Professional Background
Experience & Public Engagement
- My work has focused on legal issues involving expats, foreign nationals, migrants, child protection, and intellectual property disputes from a structural perspective.
- I participate in legislative and practical discussions through the Ministry of Justice’s Immigration policy committee, Korean Bar Association’s committees on international human rights and refugees and migrants.
- I have continuously provided legal counseling to foreign residents and expats through public support institutions.
- As a member of a School Violence Review Committee, I have gained firsthand experience in how child protection decisions are made within institutional frameworks.
- As a mediator in intellectual property disputes, I have worked on resolving conflicts at the pre-litigation stage.
- I am currently expanding my understanding of international criminal and human rights law through ongoing study, practice and engagement with global discussions.
Credentials & Public Roles
Qualifications, public committees, advisory work, memberships and awards.
Qualifications
- Attorney-at-law (1st Korean Bar Examination)
- Patent Attorney
Professional Committees & Official Roles
- Member, Special Committee on International Human Rights, Korean Bar Association
- Member, Special Committee on Refugees and Migrants, Korean Bar Association
- Committee Member, School Violence Review Committee (Education Office)
- Mediator, Industrial Property Dispute Mediation Committee, Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
Public Advisory & Counseling Activities
- Legal Counselor, Seoul Foreign Residents Support Center
- Legal Counselor, Seoul Global Center
- Advisory Member, Immigration Policy Committee, Ministry of Justice
- Le Nid - Co-founder, agency for foreign models and artists in Korea
Memberships & Affiliations
- Korean Bar Association (KBA)
- Seoul Bar Association
- Korean Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)
- International Criminal Court (ICC) – Bar Association
Awards
- Commendation Award, Seoul Bar Association