The ClassHankyul GR team consists of multiple professionals who, to meet the needs of clients, are able to draw on their experience and personal networks developed throughout their years working in the National Assembly, central administrative agencies, local governments, and public institutions.
The team prides itself in being ranked as the top among all other law firms’ for services related to the Board of Audit and Inspection (“BAI”), in terms of its composition. Under the lead of our Managing Partner Attorney Chan-Hyun Hwang, a former chief judge of the Seoul Central District Court and a former chairman of BAI, Counselor Junghong Wang, a former secretary general of BAI and a former minister of Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Counselor Jae-Ho Lee, a former deputy secretary general at BAI, and numerous other lawyers who served as auditors and demonstrated excellent performance in audits at BAI, work as part of our GR team.
The team has shown outstanding results in legislative consulting, with Counselor Ilho Yoo, an ex-Minister of Strategy and Finance and an ex-member of the National Assembly, Counselor Seang Tae Kim, who served as a member of the 20th National Assembly and the Presidential Transition Committee, and Counselor Seung hee Kim, who was a member of the 20th National Assembly and the Minister of Food and Drug Safety, as well as other advisors to the National Assembly.
The ClassHankyul GR team is also comprised of lawyers and advisors who have the expertise gained from various experiences at different central administrative agencies such as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of National Defense, the National Tax Service, and the Korea Communications Commission, and is able to provide unmatched services in the GR field by presenting optimal solutions to clients who are facing difficulties due to the government’s ever stringent regulations/policies.
Introduction
Major Business
Defense in BAI Audits
- Defense in the holistic audit process by BAI, as counsel of the audited institution
- Response to the requests to appear before BAI
- Response to requests for general company materials during the audit of the audited institutions
- Protection of rights and interests as counsel for interested parties in connection with requests made according to decisions by BAI, such as requests for correction, etc.
- Resolution of issues through legal advice, in case of conflicting legal opinions related to BAI audits
- Representation in various BAI internal explanation procedures such as confrontational proceedings
Legal Advice on BAI Appeals and Pre-Consulting
- Appeals against BAI on administrative sanctions
- Resolution of difficulties in government relations of clients, such as companies, through the provision of legal advice on the pre-consulting system
Legislative Support and Consulting
- Managing risks in relations with the National Assembly, such as responses to enactment of certain laws and inspection of state administration
- Advising on risk management and amendments of laws and regulations on regulatory policies
Policies and Regulations, Administrative Procedures, and Government Relations
- Response to the policies of administrative agencies under the current laws and regulations
- Provision of government relations services for beneficial administrative disposition
- Legal advice on various administrative sanctions
- Defense in the holistic audit process by BAI, as counsel of the audited institution
- Response to the requests to appear before BAI
- Response to requests for general company materials during the audit of the audited institutions
- Protection of rights and interests as counsel for interested parties in connection with requests made according to decisions by BAI, such as requests for correction, etc.
- Resolution of issues through legal advice, in case of conflicting legal opinions related to BAI audits
- Representation in various BAI internal explanation procedures such as confrontational proceedings
Legal Advice on BAI Appeals and Pre-Consulting
- Appeals against BAI on administrative sanctions
- Resolution of difficulties in government relations of clients, such as companies, through the provision of legal advice on the pre-consulting system
Legislative Support and Consulting
- Managing risks in relations with the National Assembly, such as responses to enactment of certain laws and inspection of state administration
- Advising on risk management and amendments of laws and regulations on regulatory policies
Policies and Regulations, Administrative Procedures, and Government Relations
- Response to the policies of administrative agencies under the current laws and regulations
- Provision of government relations services for beneficial administrative disposition
- Legal advice on various administrative sanctions
