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Sungjai Choi

Attorney at Law

T. +82-2-3458-0905

F. +82-2-538-2232

E. sjchoi@classhklaw.com

Overview

A Partner Attorney with the ClassHankyul that handles corporate, financial, tax, IP, and fair trade matters, with a focus on tax litigation, intellectual property rights, corporate financial investment and capital market-related consultations, civil and criminal matters, and compliance.

Experience

  1. 1997 Passed 49th Bar Exam
  2. 2000 Judicial Research and Training Institute (29th Class)
  3. 2000 ~ 2002 Senior Attorney, Samsung SDI
  4. 2006 ~ 2008 Microsoft Korea (MS Attorney)
  5. 2008 ~ 2012 Professor, Kyungpook University Law School|
  6. 2009 ~ 2010 Researcher, Supreme Court
  7. 2009 ~ 2012 Member, Korea Fair Trade Commission Intellectual Property Policy Advisory Committee
  8. 2007 ~ 2014 Member, Korean Bar Association Legislative Committee
  9. 2011 ~ 2015 Expert Member, Presidential Council on Intellectual Property
  10. 2012 ~ 2015 Adjunct Professor, Hanyang University
  11. 2012 ~ 2014 Attorney, Kim & Chang Law Firm
  12. 2013 ~ 2015 Member, Ministry of Justice Attorney System Improvement Committee
  13. 2013 ~ 2014 International Director, Seoul Bar Association
  14. 2014 ~ 2024 Member, Seoul High Court Coordination Committee
  15. 2014 ~ 2015 Researcher, Supreme Court
  16. 2015 ~ 2017 Attorney / Patent Attorney, Darae Law & IP Group
  17. 2015 ~ 2024 Chair, Korean Bar Association Legislative Research Institute
  18. 2016 ~ 2024 Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
  19. 2017 ~ Present Member, Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office and Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office Appeal Review Committee
  20. 2017 ~ 2024 Member, Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission Interpretation Advisory Group
  21. 2017 ~ Present Vice Chair and Member, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property AIPPI Korea
  22. 2018 ~ Present Chair, Korea Entertainment Law Society
  23. 2018 ~ 2024 Ombudsman, Financial Services Commission
  24. 2019 ~ 2024 Arbitrator, Press Arbitration Commission
  25. 2019 ~ Present Tax Law Advisor, National Tax Service
  26. 2020 ~ Present Chair, Korea Entertainment Law Society
  27. 2020 ~ Present Member, Financial Supervisory Service Dispute Resolution Committee
  28. 2022 ~ 2023 Partner, Class Law Firm
  29. Present Partner Attorney at Law, ClassHankyul

Education

  1. 1993 Seoul National University Literature Department
  2. 2000 Seoul National University Master of Law
  3. 2003 Sejong-Syracuse University MBA 
  4. 2004 US Columbia Law School
  5. 2009 Seoul National University Master of Law (Economics Law)
  6. 2009 University of Seoul Ph.D. in Tax (Tax Law)

Publications

- Financial Transaction Laws (2016)
- Personal Information
- New Design Protections, Copyrights and Trademarks
- One Source Multi-Use and Infringement of Copyright (2015)
- Infringement of Music Copyrights (2015)
- Lawyer’s Dictionary (2014)
- Research on Attorney-Client Privilege (ACP) between an Attorney and Client (2013)
- US Patent Law (2011)
- US Supreme Court Justices (2011)
- Strategic Corporate Management and Laws (2010)
- New US Patent Laws (2020)

- Design and Law (2017)
- Music Content and Law (2015)
- Interpretation of Job-related Inventions (2015)
- Intellectual Property Law in Korea,  Wolters Kluwer (2015)
- Research on Appropriate Number of Attorneys (2015)
- Capital Markets Act [commentary](2015)
- Summary of Stock Company Act (2015)
- Competition Law Regulations on Abuse of Patent
- Economic Strategy and the Law (2009), IT Technology and the Law (2007)
- Standard Essential Patents and the Law (2021)
- Amendments to the Securities Class Action Act (2014)
- Research on US Patent Law (2013)
- Research on US Patent Precedents (2012)
- Valuation of Unlisted Stocks and the Law (2012)
- Issues and tasks for Fair Trade Act (2010)
- Science and Technology Act (2010)

- Trends in Lower Court Decisions regarding Publicity Rights, Analysis, Rights and Defenses, (Infomedia Law Journal 2015)
- Thoughts on Recent Major Decisions on Derivative Products (Commercial Law Research Journal 2015)
- Timing of Standards for Determination of Possibility of Confusion under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Attorney-at-Law Journal 2014)
- Research on Appropriateness of Damages System based on Patent Act Article 128, (Attorney-at-Law Journal 2013)
- Need for Legislative Supplementation from Perspective of Real Cases after Adoption of Consent Vote System (Human Rights and Justice Journal 2015)
- Voice Phishing and Electronic Financial Transactions Act Article 9 (Banking Law Research Journal 2015)
- Measures to Ensure Effectiveness of Damages Litigation to Prevent Technology Loss by Small and Mid-Sized Companies (Intellectual Property Research Journal 2015)
- Whether There is Patent Infringement and Subjective Requirements – GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCE, INC., v. SEB S.A., (Information Law Vol. 15 Issue 2, 2011)
- Research on Abuse of Copyright and Trademark - Evaluation Guidelines for Unjust Exercise of Intellectual Property Rights (Bupjo Vol. 60 Issue 4, 2011)
- Meaning of Dependent Clauses of Patent Claims and Whether There is Insufficient Disclosure Comments on Supreme Court Decision No. 2007Hu1442 (Business Law Vol. 21 Issue 2, 2011)
- Types of Abuses of Domestic Patent Rights and Other Intellectual Property Rights and Analysis of Cases The NPE Debate in Korea (2014)
- Director’s Liabilities and Obligations in Korea(2014) Comments on Amendments to the Merger Law System and Harmony with the Merger Tax System - Focusing on the Debate Over the Adoption of Reverse Triangle Mergers to Stimulate Mergers (2014)
- Need for Legislative Supplementation from Perspective of Real Cases after Adoption of Consent Vote System (2015)
- Comments on Entrustment of Business Under the Amended Trust Act (2015)
- Measures to Ensure Effectiveness of Damages Litigation to Prevent Technology Loss by Small and Mid-Sized Companies (2015)

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