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AHNSE LAW OFFICES FIRM RESUME AHNSE LAW OFFICES ABOUT AHNSE LAW OFFICES With the meaning of Peaceful World (Ahn-se), Ahsne Law Offices (“Ahnse”) has been dedicated to providing each of our clients with the kind of personal attention, sensible advice and workable solutions to help them achieve their objectives in the unique and rapidly changing Korean legal and business environment Ahnse is a full service law firm and committed to providing the most efficient and quality legal advice for our clients Our goal is to establish and maintain long-term, trusting relationships with our clientele by continually reinforcing the quality of our legal counsel and unwavering commitment to serve their best interests ADDRESS & CONTACT INFORMATION Address: 10th Floor, Samwhan Building, 98-5 Unni-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Korea Tel.: 822-743-0400 Fax: 822-762-2900 Email: webmaster@ahnse.com AHNSE LAW OFFICES DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED PRACTICE AREAS GENERAL CORPORATE Ahnse provides prompt and trustworthy legal services to both multinational and domestic companies conducting business in Korea and assist our clients with their efficient management of companies for a wide variety of corporate governance and compliance requirement issues including directors’ fiduciary duties, internal control, and disclosure requirement Our services in the general corporate practice area include: General corporate law issues including incorporation procedures and corporate governance issues Incorporation and registration of venture companies and non-profit corporations Composition and operation of board of directors, issues concerning internal change of control, and minority/non-controlling shareholders’ rights Advising on additional capitalization and investment Commercial agreements, licensing arrangements, manufacturing, distribution, and franchising FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Ahnse has deep experience and expertise in any issue or point of concern relating to foreigner’s investment laws of Korea We provide our clients for an entire range of services of selecting a proper form of business entity, such as subsidiary, branch or liaison office, preparing all necessary documentation for any government approvals, and meeting various regulation requirements enabling them to establish and operate business, and represent them before government bodies Our main services in the foreign direct investment area include: Advising on the Foreign Investment Promotion Act, the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act, the Fair Trade Act, and tax laws Advising on the corporate law and the special laws relating to a specific business, and the Foreigners’ Acquisition of Land Act Advising on the legal procedures concerning approval and regulations in connection with the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act Immigration services for foreigners’ business activities (short term visas, long term visas and family visa), and other related reports AHNSE LAW OFFICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE Ahnse counsels and assists our clients in many international trade and customs issues that government and private entities face today, such as trade negotiations, export and import transactions, antidumping, and importation restrictions We provide advice and assistance in all areas of tax law, including the following: Drafting and negotiating about international transactions and agreements Advising on trade related disputes, import/export laws, customs law Advising on transportation and insurance related regulations Commercial arbitration and execution of foreign arbitral awards BANKING & FINANCE Ahnse provides legal services relating to all aspects of corporate finance transactions, particularly with respect to loan facilities, project finance, trade finance, letters of credit, mortgages, guaranties and asset-backed securitization Our firm’s practice in this field involves providing advice to our clients on corporate finance planning that complies with the various banking and securities laws and regulations Our services include the following: Document review and preparation for securities and financial instruments and financial instruments Advice in connection with internal investigations and private transactions Asset-based securitizations and debt restructuring Derivative transactions Private and public offerings Public disclosures and