Overview
Seongyong Park focuses his practice on representing clients in litigations involving corporate, labor, family and China-related matters. Mr. Park completed his military service as a judge advocate, 3rd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Air Force Headquarters. Before joining Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in March 2020, he served as a judge for ten years from 2010 at the Eastern Branch of the Busan District Court and the Incheon Division of the Seoul High Court, etc. He obtained an LL.M. degree in Administrative Law from Korea University Law School. He was in charge of corporate litigations at the Seoul Central District Court. He was selected as an outstanding judge while serving at the Incheon District Court.
Mr. Park has been taking an interest in and conducting studies on China, CM (Construction Management) and forensic psychology, and continues to engage in academic exchange with Chinese judges, academic circles of CM and forensic psychology professors.
Related Practices
Representative Experience
2020-Present
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2019-2020
Judge, Incheon Division of Seoul High Court
2018-2019
Judge, Seoul Central District Court
2014-2018
Judge, Incheon District Court
2010-2014
Judge, Eastern Branch of Busan District Court
2007-2010
Judge Advocate, Korean Air Force
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2022-Present
Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University School of Law
2022-Present
Director, Construction Industry Foundation for Social Responsibility
Representative Matters
Represented a Taiwanese investment bank in a lawsuit concerning redeemable shares
Represented a client in a lawsuit on the merits against a Singaporean ship component manufacturer
Represented a non-medical practitioner in a case concerning a hospital established by the client (resulting in the client being found not guilty)
Represented a client in a lawsuit for divorce and property division
Advised Company A on its disputes over a lease agreement
Corporate Litigation
Represented a Taiwanese investment bank in a lawsuit concerning redeemable shares
Represented a client in a lawsuit on the merits against a Singaporean ship component manufacturer
Represented a Japanese auto part manufacturer in a preliminary injunction-seeking lawsuit and a lawsuit on the merits involving the client
Represented Hankook Tire in a lawsuit on the merits involving the client
Represented Hanjin Heavy Industries in a lawsuit on the merits involving the client
Represented NH Investment & Securities, Yuanta Securities, and Meritz Securities in a lawsuit on the merits involving the clients
Represented Korean Racing Association in a preliminary injunction-seeking lawsuit
Represented SMC PFV in a lawsuit on the merits involving the client
Represented Hanlim Engineering & Construction in a lawsuit on the merits involving the client
Represented Daehan Food in a preliminary injunction-seeking lawsuit and a lawsuit on the merits involving the client
Criminal Litigation
Represented a non-medical practitioner in a case concerning a hospital established by the client (resulting in the client being found not guilty)
Represented a client in a case filed on the ground of the client's alleged violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (resulting in the client being sentenced to a stay of execution)
Represented a representative client in a case concerning the client's alleged breach of trust embezzlement (resulting in the client being sentenced to pay a fine)
Handled a virtual currency-related accusation
Represented a lodging agency platform business operator in a Supreme Court trial against another business operator in the same field with regard to certain violations of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection the Copyright Act
Handled an accusation made against an executive of a foreign liquor company on the ground of the executive's breach of trust, etc.
Handled a criminal case concerning a city development project and a regional housing cooperative's construction project
Represented a sexual crime victim in a lawsuit against the offender
Domestic Litigation
Represented a client in a lawsuit for divorce and property division
Represented a client in a lawsuit seeking the parental and custody rights
Represented a client in a lawsuit seeking the payment of supporting expenses
Handled an adult guardian-related case
Provision of Legal Advice on Corporate Litigation
Advised Company A on its disputes over a lease agreement
Advised Company B on its disputes over an adjacent land plot
Advised Company C on its litigation against a city development public enterprise
Advised a public enterprise on its litigation concerning financial matters
Advised an energy-sector public enterprise on a lawsuit involving the client and certain disciplinary measures
Advised a start-up on certain criminal issues
Advised Companies D and DA on their respective requests for a rental reduction on account of Covid-19 pandemic situations
Education
2008
Korea University (LL.M.)
2007
Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2004
Korea University (LL.B.)
Selected Activities
Publications
A Study on Establishment of Relationship between Public and Private Laws and Methodology for Adoption of Concepts (Master's Thesis, Korea University, 2008)
Qualifications
2007
Korea
