Jungmin Kwak, a partner of ClassHankyul, is primarily in charge of support for new technology industries, media/information and communications/IT/entertainment, protection and safe use of personal information, healthcare, legislative support and legal consulting, government relations including policies and regulation, labor and personnel, and tax works including tax advice, tax appeals, and tax litigation.
Jungmin Kwak served as a legislation director of the Korean Bar Association, a member of the sentencing committee of the Supreme Court, and an education director of the Seoul Bar Association, and advised various government agencies such as the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the National Police Agency. In addition, while serving as an adjunct professor at Yonsei University’s Graduate School of Law, she gave lectures on laws to several institutions, published a number of articles on media, information and communications, taxes, etc., and published books related to personal information.
Overview
Experience
- 2005 Passed 47th Korean Bar Examination
- 2008 Judicial Research and Training Institute (37th Class)
- 2008 ~ 2015 Legal Advisor, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
- 2008 ~ 2019 Attorney, HMP Law (merged with Lawfirm Hanseung in 2009)
- 2009 Registered as a patent attorney (Commissioner of Korean Intellectual Property Office)
- 2009 Received a tax attorney certificate (Minister of Economy and Finance)
- 2013 ~ 2021 Legal Advisor, Citibank Korea
- 2015 ~ 2016 Legal Advisor, Korea Local Information Research & Development Institute
- 2015 ~ 2017 Head of Training, Lawyers Training Center, Korean Bar Association
- 2016 ~ Present Legal Advisor, Korea Engineering Consulting Association
- 2017 ~ 2019 Legislation Director, Korean Bar Association
- 2017 ~ 2019 Vice Commissioner, Legislation Committee, Korean Bar Association
- 2017 ~ 2019 Member, Sentencing Committee, Supreme Court
- 2017 ~ 2020 Member, Committee for Selection of Standing Deliberation Members, Supreme Court
- 2017 ~ 2018 Member, Special Committee for Amendment of Constitutional Law, Korean Bar Association
- 2017 ~ 2019 Member, Legal Education Committee, Ministry of Justice
- 2017 ~ Present Director, Korean Guardianship Association
- 2017 ~ Present Expert Guardian, Seoul Family Court
- 2017 ~ Present Member, System & Regulation Improvement Committee, Korea Engineering Consulting Association
- 2017 ~ Present Member, Appeal Commission for Educators, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
- 2018 ~ 2021 Member, Committee on Guarantee of Disabled Persons’ Watching of Broadcasting, Viewers Media Foundation under Korea Communications Commission
- 2018 ~ 2022 Member, Deliberation Committee for Verification of Number of Paid Broadcasting Subscribers, Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2018 ~ Present Legal Mentor for ICT Startups, Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2018 ~ 2024 Vice President, Tax Lawyers Association
- 2018 ~ Present Officer in Charge of Fair Evaluation, Korea Creative Content Agency
- 2019 ~ 2023 Member, Deliberation Committee for New Technologies and Services(Regulatory Sandbox) under Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2019 ~ 2024 Member, Committee for Examination and Evaluation on Blood Management, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
- 2019 ~ 2019 Director, Tax Law Association
- 2019 ~ Present External Cooperation Director, Korea Local Tax Association
- 2019 ~ 2019 Recruiting Director, National Public Law Association of Korea
- 2019 ~ 2023 Member, Telecommunications Dispute Resolution Committee under Korea Communications Commission
- 2019 ~ Present Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (software disputes, construction)
- 2019.9 ~ Present Lecturer on constitutional law, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Department of Administration
- 2019 ~ Present Member, Deliberation Committee for Traffic Safety Facilities, National Police Agency
- 2019 ~ 2021 Head of Training, Lawyers Training Center, Korean Bar Association
- 2020 ~ 2023 Partner attorney at Law, CLASS LLC
- 2023 ~ Present Partner attorney at Law, ClassHankyul [merger between companies]
- 2020 ~ Present Expert Guardian Candidate, Uijeongbu District Court
- 2020 ~ 2024 Legislation Director, Korea Women Lawyers Association
- 2020 ~ 2021 Vice President, Tax Lawyers Association
- 2020 ~ 2021 Member (Director), Korea Tax Research Forum
- 2020 ~ 2020 Member, Legal Terms Arrangement Committee, Korea Ministry of Government Legislation
- 2020 ~ 2024 Vice President, Local Tax Future Forum, Tax Lawyers Association
- 2020 ~ Present Research Director, Korea Local Contract Association
- 2020 ~ Present Member, Radio Policy Advisory Council, Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2020 ~ Present Information Director, Korean Society of Mediation
- 2020 ~ Present Advisory Member on Interpretation of Anti-Graft Law, Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission
- 2020 ~ 2020 Lawyer Specialized in Free Legal Aid Business for Victims of Sexual Violence, Korea Gender Violence Crisis Center
- 2020 ~ 2021 Nongovernmental Member, Taxpayer Protection Committee, NTS Seoul Regional Office
- 2020 ~ Present Member, Expert Committee for Smart City Regulatory Sandbox, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- 2020 ~ Present Member, Committee for Management and Operation of Electromagnetic Waves Research Funds
- 2020 ~ 2020.10 Director, Seoul Bar Association
