Key members of Kim Chang Lee’s criminal law practice include former senior-level prosecutors of the Prosecution Service. We have built a solid track record of successfully handling the full range of criminal matters including white-collar crimes such as fraud/embezzlement, bribery and other crimes involving public officials, election-related crimes, intellectual property crimes, economic crimes, stock price manipulation, corruption in bidding and other government procurement-related crimes, and violations of construction and environmental laws.

We advise clients at every stage of the criminal proceedings, from responding to initial seizures/searches to handling criminal trials based on a thorough analysis of the facts and legal principles involved in each case, while paying particular attention to safeguarding our clients’ rights throughout the entire criminal process.

We proactively respond to changes in the criminal legal system arising from revisions to the investigative powers of the police and the Prosecution Service. We also assist corporate clients with establishing and implementing an internal compliance system to mitigate risks associated with potential violations of criminal codes and regulations. We also conduct internal investigations and audits relating to allegations of work-related corruption and other white-collar crimes involving employees and officers of our corporate clients.

• Bribery case involving a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Trade, Investment and Energy
• Cases involving violations of the Public Official Election Act and the Political Funds Act by several local elected and public officials
• Cases involving violations of the Nonghyup Union Act and the Soohyup Union Act in elections for head of unions
• Case involving violations of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes by the representatives and officers of Christian denominations and groups
• Embezzlement case involving the chief priest of a local Buddhist temple
• Case involving violations of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes by the representative director and site supervisor of a construction company and others in connection with a slush fund
• Case involving violations of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes by the representative director of a major textile company and others
• Case involving commercial bribery and violations of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes by the head of a government agency under the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and others
• Case involving violations of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes by the representative director of a shipbuilding company
• Case involving violations of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes by the president of a savings bank and others
• Case involving violations of the Copyright Act and the Computer Program Protection Act by the representative director of an IT company
• Case involving violations of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act relating to manipulation of stock prices
• Case involving commercial bribery and bidding corruption by public agency officials
• Case involving violations of the Punishment of Tax Evaders Act by the representative directors of an LED manufacturer and an aluminum products manufacturer and others
• Case involving violation of the Water Environment Conservation Act by the representative director of an automobile parts manufacturer
• Fraud case against a venture capital company
• Case involving forgery of official documents, etc., by the president of a national university
• Case involving violations of the Building Act and professional negligence resulting in death, etc., by the representative director of a construction developer, public officials and others