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Global Legal Support Consultation
Jonghwa Kim, Associate
Associate

Jonghwa Kim

김종화 · 金鐘和
  • Shareholder Rights & Corporate Law
  • Corporate Criminal
  • Tax

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Education

2022

  • Passed the 11th Korean Bar Examination

2022

  • Konkuk University School of Law, J.D.

2018

  • University of Seoul, B.A. in Philosophy and International Relations

2012

  • Cheonan High School

Experience

2022–Present

  • Associate, Law Firm Changchun LLC

Representative Matters

Civil Litigation

  • Corporate control disputes including actions to invalidate board and shareholder resolutions, applications to appoint inspectors, injunctions to place items on the agenda, injunctions suspending performance of duties, injunctions for inspection of shareholder registers, applications for leave to convene shareholders' meetings and investment association meetings, and shareholder derivative suits

  • Corporate cases including actions to confirm shareholder rights, compel share transfer registration, recover temporary receipts and investment funds, claim settlement amounts, seek damages for breach of confidentiality, and confirm the continued validity of contracts

  • General civil cases including claims for defect repair costs, contractual payments, refund of down payments, delivery of buildings and movables, rent, damages, unjust enrichment, and revocation of fraudulent transfers

Criminal Litigation

  • Fair Trade Act violation case arising from a furniture industry cartel

  • Fraud case arising from false representations and warranties in a share purchase agreement

  • Occupational breach of trust case arising from the undervalued transfer of unlisted shares

  • Obstruction of business case involving cryptocurrency listing and price manipulation at an exchange

  • Trade Union Act violation case arising from unlawful industrial action

  • Obstruction of business case involving the spreading of false rumors about a competitor

  • Fraud case concerning a real estate development project

  • Bid obstruction case involving the preparation and submission of false bids

  • General criminal cases including occupational embezzlement, occupational breach of trust, fraud, and sexual violence offenses

Administrative Litigation

  • Administrative cases including actions to revoke capital gains tax corrections, site designation notices, denials of information disclosure, suspensions of import clearance, and refusals to permit inspection of non-prosecution records

Corporate Advisory

  • Corporate advisory including disclosure of accounting fraud for company N, statutory interpretation of special shareholder resolutions for company C, anti-dilution provisions for company N, legal feasibility review of a new business for company S, stock option exercises for company Z, and audit support for company S

  • Contract review including stock option agreements, share purchase agreements, sales agency agreements, non-disclosure agreements, service agreements, employment agreements, membership agreements, and broadcast appearance agreements