other regulatory compliance issues Asset management ANTI TRUST & FAIR COMPETITION In respect to anti-trust law issues in Korea, Ahnse provides consultation services to our clients in various areas of issues including business combinations, cartels, market dominance, unfair trade practices, standardized contracts, vertical commercial agreements (subcontracting), and necessary legal litigations resulting from unfair trade practices AHNSE LAW OFFICES Advising on anti-corruption laws and criminal sanctions for non-compliance with such laws Advising on restructurings and reorganization laws Advising on the Fair Trade Act, the Framework Act on Consumers and the Product Liability Act Advising on the Act on Fair Indication and Advertisement, the Door-to-Door Sales Act, the Installment Transactions Act, the Regulation of Standardized Contracts Act, the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act and the Fair Transactions in Franchise Business Act LABOR & EMPLOYMENT Ahnse offers comprehensive legal services regarding individual labor-related problems including compensation, retirement allowances, wrongful termination and employment rules; collective laborrelated problems including collective bargaining, and collective agreement and union-related problems; labor-related issues concerning business restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, downsizing, and collective transfer of employees Principal areas of advisory serivces and litigation are: Matters regarding compensation, retirement allowances, and dismissal Drafting employment and work rules Various legal matters with respect to unions including construction of collective bargaining agreements, justifiability of dispute tactics Non-competition agreements Layoffs related to plant closing, business restructuring and mergers and acquisitions Assisting in coping with strikes and/or other labor disputes Benefits including pensions and employment related insurances TAX A hnse provides a wide spectrum of tax advisory services to clients in the areas of corporate income tax, individual income tax, central and local government tax, and value added tax In addition, we advise our clients on strategic tax planning, tax compliance and representation before tax authorities and courts We provide advice and assistance in all areas of tax law including the following: Advising on Korean corporate tax, income tax, value added tax and inheritance tax AHNSE LAW OFFICES Tax planning advice for various contemplated transactions and business activities Tax advice on transfer pricing Advising on taxation and tariff matters relevant to foreign investment companies Representation before courts and tax authorities Customs duties ADMINISTRATIVE Administrative litigation is a complex area of litigation dealing with disputes against administrative agencies Ahnse provides legal consultation services on a wide range of issues caused by administrative sanctions, legal dispositions and enforcement issued by administrative authorities We also file applications involving unconstitutional laws and constitutional petitions Major areas of this practice include: Advising and representing in all tax-related legal issues and administrative dispositions Administrative approvals and permits and related administrative dispositions Various land appropriation and related administrative dispositions Environment-related legal issues including litigation against pollution Application for examination of appropriateness of taxation, objection and application for review or determination Application for injunction Action involving unconstitutional laws and constitutional petitions in relation to various administrative laws and regulations INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Ahnse provides consultation services in a wide range of transactions and regulatory matters in respect to telecommunications, broadcasting and internet-related laws and regulations, e-commerce, licensing and other regulatory requirements, privacy and data protection issues, and disputes resolution and litigation between telecommunications/broadcasting business enterprisers Principal areas of advice and litigation are: Advising on approval and permit of telecommunications businesses and value-added telecommunications AHNSE LAW OFFICES Advising on approval on M&A between telecommunications enterprisers Advising on approval and operation of various telecommunications businesses Advising on relations between internet service providers and their customers