About
Senior Advisor at Lee & Ko since 2020, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation (2017–2019) and long-serving Member of the National Assembly (2004–2016) who chaired the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. He has served as legal adviser to multiple embassies and was admitted to the Korean bar in 1993.
Practice areas
Government & Public PolicyInternational LawLegislation & RegulationRegulatory & Compliance
Office
Expertise
Russia–Korea RelationsEmbassy Legal AdvisoryLegislative AffairsNational Assembly / Parliamentary Procedure
Education
- Far Eastern Federal University, Russia – Honorary Doctor of Law (2019)
- Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia – M.A. in Political Science (2006)
- Chonnam National University – LL.D. (1999)
- Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea (1993)
- Chonnam National University, College of Law – LL.B. (1983)
Admissions
- Korea (Admitted to the Bar, 1993)
Languages
KoreanEnglishRussian