Jihoon Ko

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-7560
  • F. +82-2-3404-0806
  • E. jihoon.ko@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Jihoon Ko joined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in February 2011. After entrance, Mr. Ko handled civil, corporate criminal, and administrative litigation cases; M&As and general corporate consultations; matters related to antitrust law, labeling and advertising law, and franchise act.

Based on various experience in litigation and consultation, now Mr. Ko handles litigation involving white collar crimes with respect to credits and deposits of financial institutions, financial investment services, and manufactured product.

Representative Experience

2011-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

Representative Matters

Represented in damage claim for issuance of commercial paper of securities company A
Represented in cases of management right dispute, embezzlement, and misappropriation of the representative director of company B
Represented in damage claim for sale of funds of securities companies C and CA
Represented in litigation for violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act with respect to announcement of capital increase for value by officers of listed companies
Represented in litigation with respect to land share of terminal D pursuant to the Act on Ownership and Management of Condominium Buildings
Represented in damage claim for issuance of commercial paper of securities company A
Represented in cases of management right dispute, embezzlement, and misappropriation of the representative director of company B
Represented in damage claim for sale of funds of securities companies C and CA
Represented in litigation for violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act with respect to announcement of capital increase for value by officers of listed companies
Represented in litigation with respect to land share of terminal D pursuant to the Act on Ownership and Management of Condominium Buildings
Represented in litigation for product defects of companies E and EA
Represented in the administrative litigation concerning the decision on the local government having jurisdiction over Saemangeum landfill
Represented companies F and FA in the administrative litigations concerning the disclosure of the reports of work environment measurement results
Represented in a number of corporate criminal litigations concerning embezzlement, breach of trust, bribery, etc.
Represented banks G and GA in the criminal litigations concerning their alleged involvement in hiring irregularities
Represented a multinational real estate developer H in the civil and administrative litigations concerning its resort development in Korea
Represented a waste treatment company, I and steam producer, IA in the civil, criminal and administrative litigations concerning environmental matters regulated by the Wastes Control Act, Clean Air Conservation Act, etc.
Advised on how to respond to the KFTC's inquiries about collusion, unfair support, etc. and represented in civil litigations concerning the above

Education

2017 University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (LL.M.)
2011 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2008 Seoul National University (B.A.)

Qualifications

2017 California
2011 Korea

Awards and Recognition