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Kim, Soo Hyun
Practice Areas
Introduction
Soo Hyun Kim started his career as a prosecutor at Central Seoul Prosecutors’ Office in 2001. Since then, Mr. Kim served at Busan District Prosecutors’ Office, Commercial Legal Affairs Division at the Ministry of Justice, Seoul Northern District Prosecutor's Office, National Assembly Research Service (dispatched), and Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office. Having held the office of Vice Director Prosecutor at Jeju District Prosecutors’ Office, he has successively filled various posts including Legal Advisory Officer at Financial Services Commission (dispatched), Director Prosecutor of Planning & Coordination Department and Director Prosecutor a Public Criminal Investigation Division at Central Seoul Prosecutors’ Office, Head of Policy Planning Committee at the Ministry of Justice, Director Prosecutor of Criminal Division I of Busan District Prosecutor's Office, Human Right Supervisor at Jeju District Prosecutors’ Office and Chief Prosecutor at Tongyeong Branch Office of Changwon District Prosecutor's Office before joining Yulchon LLC’s Dispute Resolution Practice as a partner in 2022. While serving as a prosecutor, Mr. Kim mainly handled national security cases such as labor, workplace safety, and election. He also gained expertise in economy and finance during his dispatch to Commercial Legal Affairs Division of the Ministry of Justice and Financial Services Committee.
- 2001 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
- 1996 Seoul National University, Philosophy, B.A.
- 2022-present Yulchon LLC
- 2023-present Consultant for Financial Dispute Mediation, Financial Supervisory Service
- 2021-2022 Chief Prosecutor, Tongyeong Branch Office, Changwon District Public Prosecutor's Office
- 2020-2021 Human Right Supervisor, Jeju District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2020-2020 Director Prosecutor, Criminal Division I, Busan District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2019-2020 Vice Director Prosecutor, Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office (Head of Policy Planning Committee of the Ministry of Justice)
- 2018-2019 Director Prosecutor, Public Criminal Investigation Division, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2017-2018 Director Prosecutor of Planning & Coordination Department, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2015-2017 Vice Director Prosecutor, Jeju District Prosecutors’ Office (dispatch to Financial Services Committee)
- 2014-2015 Prosecutor, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2001 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
Korean, English
Awards/Recognition
- 2024 Korea’s Best Law Firm & Lawyer, Criminal (Anti-Corruption), Criminal (Securities, Finance), Hankyung Business
News/Publications
Plans for Settlement of Statutory Punishment on the Violation of Administrative Regulations(2012) download