Advising on e-commerce and telecommunications related laws and regulations REAL PROPERTY, CONSTRUCTION & SOC Ahnse counsels and assists clients in all aspects of real property, construction, and social overhead capital (SOC) including development, re-development, constructions, real property acquisition and disposition, transfers, leasing, project financing, real estate transactions, SOC, and relevant permits and authorizations required for the foregoing The main services provided by Ahnse in the real property, construction and SOC areas are as follows: Drafting and reviewing real property and construction related agreement and documents Performing due diligence on the real estate Mortgage and lease Advising on real property development/re-development project and financing Advising on the framework development planning and contracts related to SOC, BTO, and BTL projects Advising on real property expropriation, development restrictions, and zoning and other public laws relating to real property Complying with environmental regulations Advising on transactions involving large scale facilities, and commercial and residential real properties Real property and construction related litigations LITIGATION & ARBITRATION Ahsne provides efficient and effective resolution of all types of disputes, and is committed to providing foreign and domestic clients with skilled trial and appellate representation as well as representation in commercial arbitrations We also provide our clients with sufficient legal consultations on overall litigation process including various preservative measures, such as, provisional attachments and injunctions Assisting clients with representation and advice, our AHNSE LAW OFFICES litigation practice areas include the following: Business and commercial Real property and construction Labor and employment All insurance related matters Product liability Taxation Intellectual property and trade secret Civil, family and criminal Administrative, and anti-trust and fair competition Commercial arbitration KOREAN ATTORNEYS Kang, Guiwon (Of Counsel) admitted to Korean Bar in 1972 Education: Law College, Seoul National University (LL.B 1964);, Graduate School of Journalism, Seoul National University (M.A 1970); The Judicial Research & Training Institute (1972); Yale University, School of Law (LL.M 1978); Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, School of Law (1979-1981) Author: “The Role of Mass Communication in Political Development of Emerging Countries Focusing on India Case, ” 1975 Professional Experience: Judge, Seoul Civil District Court 1973-1977; Lecturer of Law, Sookmyung Women's University 1975-1977; Judge, Seoul Criminal District Court 1975-1977; Judge, Seoul Family Court 1977; Practicing Attorney 1980-1989; Chair, Committee on Equal Employment, Seoul Regional Labor Administration 1989-2000; Ministry of Labor; Representative Partner, Cheongjo Law Firm 1989-1999; Member, Gender Equality Policy Council, Prime Minister’s Office 1990-1994; Chair, Korean Women’s Bar Association 1992-1994; Executive Director, Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center 1993-1995; Director, Korean Bar Association 1993-1995; Member, Committee on Japanese Postwar Responsibility, Korean Bar Association 1993-1995; Member, Copyright Review and Conciliation Committee, Ministry of Culture and Sports 1993-1999; Member, Family Mediation Committee, Seoul Family Court 1994-1996; Member, Seoul City Committee on Women's Affairs 1995-1998; Member, Labor Committee, Seoul Regional Labor Administration 1997; Member, State Reconstruction Organization 1998-; Member, Special Committee on Review & Amendment of the Criminal Act, Ministry of Justice 1998; Member, Seoul City Committee on Women's Development Fund 1998-1999; Chair(Ministerial), Presidential Commission on Gender Equality 1999-2000; Partner Lawyer, Ahnse Law Firm, 2005 Present Vice-chair, Korean Women's Political Caucus 2001- Member, 2002 Steering Committee on Women Politicians, Korea National Council of Women 2001- AHNSE LAW OFFICES Member, Copyright Review and Conciliation Committee, Ministry of Culture and Tourism 2002-; Member, Legal Advisory Committee, Ministry of Justice 2003-2005; Chair, Korean Business Women’s Federation 2003-2006; Member, Advisory Committee, Ministry of Planning and Budget 2003-2005; Member: Korean and Seoul Bar Associations Practice Areas: Civil Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Real Property; Administrative Affairs Language: Korean, English Pyo, Sung Soo (Of Counsel) admitted to Korean Bar in 1978 Education: Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B.; M.A 1978); U.C Berkeley (Visiting Scholar) Professional Experience: Prosecutor, Incheon Branch of Suwon Prosecutors’ Office (1980); Chief officer of Wonju Branch of Chuncheon Prosecutors’ Office (1992); Professor, the Judicial Research and Training Institute (1995); Managing Partner, Sangun Law Firm (2004); Professor, Kukmin Law School (2005); Member, Financial Services Committee (2005); Member, Self-evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Justice (2006 -), President, Kukmin Law School (present) Language: Korean, English Lee, Sung Whan (Managing Partner) admitted to Korean Bar in 1986; Korean Patent Bar in 2000 Education: Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B 1978); Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law (LL.M 1985); Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law (Ph.D 1994); The Judicial Research & Training Institute (1986); Visiting Fellow, Hawaii State University, School of Law (1988); Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, School of Law (2001-2002) Professional Experience: Associate and Partner, Kim Shin & You Law Firm (1986-1995); Of Counsel, Moon O'connor Tam and Yuen Law Offices (1988); Partner, Aram International Law Offices (1996-2002); Lecturer of Law, Seoul National University; Ewha Woman’s University and Konkook University (1997-2000); Professor of Law, Kookmin University, College of Law (2009-2010); Arbitrator, The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (2003-); Member, Financial Review and Disciplinary Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service (2001-2002); Member, The Working & Evaluation Committee for National Pension Fund Operation (2003-); Member, Committee on Authoritative Interpretation of Laws and Regulations, Ministry of Government Legislation (2005-); Member, the Council for Korea Pact on Anti-Corruption and Transparency (2005-); Member, Fair Indication & Advertisement Committee, Fair Trade Commission (2010-); Member, Foreign Investment Advisory Committee for Geonggi-Do Local Government (2011-); Of Counsel, Land Expropriation Committee, Ministry of Land & Maritime (2011-); Of Counsel, Construction Association of Korea (2011-) Author of Limitation of Delegated Legislation (1998); Principle of No Taxation without Statute and Limitation of Delegated Legislation (1998); Legislative Guide for the Entry Regulation to Satellite Broadcast (2000); Open Trial and Protection of Trade Secret (2002); Coauthor of Understanding of Law (1998) Member: Korean and Seoul Bar Associations Practice Areas: Real Estate & Construction; Administrative; Tax; Labor & Employment; Intellectual Property AHNSE LAW OFFICES Languages: Korean, English, Japanese Lee, Myung Woong admitted to Korean Bar in 1992 Education: Yonsei University, College of Law (LL.B 1981); The Judicial Research & Training Institute (1992); Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law (LL.M 1987); Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law (Ph.D 1996); Stanford University, School of Law, visiting scholar (1996-1997) Professional Experience: Assistant Researcher, Constitutional Court (1992-1996); Researcher, Constitutional Court, (1996-2000); Senior Researcher, Constitutional Court (2000-2010); Solo Practitioner (2010-2011) Author of Principle of Check and Balance; Understanding of the Judiciary System; Freedom of Press and Its Reality in the Skokie Case; Factual Issues in Constitutional Cases Member: Korean and Seoul Bar Associations Practice Areas: Administrative & Constitutional; Labor & Employment Languages: Korean, English Kim, Byeong Gon admitted to Korean Bar in 2003 Education: Yonsei University, College of Law (LL.B 2004); The Judicial Research & Training Institute (2007) Professional Experience: Of Counsel, Seoul Seongbuk-gu Governmental District Office (2009-); Member, Seoul Jongro-gu Governmental District Office, Customer Service & Coordinating Committee (2009-); Member: Korean and Seoul Bar Associations Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate; Labor & Employment; International Trade Languages: Korean, English Kim, Sang Soo admitted to Korean Bar Education: Seoul National University (B.A in Business Administration 1997); The Judicial Research & Training Institute Professional Experience: Korea Exchange, Stock-market Department, Bond-market Department, Listing & Disclosure Department (1997 – 2005) Practice Area: Corporate Finance; Securities