Law Firms
LIWU Law Group (法務法人 理友) was established 2016 by competent partner lawyers from major Korean law firms, court judges, and prosecutors.
LIWU is rapidly growing with very important cases, such as, big corporate litigations & arbitrations, significant M&A deals, entertainment and political celebrities’ cases, and great Korean companies’ overseas investment especially in South East Asian countries. LIWU wants to be a good and reasonable friend to clients with reasonable and creative solutions.
Education
2006 Attended the Program of “Strategic Thinking and Management for Competitive Advantage” Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA
2005 Graduated from University of Washington, School of Law, LL.M, USA
2004 Attended the Program of “Business Management for the Entertainment Industry” Loyola Marymount University, Center for Asian Business, California, USA
1999 Graduated from Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea
1996 Passed the 38th Korean Bar Examination
nbsp;1995 Graduated from College of Law, Seoul National University, LL.B, Korea
Legal Career
2019~Present Executive Partner, LIWU Law Group
2012~2018 Managing Partner, JC Partners
2009~2012 Senior Partner, HongYun Law Group
2008~2009 Junior Partner, Sewha Park & Goo
2006~2008 Junior Partner, KCL Law Firm
2005~2006 Senior Associate, DW Partners
1998~2004 Associate, Kim, Chang & Lee
Professional Activity
2010~2017 Chairman, Auditor, Game Culture Foundation
2011 Eisenhower Fellowship for North East Asia Regional Program, USA
2006 Present Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board
2000~2004 Commissioner, Game Rating Sub-committee of the Korea Media Rating Board
2003 San Francisco Scholarship for International Bar Association, USA
[Others] Director of International Association of Korean Lawyers; Counsel for Global Contents Center of Korea Culture & Contents Agency, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Small and Medium Sized Entrepreneur and Venture, Ministry of Future Creation and Science, etc.
Expertise
International Litigation & Arbitration, International Transactions, M&A, IP & Entertaiment, Corporate Litigation
Contact
Head Office
35, 5F, Yangjin Building 138
Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu
Seoul
SOUTH KOREA
Seefeldstrasse 123
P.O. Box 8008
Zurich, Switzerland
Executive Director
Rafael Truan Blanco
The Law Firm Network is a network of independent law firms originated in 1989. Our members are not affiliated in the joint practice of law; each member firm is an independent law firm and renders professional services on an individual and separate basis
The Law Firm Network is a network of independent law firms originated in 1989. Our members are not affiliated in the joint practice of law; each member firm is an independent law firm and renders professional services on an individual and separate basis