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Hocheol Kim

Attorney at Law

T. +82-2-3458-9502

F. +82-2-554-6423

E. hckim@classhklaw.com

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Overview

Hocheol Kim, a partner of ClassHankyul, is primarily in charge of the fields of construction, environment, and general administration.

In connection with the relevant matters, he participated or provided advice as a member of the government, the judiciary, and the private-public cooperation organizations of public institutions, and provided advice and conducted litigation for various public and private companies.
 

Experience

  1. 1988 Passed 30th Korean Bar Examination
  2. 1991 Judicial Research and Training Institute (20th Class)
  3. 2000 Completed the Course on Urban Environment Policy for Higher Officials, Seoul National University Graduate School of Environmental Studies
  4. 2002 Completed the Course on Urban Environment Design for Highest Experts, Seoul National University Graduate School of Environmental Studies
  5. 2005 Completed the 2nd course for Advanced Construction Project Management Program, Seoul National University College of Engineering
  6. Advisor, Defense Installations Agency, Ministry of National Defense
  7. Adjunct Professor, Kangwon National University, College of Law
  8. 2006 ~ 2009 Member, National Environmental Dispute Resolution Committee, Ministry of Environment
  9. 2006 ~ 2008 Standing Member, Presidential Truth Commission on Suspicious Deaths During Military Service (1st grade official in special services)
  10. 2011 ~ 2013 Adjunct Professor, Korean National Police University (Environmental Law)
  11. 2014 ~ 2016 Member, Central Review Committee on Death in War, Ministry of National Defense
  12. 2017 ~ 2018 Chief Commissioner, Environmental Policy and System Improvement Committee, Ministry of Environment 
  13. 2018 ~ 2024 Member, Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (collegiate administrative agency) under Prime Minister 
  14. Present Attorney at Law, ClassHankyul
  15. Member, Mediation Committee, Seoul Central District Court
  16. Member, Contract Deliberation Committee, Korea National Railway 
  17. Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (Construction)
  18. Chief Commissioner, Korean National Police Commission under Ministry of the Interior and Safety
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Education

  1. 1981 Sungdong High School
  2. 1986 Korea University, College of Law (LL.B.)
  3. 1989 Completed the Course of Korea University, Graduate School of Law (Major in Administrative Law)
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Representative Matters

  1. 　-  Conducted litigation related to defects of the apartments of several construction companies including L Public Corporation, H Company, and P Company
  2. -  Provided advice and conducted litigation related to construction disputes including adjustment of contract prices for H Public Corporation and administrative disputes including restriction on eligibility of bidding participants
  3. -  Provided advice on application for rehabilitation and rehabilitation procedures for several companies including T Golf & Resort
  4. -  Provided advice and conducted litigation related to housing construction and guarantee on return of lease deposits for D Public Corporation
  5. -  Provided advice and conducted litigation related to various power generation projects including the renewable energy project of a power generation company such as Company J
  6. -  Conducted research services as a member of the semiconductor-related occupational disease & occupational health verification committee of SK Hynix
  7. -  Conducted research services on the limit of acceptance of traffic noise and the criteria for calculating the amount of compensation 
  8. -  Conducted research services related to the assessment of noise and vibration in military shooting ranges and the criteria for compensation
  9. -  Other public interest activities: won the case where hearing-impaired persons filed an injunction against the three public broadcasters for sign language and subtitle broadcasting in relation to the presidential election coverage; won the case seeking the injunction to prohibit construction of a mixed-use building due to infringement of H Apartment’s right to enjoy sunlight and conducted mediation; performed public defense for the Supreme Court en banc case where admissibility of the protocol of examination of a suspect prepared by prosecutors is disputed (annulment of the original decision as a judgment of innocence, which led to the change of the court precedent); conducted the case where the first-level court accepted the application for suspension of execution of the Saemangeun project and won the case at the first-level court; led the investigation on 600 petitions related to deaths in the military under suspicious circumstances and made the committee decision; and won the case seeking cancellation of approval of the continued operation of Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant No. 1 at the first-level court

Publications

  1. -  Study on Legal Systems for Protection of Right to Sunlight and Specific Measures Responding to Infringement of Right to Sunlight

Hocheol Kim

Attorney at Law

T. +82-2-3458-9502

F. +82-2-554-6423

E. hckim@classhklaw.com