The ClassHankyul Election Law Center, established in 2017 to provide high-quality legal services to election candidates in South Korea, has built a track record of continuous success, starting with the 7th nationwide, simultaneous local election in 2018, followed by the 2019 nationwide, simultaneous election of the heads of cooperatives, the 21st National Assembly election in 2020, the nationwide, simultaneous local election in 2022, the 2023 nationwide, simultaneous election of the heads of cooperatives, and the 22nd National Assembly election in 2024.
The ClassHankyul Election Law Center comprises of attorneys knowledgeable in election-related laws, including the Public Official Election Act, the Political Funds Act and the Act on Elections Entrusted by Public Organizations, and with broad hands-on experience. The team is also composed of former full-time professors at the National Election Commission’s Election Training Institute, and expert committee members who have served as directors of the executive bureau of each Si/Gun/Gu’s election commission. We have also recruited a former chief officer of the National Election Commission’s Election Policy Office and a standing member of city/provincial election commissions as advisors to our team, to further strengthen our expertise.
Our Election Law Center provides customized stage-by-stage services for clients when providing advice throughout the election campaign process, and representing him/her in investigations and lawsuits, in careful consideration of each client’s individual characteristics/needs. The ClassHankyul Election Law Center wishes to become your most trusted assistant, with our high-quality services to candidates in all aspects of election, provided in close proximity to the candidates promptly and effectively.
Introduction
Major Business
Advice: Consulting on Election Laws
- Advice on the legality of election campaigns
- Advice on the legality of promotional materials such as pledged policies, candidate speeches, and press conferences
- Legal response to emergency situations such as investigations, inquiries, and measures by election commissions - Response to unexpected incidents such as accusations, complaints, etc.
- Response to defamation-related disputes
- Response to (complaints, accusations, etc.) illegal election campaigns by competing candidates
- Advice on the legality of accounting, in connection with election expenses, political funds, etc.
- Training and consultation on other general legal issues related to election campaigns
Litigation: Defending Clients in Alleged Public Official Election Act and Political Funds Act Violation Cases Against the Police, the Prosecution and in Courts
- Proactive and systematic defense from the phase of initial response to investigations, to the phase of pleadings in the courts
- Pleading in accordance with the specificities of each case, tailored by each stage, such as pre-investigation, investigation, trial, etc.
- Representation in various election-related lawsuits, such as related lawsuits and injunctions, requests for adjudication on the constitutionality of statutes, and constitutional complaints
- Advice on the legality of election campaigns
- Advice on the legality of promotional materials such as pledged policies, candidate speeches, and press conferences
- Legal response to emergency situations such as investigations, inquiries, and measures by election commissions - Response to unexpected incidents such as accusations, complaints, etc.
- Response to defamation-related disputes
- Response to (complaints, accusations, etc.) illegal election campaigns by competing candidates
- Advice on the legality of accounting, in connection with election expenses, political funds, etc.
- Training and consultation on other general legal issues related to election campaigns
Litigation: Defending Clients in Alleged Public Official Election Act and Political Funds Act Violation Cases Against the Police, the Prosecution and in Courts
- Proactive and systematic defense from the phase of initial response to investigations, to the phase of pleadings in the courts
- Pleading in accordance with the specificities of each case, tailored by each stage, such as pre-investigation, investigation, trial, etc.
- Representation in various election-related lawsuits, such as related lawsuits and injunctions, requests for adjudication on the constitutionality of statutes, and constitutional complaints
