2018. 2. 26. American Lawyers in Korea Networking Seminar: "Contribution of American Lawyers fo

On Feb. 26th, 2018, American Law Center held a seminar for U.S. licensed attorneys practicing in Korea titled "Contribution of American Lawyers for Society and Legal Education in Korea" in order to build and broaden networks among U.S. licensed lawyers in Korea.

Welcoming Remarks - Kyungsin Park, Executive Director (KU American Law Center)

Congratulatory Remarks - Daehee Lee, Associate Dean (KU School of Law)

Introducing American Law Center - Seyoung Nam, Research Fellow (KU American Law Center)

TOPIC 1: Contribution of American Lawyers

for Corporation & Finance Practice in Korea

Panelist & Moderator: Kyungsin Park, Executive Director (KU American Law Center)

Panelists

John H. Choi (SHIN & KIM)

○ Asian Financial Crisis and American Lawyers

- Transformation of Korean Firms

- Transformation of Legal Service and Legal Service Standard

Johneth Chongseo Park (Sheppard Mullin)

○ Business Judgment Rule

○ Securities Offering Public Disclosure System

TOPIC 2: Contribution of American Lawyers

for Public Interests & Human Rights in Korea

Panelist & Moderator: Kyungsin Park, Executive Director (KU American Law Center)

Panelists

Shinyoung Chung (Advocates for Public Interest Law)

○ Addressing Domestic Human Rights Issues through the International Human Rights Mechanism

Jiyong Kim (Gonggam Human Rights Law Foundation)

○ Unsealing closed adoption papers

○ Returning to the US after deportation

TOPIC 3: Contribution of American Lawyers

for Society & Legal Education in Korea

Moderator: Kyungsin Park, Executive Director (KU American Law Center)

○ Floor Discussion

Suggested opinions from the floor for American Law Center:

○ Develop a program to get access to legal database such as Westlaw/ LexisNexis for in-house counsels

○ Operate a community to seek advice when contemplating contracts or preparing for negotiations

○ Institute separate committees in American Law Center for US lawyers to study a certain area of law of one's particular interests

○ Hold seminars on various issues such as IP, engineering, or biotech

○ Make Korean Law Courses in KU law school for US attorneys

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02_최중혁 변호사 발제

04_정신영 변호사 발제

05_김지용 변호사 발제

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