Listing & Disclosure Languages: Korean, English Ahn, Jae Beom admitted to Korean Bar in 2012 Education: Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B 2002); Seoul National University (M.A 2006); Seoul National University (Ph.D 2010); Inha Law School (LL.M 2012) Professional Experience: Author of A Study on the Water Quality Improvement Chargers of the Management of Drinking Water Act; Environmental Investment as a Social Responsibility Investment Practice Area: Construction/Real Estate; Environment & Energy; Finance Languages: Korean, English Park Sung Chul certified labor attorney; expected to admitted to Korea Bar in 2013 Education: Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B 2001); Jeon Buk Law School (LL.M 2013) Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Corporate Governance; Construction Languages: Korean 10 AHNSE LAW OFFICES Jeong Ji Eun certified public accountant; expected to be admitted to Korean Bar in 2013 Education: Seoul National University (B.A in economics 2004); Ehwa Law School (LL.M 2013) Professional Experience: Samil PwC (2004 - 2010) Practice Area: Corporate & Finance, Antitrust, Taxation Languages: Korean, English Foreign Legal Consultants Shim, Harold Y admitted to Washington State Bar in 1985 Education: University of Washington (B.A English 1980); University of California, Davis, School of Law (J.D 1984) Professional Experience: Judicial Clerk to Judge Warren Chan, King County Superior Court, Seattle (1985-1986); Associate Attorney at Helsell, Fetterman, Martin, Todd & Hokanson, Seattle (19861989); Of Counsel at Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Seattle (1989-1991); Legal Advisor, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, Seattle (1989-1991); Senior Foreign Legal Consultant at Kim, Chang & Lee (1991-2009); Business Law Instructor, University of Maryland, Asian Division, Yongsan Branch Campus, Seoul (1994); Commissioner, Martin Luther King, Jr State Holiday Commission, State of Washington (1988-1989); Commissioner, Asian American Affairs Commission, State of Washington (1985-1988); Chairman of the Commission (1987-1988); Chairman, Asia Business Forum’s Conference on Mergers & Acquisitions in Korea, September (1999); Member of Marketing Committee, 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Korea Organizing Committee (1998-2002); President, Seoul-Jeil Rotary Club (2007-2008); World Community Services Chairman, Rotary District No 3640 (2006-2007); Member of Gyeongnam Province Yachting Industry Advisory Committee (2008-); Member: Washington State Bar Association Practice Areas: Litigation; International Business Transactions; Foreign Investment; Mergers & Acquisitions; Maritime Law & Marine Industry Languages: Korean, English Lee, Hye Jeong admitted to New York Bar in 1997 Education: Korea University, College of Law (LL.B 1976); Korea University, Graduate School of Law (LL.M 1983); Touro College, Jacob D Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D 1997); Yonsei University, Sangnam Institute of Management, Advanced Program of Corporate Analysis (Certificate 2000) Professional Experience: Foreign Legal Consultant, Aram International Law Offices (1997-1999); Legal Consultant, LAS High-Tech Co., Ltd (1999-2000); Youlyo Patent & Law Offices (2000-2003); Legal Specialist, the National Assembly Library (2001-2002); Lecturer of Law, Cheju University (2005); Kookmin University (2009-2010) Member, Analyst Club (2000-); Specialist, M&A Strategy & Tactics Association, 2001-2002 Author of Constitutional Issues Related to the Family Law (1983); A Study on the Status of Forces Agreement between ROK and USA (1997); A Study on Legal Aspect of International Sales on Goods (2008) Member: New York State Bar Association Practice Areas: Corporate; Foreign Investment; International Trade; Real Property Languages: Korean, English 11 AHNSE LAW OFFICES Han, Jung admitted to New York Bar in 1994; District of Columbia Bar in 1995 Education: Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B 1988); Santa Clara University, School of Law (J.D 1994) Professional Experience: Foreign Legal Consultant, Kim & Chang Law Firm (1994-1996); Lecturer, Kookmin University, College of Law (1998-1999); Managing Director, Brinks Korea Ltd Author of Financial Innovation - ABS (1999) Member: New York State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Practice Areas: International Trade; Corporate; Bankruptcy; Finance; Intellectual Property Languages: Korean, English Kim, Mike Y admitted to