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Overview

Sangcheol Kim focuses his practice mainly on the Capital Markets Act, the Fair Trade Act, Bankruptcy Act, and nuclear power, among other fields of law. During his 20 years of service as judge that concluded in 2023 with his final post at Seoul High Court, Mr. Kim has presided over various cases on not only civil and criminal matters but also fair transaction, the Capital Market Act, bankruptcy, etc.

In particular, Mr. Kim handled an array of cases on fair transactions during his service at the Chamber of Fair Transaction of Seoul High Court, on top of cases related to the Capital Markets Act, which was the chosen area of specialization during his LLM program. During his tenure as judge, Mr. Kim also assumed the positions of research judge at the Judicial Policy Research Institute, public information officer at the Seoul High Court, professor for newly appointed judges at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, as well as authoring trial practice guides and papers on the Capital Markets Act and the Bankruptcy Act.

Related Practices

Representative Experience

2024-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

2019-2024 High Court Judge, 7th Administrative Chamber and others, Seoul High Court

2017-2019 Judge, Seoul Southern District Court

2015-2017 Research Judge, Judicial Policy Research Institute

2011-2012 Researcher, Bonn University of Germany

2007-2015 Judge, Incheon District Court and others

2004-2007 Judge, Cheongju District Court

2023-2024 Professor, Criminal Law, Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea

2020 Member, Dispute Mediation Committee, Seoul Bar Association

2017 Advanced Intellectual Property Strategy Program, KAIST

2015-2016 Examination Committee Member, Higher Civil Service Examination and Certified Judicial Scrivener Examination

2012-2013 Chairperson, Election Committee of Taean-gun

Education

2009 Seoul National University (LL.M.)

2004 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea

2000 Seoul National University (B.S.)

Selected Activities

Publications

Case Study on the Potential of Unfair Securities Trading with Violations of Disclosure of Shares under the Capital Markets Act, Supreme Court Law Review Vol. 76 (Jurisdiction Development Foundation, 2023)

Practitioner’s Guide on ‘Securities’, Second Edition and Third Edition (Co-author, Writing Committee for the Practitioner’s Guide on Securities 2012, 2022)

A Study on the Concept of Trading and the Exception to the Application of the Short-Swing Profit Rule under the Capital Markets Act, Supreme Court Law Review Vol. 48 (Jurisdiction Development Foundation, 2009)

Present and Prospect of International Norm: Report on the UNCITRAL WG IV 59th Session (Co-author, National Court Administration, Supreme Court of Korea, 2020)

Issues of Unfair Securities Trading, BFL Series No. 14 (Co-author, Center for Financial Law, Seoul National University, 2019)

The Effects of Insolvency Procedures on Civil Execution Procedures, Human Rights and Justice Vol. 474 (Co-author, Korean Bar Association, 2018)

Theory and Practice: Short-Swing Profit Rule, BFL Vol. 86 (Center for Financial Law, Seoul National University 2017)

A Study on How Courts Can Support Pro Bono Activities (Judicial Policy Research Institute, 2017)

Research on Overseas Jurisprudence (18): Research and Analysis of Judicial Statistics in Each Country (Co-author, National Court Administration, 2016)

A Study on Measures to Improve Real Estate Registration System (Co-author, Judicial Policy Research Institute, 2015)

Research on Overseas Jurisprudence (14): Standards for Detention and Bond and Stocktaking of Practices in Each Country (Co-author, National Court Administration, 2013)

The Effects of Insolvency Procedures on Civil Lawsuit Procedures, Human Rights and Justice Vol. 423 (Co-author, Korean Bar Association, 2012)

A Study on the Elements of Disgorgement of Short-Swing Profit—with the Focus on Implementation of the Capital Markets Act (Master’s Thesis, Seoul National University, 2009)

Suspension of Compulsory Execution and Provision of Collateral through Submission of a Payment Bond Agreement, Daecheong Legal Studies Vol.2 (Daecheong Legal Studies Association, 2009)

Activity

Lecturer, Major Issues of Securities Trial, Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea (2023)

Lecturer, Issues of Securities Trading and Financial Lawsuit, Judicial Training Program, Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea (2021)

Lecturer, ‘New Regulatory Challenges of Unfair Securities Trading under the Capital Markets Act’, Finance Law and Practice Program, Seoul National University School of Law (2021)

Lecturer, ‘The Effects of Insolvency Procedures on Civil Proceedings, Judicial Skills Program’, Seoul Southern District Court (2021)

Qualifications

2004 Korea