Changeun Ko, an attorney of ClassHankyul, is primarily in charge of providing advice and conducting civil litigation related to corporate management, personnel management, banking, insurance, and the railway industry, and conducting criminal litigation.
For 23 years, while exercising overall control over the legal affairs of the financial companies and the railway public corporation, Changeun Ko effectively decided on legal issues related to the companies and actively directed litigation, thereby optimally resolving current issues and achieving the greatest managerial performance. Based on such business experience and expertise, Changeun Ko is currently engaged in various advisory activities for relevant companies, and conducts litigation and provides advice for them.
Overview
Experience
- 1997 Passed 39th Korean Bar Examination
- 1999 Judicial Research and Training Institute (29th Class)
- 2000 ~ 2005 Head of Legal Team, Kookmin Bank
- 2005 ~ 2009 Compliance Officer, Kwang Ju Bank
- 2009 ~ 2018 Head of Legal Office, Korea Railroad Corporation
- 2018 Standing Advisor, HDC IPARK Mall
- 2019 ~ 2021 Compliance Officer (Executive Director), KB Insurance
- 2019 ~ Present Legal Advisor, Association of Korea Railroad Retirees
- Present Attorney at Law, ClassHankyul
Education
- 1978 Inseong High School
- 1988 Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B.)
Representative Matters
- Merger of Housing & Commercial Bank and Kookmin Bank, merger of Kookmin Card, P&A (asset acquisition) by Dongnam Bank, asset-backed securitization of non-performing loans
- Listing on the London Stock Exchange, listing on the New York Stock Exchange
- Lawsuit for National Housing Fund’s credit guarantee for loan, Lotto lottery business lawsuit
- Kwang Ju Bank layoff lawsuit, Export-Import Bank of Korea guarantee lawsuit
- Lawsuit for illegal withdrawal of deposits from Chohung Bank, lawsuit related to Tongyang fire insurance money
- Korea Railroad’s advancement as a public corporation, privatization of SRT-established railways, handling of labor disputes such as railway strikes related to introduction of performance bonuses
- Lawsuit related to reinstatement of KTX female crews and related female employees
- Lawsuit related to the Yongsan Railroad Site Development Project, and lawsuit related to private railway stations and Gumi Station
- Lawsuit for the settlement of metropolitan railway fares, lawsuit related to local government subsidies for railway transfers, and response to criminal complaint for handling railway maintenance costs
- Lawsuit claiming for damages and liquidated damages for delay in connection with defects in KTX-Sancheon, and lawsuit related to train operation accidents such as Gwangmyeong Station Daegu Station accidents
- Environmental damage lawsuit such as train noise, ordinary wage lawsuit
- Development projects such as Seoul Station, amendments to railway-related laws and regulations
- Lawsuit related to retirement allowance of KB Insurance’s executives, arbitration on U.S. (New York) reinsurance claim, lawsuit related to liability for compensation by executives of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
- Lawsuit related to medical insurance money for mammotome, lawsuit related to EAR (Erection All Risks Insurance) money for a wind power plant, lawsuit related to railway construction insurance money for Bujeon-Masan Smart Rail
- Lawsuit related to unfair dismissal of executive officers, lawsuit related to claim for the amount of reimbursement for Pyeongtaek Port
- Listing on the London Stock Exchange, listing on the New York Stock Exchange
- Lawsuit for National Housing Fund’s credit guarantee for loan, Lotto lottery business lawsuit
- Kwang Ju Bank layoff lawsuit, Export-Import Bank of Korea guarantee lawsuit
- Lawsuit for illegal withdrawal of deposits from Chohung Bank, lawsuit related to Tongyang fire insurance money
- Korea Railroad’s advancement as a public corporation, privatization of SRT-established railways, handling of labor disputes such as railway strikes related to introduction of performance bonuses
- Lawsuit related to reinstatement of KTX female crews and related female employees
- Lawsuit related to the Yongsan Railroad Site Development Project, and lawsuit related to private railway stations and Gumi Station
- Lawsuit for the settlement of metropolitan railway fares, lawsuit related to local government subsidies for railway transfers, and response to criminal complaint for handling railway maintenance costs
- Lawsuit claiming for damages and liquidated damages for delay in connection with defects in KTX-Sancheon, and lawsuit related to train operation accidents such as Gwangmyeong Station Daegu Station accidents
- Environmental damage lawsuit such as train noise, ordinary wage lawsuit
- Development projects such as Seoul Station, amendments to railway-related laws and regulations
- Lawsuit related to retirement allowance of KB Insurance’s executives, arbitration on U.S. (New York) reinsurance claim, lawsuit related to liability for compensation by executives of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
- Lawsuit related to medical insurance money for mammotome, lawsuit related to EAR (Erection All Risks Insurance) money for a wind power plant, lawsuit related to railway construction insurance money for Bujeon-Masan Smart Rail
- Lawsuit related to unfair dismissal of executive officers, lawsuit related to claim for the amount of reimbursement for Pyeongtaek Port
Publications
- Payment of Insurance Money and Claim for Return of Unfair Profits – Seoul National University Center for Financial Law BFL (2008. 7.)
Changeun Ko
Attorney at Law
T. +82-2-3458-9517
F. +82-2-595-1892
E. ceko@classhklaw.com