District of Columbia Bar in 2011 Education: Pusan National University, College of Law (LL.B 2007); Northwestern Law School (LL.M 2011) Professional Experience: Law Clerk, Ministry of Justice of Special Warfare Force, ROK (20022004); Intern, Panasonic Shindong-a (2008); Winter Associate, Jisung Horizon (2009); Summer Associate, DW Partners (2011) Practice Areas: Corporate; Foreign Investment; Construction; Intellectual Property Languages: Korean, English Mark Benton admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales, 2000; Education: University of Birmingham, England (LL.B 1993); Anglia Ruskin University, England (LL.M 1997) Professional Experience: Solicitor/Partner, Abrahams Dresden Solicitors, London ECl (1998-2004); Assistant Solicitor/Associate, rhw Solicitors (2005-2007) Other Experience: Sumitomo Banking Corporation (1996-1997); Financial Services Compensation Scheme (1996-1998); Lecturer, Korean Universities (2007-2012) Languages: English Advisor Park, Whon Il Education: Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B 1975); International Course in European Integration, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (Diploma 1987); Southern Methodist University, School of Law (LL.M 1994); Kyung Hee University, Graduate School of Law (Ph.D 2000) Professional Experience: Bank Specialist, International Finance Department and Research Department of the Korea Development Bank("KDB") (1977-1987); New York Office of KDB (1988-1991); Chief Legal Officer of KDB (1992-2000) Lecturer, Korea Banking Institute; Kyung Hee University, Graduate School of International Legal Affairs; Korea University (1995-2000) Assistant Professor of Law, Kyung Hee University, College of Law (2000-) Author of International Transaction Law (1995); International Transaction Law: Cases and Forms (1996); CoAuthor of Financial Innovation in ABS: Its Structuring and Practice (1999); Corporate Insolvency Laws of Korea (1999) Member: Korea Commercial Law Association; Korea Internet Law Association; Korean Research Institute of International Commerce and Law; Korea International 12 AHNSE LAW OFFICES Trade Law Association; Korean Association of Comparative Private Law Languages: Korean, English, Japanese Nam, Yun Sam Education: Kookmin University, College of Law (LL.B 1986); Kookmin University, Graduate Scholl of Law (LL.M 1988); Hamburg University, Graduate School of Law, Germany (Dr iur 1996) Professional Experience: Lecturer, Kookmin University, College of Law (1996-1999); Professor of Law, Kookmin University, College of Law (1999-); Chief of the Research Institute of Information Promotion Law Author of Recommendations on the Improvement of Mortgage System in Personal Property (1999); A Study on the Improvement of Mortgage System in Real Property (2000); Issues Relating to Legal Rights to Real Properties (2001) Member: Korea Society of Civil Law; Korea Society of Case Law Languages: Korean, German Lee, Chul Hwan Education: Sungkyunkwan University, (B.A in Business Administration 1978); University of Oregon, Graduate School of Economics (M.A 1994) Professional Experience: Economy Planning Board, Economic Policy Bureau (Fair Trade Commission); Chief Manager, Ministry of Strategy and Finance (1980-2000); Head of Economic Commercial Plan (2000-2001); Councilor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN Secretariat and International Organizations in Geneva (2001-2004); Secretary of General Staff, Ministry of Strategy and Finance (2004-2007); Director of Finance Information Analysis, Financial Services Commission (2007-2008); Head of Market Oversight Commission, Korea Exchange (20082011); Invited Researching Member, Korea Institute of Finance (2012-); Author of Light Never Goes out at Gwacheon Government Complex; Choice of Korean Economy; Drama of Chaebol Innovation; In the Middle of Europe; 7080 Stories of Four Types of Light; Numeric Aspects of Korean Finance Market Languages: Korean, English 13 .. .AHNSE LAW OFFICES ABOUT AHNSE LAW OFFICES With the meaning of Peaceful World (Ahn-se), Ahsne Law Offices (? ?Ahnse? ??) has been dedicated to providing each... Partner Lawyer, Ahnse Law Firm, 2005 Present Vice-chair, Korean Women's Political Caucus 2001- Member, 2002 Steering Committee on Women Politicians, Korea National Council of Women 2001- AHNSE LAW OFFICES. .. Insolvency Laws of Korea (1999) Member: Korea Commercial Law Association; Korea Internet Law Association; Korean Research Institute of International Commerce and Law; Korea International 12 AHNSE LAW OFFICES