Overview
Ghihun Shin, a partner of ClassHankyul, was in overall charge of various public contract disputes and state lawsuits while serving as the Legal Affairs Officer of the Blue House and the Head of the Litigation Department of the Ministry of National Defense. He served as a member of the Contract Deliberation Committee of the Ministry of National Defense, the Chief Commissioner of the Appeals Committee of the Ministry of National Defense, a member of the National Reparation Deliberation Committee of the Ministry of National Defense, and a member of the Administrative Appeal Committee of the Ministry of National Defense. Currently, he is conducting various activities as a member of the Personal Information Data Combination Review Committee of the National Library of Korea, a member of the Personal Information Data Combination Review Committee of Korea Employment Information Service, a member of the Personal Information Review Committee of LG CNS, and a member of the Disciplinary Review Committee of Korea National Defense University. Based on the above experience, he has published a number of articles related to public procurement contracts and state contracts in Law Times, etc.
Experience
- 2005 Passed 47th Korean Bar Examination
- 2008 Judicial Research and Training Institute (37th Class)
- 2008-2011 Public Service Advocate for Air Force
- 2011-2013 Legal Affairs Officer, Ministry of National Defense
- 2013-2015 Chief Judicial Researcher, High Military Court, Ministry of National Defense
- 2015-2017 Executive Officer (in charge of legal affairs), Presidential Secretary Office for Foreign and Security Affairs
- 2017-2018 Head of Special Investigation, Ministry of National Defense Prosecutors’ Office
- 2018-2020 Head of Litigation Department, Ministry of National Defense
- Present Partner Attorney at Law, ClassHankyul
Education
- 1994 Shinil High School
- 2000 Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B.)
- 2004 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law (Constitutional Law) (on leave of absence)
Representative Matters
- Conducted litigation on the part of the State in the lawsuit claiming the right to indemnity for the Jeju Civil-Military Complex Port
- Conducted litigation on the part of the Ministry of National Defense in the lawsuit claiming disclosure of information on the Cheonan Ship
- Conducted litigation on the part of the State in the lawsuit seeking cancellation of the imposition of the sanction on unjust enterprises (suspension of qualification to participate in bidding) by the Ministry of National Defense
- Conducted litigation on the part of the State in the lawsuit seeking cancellation of liquidated damages for delay, etc. related to public procurement by the Ministry of National Defense
- Conducted litigation on the part of the State in the en banc decision related to conscientious objection to military service
- Conducted litigation and provided overall advice related to the amendment of Airline A’s agreement to mandatorily maintain the pilots’ union and the pilots’ federation
- Conducted M&A and VC litigation and provided advice related to the content business of large-scale Cram School B
- Conducted HR-related litigation and provided advice for large-scale Cram School E
- Conducted litigation and provided advice related to national defense public contracts and procurement contracts for Company B and Company L
- Conducted litigation and provided advice related to procurement and bidding for the national defense non-weapon system for Company A, Company I, Company B, and Company K
- Provided advice related to protection of personal information for Company L
- Conducted litigation on the part of the Ministry of National Defense in the lawsuit claiming disclosure of information on the Cheonan Ship
- Conducted litigation on the part of the State in the lawsuit seeking cancellation of the imposition of the sanction on unjust enterprises (suspension of qualification to participate in bidding) by the Ministry of National Defense
- Conducted litigation on the part of the State in the lawsuit seeking cancellation of liquidated damages for delay, etc. related to public procurement by the Ministry of National Defense
- Conducted litigation on the part of the State in the en banc decision related to conscientious objection to military service
- Conducted litigation and provided overall advice related to the amendment of Airline A’s agreement to mandatorily maintain the pilots’ union and the pilots’ federation
- Conducted M&A and VC litigation and provided advice related to the content business of large-scale Cram School B
- Conducted HR-related litigation and provided advice for large-scale Cram School E
- Conducted litigation and provided advice related to national defense public contracts and procurement contracts for Company B and Company L
- Conducted litigation and provided advice related to procurement and bidding for the national defense non-weapon system for Company A, Company I, Company B, and Company K
- Provided advice related to protection of personal information for Company L
Publications
Books
- Categorical Imperative Administrative Law (Book Publisher The Better)
- Categorical Imperative Administrative Law Memorialization Book on Issues (Book Publisher Willbes)
- Administrative Litigation Law Summary (Book Publisher Willbes)
- Administrative Litigation Law Summary Case Study (Book Publisher Willbes)
- Administrative Litigation Law Summary Note on 369 Issues (Book Publisher Willbes)
Articles
- Constitutional Consideration on “Cancellation of Imposition of Television License Fees” (Law Times, 2023.11.5.)
- Consideration on Spatial Range of Sanction on Unjust Enterprises under the Act on Contracts to Which the State is a Party (Law Times, 2018.10.08)
- Consideration on Laws Applicable to Sanction on Unjust Enterprises for Government Ordered Construction (Law Times, 2018.5.31.)
Ghihun Shin
Attorney at Law
T. +82-2-2251-7509
F. +82-2-555-5008
E. shinghihun@classhklaw.com
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Labor / Employment
- Labor Union and Labor-Management Relations
- Personnel Matters, Wages, and Other Working Conditions
- Issues Related to Corporate Restructuring and Reorganization
- Serious Accidents, Occupational Safety, and Labor-Related Criminal Defense
- Workplace Harassment/Sexual Harassment
- Rules of Employment and Collective Agreements
- Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance and Other Social Insurance
- Criminal Defense