Korean Attorney
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Soonchul Park joined JIPYONG with a distinguished background, having served as the chief prosecutor at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office, which specializes in financial matters. He also held Key positions as the special departmental chief prosecutor and deputy departmental chief prosecutor at the financial and tax investigation department at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office. Throughout his career, Mr. Park has investigated numerous criminal, corporate and financial cases. His experience extends to his time at the Financial Services Commission, where he was a member of both the Capital Market Investigation and Deliberation Committee and the Supervisory Committee, overseeing a variety of financial and accounting supervision cases.
With years of dedicated service as a public prosecutor, Mr. Park has a comprehensive understanding of criminal and civil cases, financial cases, as well as cases related to corporate affairs, fair trade, real estate, tax law, and more recently, virtual currency. He brings a wealth of specialized knowledge to our firm and is committed to delivering expert legal services.
Education Close
- 2010 Doctoral Program in Financial Law, Graduate School of Sungkyunkwan University
- 2005 Visiting Scholar, Duke University School of Law
- 1995 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
- 1990 Special Expert Personnel (Commissioned Officer)
- 1990 Master’s Program in Commercial Law, Graduate School of Seoul National University
- 1987 Seoul National University (LL.B.)
Experience Close
< Prosecutor >
- Busan, Wonju, Seoul, and Cheongju Prosecutor’s offices, the Department of Justice,
Suwon Prosecutor’s Office, and the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (1995-2008)
< Financial, Corporate, and Special Affairs >
- Deputy Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Department of Financial and Tax Investigation I,
Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office (2008-2009)
- Head, Special Investigation Department III, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office
(2012-2013)
- Deputy Chief Prosecutor II, Daegu the District Prosecutors’ Office (2015-2016)
- Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office (2020)
< Criminal and Legal Affairs >
- Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Criminal Department, Seoul High Prosecutor’s Office
(2017-2018)
- Division Head, Legal Personnel Division, Department of Justice (2010-2012)
< Organizational Head >
- Chief Prosecutor, Ansan Branch of Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office (2018-2019)
- Chief Prosecutor, Changwon District Public Prosecutors’ Office (2019-2020)
- Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Uijeongbu District Prosecutors’ Office (2020)
- Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office (2020)
Dispatch Close
- Dispatched to the Financial Services Commission (2009-2010) / Member of the Market
Surveillance Commission, and Member of the Capital Market Investigation and Deliberation
Committee
- Deputy Director of the Corruption Eradication Task Force of the Office for Government Policy
Coordination
Speaking Engagements and Publications Close
- 2012 Minister of Justice’s Commendation
- 2001 Honored with Prosecutor General’s Award for Excellent Prosecutor in the Field of
Administration and Audit - 1997 Honored with Prosecutor General’s Award for the First Exemplary Prosecutor
Speaking Engagements and Publications Close
- 2010 Understanding Act of Using Material Nonpublic Information, Parkyoungsa
- 2010 A Study on Restriction on an Act of Using Material Nonpublic Organization –
Focusing on Securing Effectiveness of Criminal Sanctions, Doctoral dissertation,
Sungkyunkwan University