- 2020 ~ Present Evaluation Member & Advisory Member, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- 2020 ~ Present Top Spokeswoman, Korea Association of Personal Data Professionals
- 2020 ~ 2021 Education Director, Seoul Bar Association
- 2020 ~ 2022 Member, Civil Complaints Mediation Committee of Gyeonggi-do
- 2020 ~ 2024 Legal Advisor, Non-Real Name Representative Filing, Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission
- 2020 ~ 2020 Member, Committee for Examination on Re-permission of Ground Wave Broadcasting, Korea Communications Commission
- 2020 ~ 2022 Member, Committee for Evaluation of Capacity to Create Content for Broadcasting, Korea Communications Commission
- 2020 ~ 2021 Member, Committee for Election and Operation of President of Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
- 2021 ~ Present Legislation Director, Korea Tax Research Forum
- 2021 ~ Present Adjunct Professor, Yonsei University Graduate School of Law
- 2021 ~ 2023 Member, Operation Committee for Training of Passers of Bar Examination
- 2021 ~ Present Member, Personnel Committee, Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
- 2021 ~ 2023 Director, Korea Carbon Industry Promotion Agency
- 2021 ~ 2023 Auditor, Institute for Voluntary Data Disclosure on Internet Newspapers
- 2021 ~ Present Member, Committee on Support and Examination of Production of Disabled Persons’ Broadcasting, Viewers Media Foundation under Korea Communications Commission
- 2021 ~ 2027 Member, Deliberation Committee for Platform Transportation Business, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- 2021 ~ 2022 Member, Task Force for Improvement of System and Regulation Related to Election of President of Sport Organization, Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
- 2021 ~ 2021 Member, Examination Committee on Community Radio Permission, Korea Communications Commission
- 2021 ~ Present Member, Expert Committee for Industry Fusion Regulatory Sandbox, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- 2021 ~ 2023 Director, Korea Bar Association Legal Aid Foundation
- 2021 ~ Present Member, Personnel Committee and Meritorious Achievement Review Committee, SR
- 2021 ~ Present Member, National Administrative Legislation Committee, Korea Ministry of Government Legislation
- 2021 ~ 2023 Auditor, Korean Institute of Genetic Testing Evaluation
- 2022 ~ Present Member, Committee for Interpretation and Deliberation on Laws, Korea Ministry of Government Legislation
- 2022 ~ 2022 Auditor, Tax Law Association
- 2022 ~ 2022 Advisory Member, Korean Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women
- 2022 ~ 2024 Member, Operation Committee for Lawyers Training Center, Korean Bar Association
- 2022 ~ 2024 Advisory Member, Anti-Corruption Standards Advisory Group, Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission
- 2022 ~ 2024 Member, Audit & Advisory Committee, Korea Ministry of Government Legislation
- 2022 ~ Present Legal Advisory Group, Citizen Auditor Ombudsman Committee, Seoul Special City
- 2022 ~ Present Evaluation Member, Startup Growth Technology Development Business (TIPS), Ministry of SMEs and Startups
- 2022 ~ Present Advisory Member for Regulation Free Special Zone, Ministry of SMEs and Startups
- 2022 ~ Present Examination Member on Allocation of Ieum 5G Frequency, Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2023 ~ 2024 Member, Deliberation Committee for Automobile Safety and Defects, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- 2023 ~ 2023 Negotiation Director, Tax Law Association
- 2023 ~ 2024 Standing Auditor, SL Energy
- 2023 ~ Present Member, Information & Communications Promotion Funds Operation and Deliberation Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2023 ~ 2023 Member, Division on Electromagnetic Waves Law Concerning 4th Electromagnetic Waves Promotion Basic Plan, Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2023 ~ 2025 Expert Jury, Civil Complaint Jury System, Seoul Special City
- 2023 ~ 2025 Member, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Deliberation Committee, Korea Engineering Consulting Association
- 2023 ~ 2025 Member, Contract Deliberation Committee, Ministry of National Defense
- 2023 ~ Present Member, Ethical Human Rights Management Committee, SR
- 2023 ~ Present Legal Aid Group, One-Stop Support Center for Victims of Stalking and Safety Support Center for Digital Sexual Crimes, Seoul Foundation of Women & Family
- 2023 ~ Present Member, Data Disputes Mediation Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2023 ~ 2023 Member, Election Management Committee, Boxing Association of Korea
- 2024 ~ 2026 Member, Prosecution Investigation Deliberation Committee, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office
- 2024 ~ 2026 Member, Public Data Disputes Mediation Committee, Ministry of Public Administration and Security
- 2024 ~ 2026 Member, Committee for Truth Ascertainment of Yeosu/Suncheon October 19 Incident and Recovery of Reputation of Victims
- 2024 ~ 2024 Metaverse TF Voluntary Regulation Division under Virtual Fusion Industry Promotion Act, Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2024 ~ 2026 Disciplinary Member, General Disciplinary Committee, Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station
- 2024 ~ 2024 Expert Advisory Member, Personal Information On Madang, Personal Information Protection Commission
- 2024 ~ 2026 Member, Accounting Expert Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
Education
- 1995 Jinseon Girl’s High School
- 2001 Yonsei University, College of Law (LL.B.)
