clients' demand.

Based on the accumulated knowledge and experience as stated above, Ms. Choi provides legal advice to, and serves as legal counsel for leading construction companies, public corporations and project operators.

Related Practices

Representative Experience

2009-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

2005-2007 Korea Fair Trade Commission

2022-Present Member, Administrative Appeals Commission, Seoul Metropolitan City

2020-2021 Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Public Administration, Konkuk University

Representative Matters

Represented City A in a dispute regarding settlement for the industrial complex development project

Represented Company B in an industrial complex development project and a transaction of the industrial complex land

Represented and represented Public Corporation C in connection with various railway station area development projects

Represented Company D, DA, DB and DC in litigation relating to public-private partnership (e.g., Korail Airport Railroad, Incheon Bridge and Yongin Light Railway Transit)

Represented Company E in a dispute regarding navy base construction project

Construction and Real Estate

Represented City A in a dispute regarding settlement for the industrial complex development project

Represented Company B in an industrial complex development project and a transaction of the industrial complex land

Represented and represented Public Corporation C in connection with various railway station area development projects

Represented Company D, DA, DB and DC in litigation relating to public-private partnership (e.g., Korail Airport Railroad, Incheon Bridge and Yongin Light Railway Transit)

Represented Company E in a dispute regarding navy base construction project

Advised and represented clients in litigation relating to reconstruction, redevelopment, urban development, golf course construction, condominiums/recreational facilities construction and industrial complex development

Advised and represented clients in disputes relating to public contract and procurement contract

Advised and represented clients in disputes relating to public-private partnership

Advised and represented large construction companies with respect to plants, power stations, apartments, commercial buildings and mixed-use buildings

Advised and represented large construction companies with respect to various payments for construction works, defects, delay penalties, acceptance of work, guarantees and collaterals

Advised and represented clients on real estate trust business

Advised and represented in disputes relating co-contractors

Advised and represented in disputes relating to acquisition, sale and securitization of large-scale real estate

Education

2016 University of Southern California Gould School of Law (LL.M.)

2009 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea

2003 Seoul National University (B.A.)

Selected Activities

Publications

Problems of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2020)

Qualifications

2009 Korea