- 2018 Yonsei University, Graduate School of Law (major in tax law)
- 2019 ~ 2021 Yonsei University, Graduate School of Law (doctoral course)
Representative Matters
- - Advised related to broadcasting/media/intellectual property rights, ICT, software, AI, healthcare, startups, and regulation on behalf of several companies
- - Applied for regulatory sandbox in connection with several government institutions and proceeded with comprehensive legal consulting and ex post facto management/support of arrangement of laws
- - Advised and conducted lawsuits related to disputes concerning personal information and infringement of trade secrets on behalf of the government, public institutions, and companies
- - Lawsuits related to local taxes including acquisition tax, violation of the Punishment of Tax Evaders Act, and the appropriateness of the imposition of global income tax concerning the transfer of land, the criminal lawsuit on violation of the Customs Act related to the import declaration of a distribution service worker, and the criminal lawsuit on violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes due to the issuance of false tax invoices, and provided advice on deemed donation of entrusted shares and advice on appropriateness of the imposition of gift tax.
- - Comprehensive legal advice premised on family succession related to C Financial Institution’s asset management service
- - Lawsuits related to construction/reconstruction/redevelopment, construction costs/defects/failure in construction
- - Advised and conducted lawsuits on behalf of several financial institutions including C Bank
- - Lawsuit where the employee status of the representative of the Korean office of a foreign corporation is questioned, advised on workplace harassment and sexual harassment, and advised on preparation of guidelines under the Act on the Punishment of Serious Accidents and provided comprehensive legal consulting
- - Advised related to support of new technology industries
- - Advised related to family business succession, adult guardianship, and inheritance/gift/trust
- - Advised related to sale of NPLs, investments, and asset-backed securities
- [Accolades]
- - 2014.6.18. Seoul National University, Finance Law and Practice Program (7th Class) (Theories and Practices Related to the Capital Market Act), Summa Cum Laude
- - 2019.2.14. Achievement Plaque, Tax Lawyers Association of Korean Bar Association
- - 2020.12.31. Award Certificate, Chief Commissioner of Korea Communications Commission
- - 2021.1.20. Appreciation Plaque, Ministry of Science and ICT
- - 2021.2.1. Appreciation Plaque, Viewers Media Foundation
- - 2021.2.2. Achievement Plaque, Seoul Bar Association
- - 2021.3.19. Appreciation Plaque, Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
- - 2022.4.21. Award Certificate from Prime Minister (Field of ICT)
- - 2023.3.28. Appreciation Plaque, Ministry of Science and ICT
Publications
- - 2017.12. Study on Amendment of the Information and Communications Network Act to Enhance Freedom of Expression on Internet (joint participation), Korea Communications Commission, Broadcasting and Communications Fusion Policy Study KCC-2017-46
- - 2017.12. Study on Measures to Improve the R&D Support System for SMEs through Analysis of Administrative Court Precedents (joint participation), Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs
- - 2018.8. Tax Policies for Encouragement of Marriage and Childbirth, Yonsei University Master’s Thesis
- - 2019.12. Business Guide for In-House Lawyers (joint participation), Korean Bar Association
- - 2020.9. Study on Legal Effects of Acknowledgement of Electromagnetic Waves as Industrial Disaster(joint participation), Korea Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science, Entrusted Study 2020
- - 2020.10. Status of ADR Related to Cyber Libel and Improvement Measure – Focused on Dispute Resolution System for Libel – Korean Society of Mediation/Korean Bar Association Joint Academic Conference (Grand Theme: Changes in Dispute Resolution System and Direction of Development for ADR)
- - 2020.12. Report on Measure to Introduce Exemption from VAT for Lawyer Fees (joint participation), Seoul Bar Association
- - 2021.7. Study on Legal Adjustment of Installation of Repeater in Apartments (joint participation), Korea Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science, Entrusted Study 2021
- - 2022.6. Study on Legal Systems Related to Human Body Protection Standards of Electromagnetic Waves, Korea Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science, Entrusted Study 2022
- - 2022.7. Hundred Court Precedents Related to Personal Information, Korea Association of Personal Data Professionals (joint participation)
Jungmin Kwak
Attorney at Law
T. +82-2-2251-7533
F. +82-2-555-5008
E. jmkwak@classhklaw.com