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Young Min Seo
Partner
- TEL 82 2 6182 8595
- FAX 82 2 6003 7023
- E-MAIL ymseo@hwawoo.com
Biography
Young Min Seo is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas are criminal law, digital forensics, intellectual property and finance.
Mr. Seo established the Digital Forensic Center at the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors’ Office for the first time in the prosecution, while working at the High Technology Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors’ Office, and applied digital forensics to investigation of financial, special and high-technology crime for the first time in Korea. Mr. Seo built expertise in digital forensics, criminal law regarding intellectual property (leakage of trade secrets), internal investigation of companies (audit) and finance, etc. as the Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors’ Office (intellectual property, leakage of trade secrets), Chief Prosecutor of the 5th Criminal Division of the Seoul Southern District Public Prosecutors’ Office and Inspection Officer of the Ministry of Justice, etc. Since joining Yoon & Yang in 2019, he has utilized digital forensics for investigation and analysis of corporate risks, including internal investigations, investigation of accounting frauds or illegal acquisition of trade secrets, etc. Further, he has handled a wide variety of criminal cases involving intellectual property rights, e.g. a dispute on leakage of trade secrets between large companies, investigation and analysis of risks regarding illegal acquisition of trade secrets of a competitor by a research institute of a large business, and breach of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act of Lime Fund, etc.
Mr. Seo established the Digital Forensic Center at the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors’ Office for the first time in the prosecution, while working at the High Technology Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors’ Office, and applied digital forensics to investigation of financial, special and high-technology crime for the first time in Korea. Mr. Seo built expertise in digital forensics, criminal law regarding intellectual property (leakage of trade secrets), internal investigation of companies (audit) and finance, etc. as the Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors’ Office (intellectual property, leakage of trade secrets), Chief Prosecutor of the 5th Criminal Division of the Seoul Southern District Public Prosecutors’ Office and Inspection Officer of the Ministry of Justice, etc. Since joining Yoon & Yang in 2019, he has utilized digital forensics for investigation and analysis of corporate risks, including internal investigations, investigation of accounting frauds or illegal acquisition of trade secrets, etc. Further, he has handled a wide variety of criminal cases involving intellectual property rights, e.g. a dispute on leakage of trade secrets between large companies, investigation and analysis of risks regarding illegal acquisition of trade secrets of a competitor by a research institute of a large business, and breach of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act of Lime Fund, etc.
Experience
- 2019-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2022-present Member of Korean Academy of Industrial Security
- 2019-present Advisor, Trade Secret Protection Center of Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency, Korea Intellectual Property Office
- 2018-19 1st Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office
- 2017-18 2nd Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Incheon District Public Prosecutors’ Office
- 2016-17 Inspection Officer, Ministry of Justice
- 2015-16 Chief Prosecutor, 1st Criminal Division of Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office
- 2014-15 Chief Prosecutor, 1st High Technology Crime Investigation Division of Seoul Central District Public Prosecutor’s Office (Digital Forensics, Leakage of Trade Secrets)
- 2013-14 Chief Prosecutor, 5th Criminal Division of Seoul Southern District Public Prosecutors’ Office (Finance, Securities)
- 2012-13 Prosecutor, Scientific Investigation Division of Supreme Prosecutors’ Office
- 2011-12 Chief Prosecutor, 5th Criminal Division of Seoul Western District Public Prosecutors’ Office (Special Investigation, Public Safety)
- 2010-11 Chief Prosecutor, Special Investigation Division of Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2010 Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Special Investigation Division of Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office
- 2008-09 Trainee, Stanford University
- 2006-08 Anti-corruption & Civil Rights Commission (secondment)
- 2004-06 Prosecutor, High Technology Crime Investigation Division of Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors’ Office (Digital Forensics, Leakage of Trade Secrets)
- 2002-04 Prosecutor, Uijeongbu Branch of Seoul District Public Prosecutors’ Office (Special Investigation)
- 2000-01 Prosecutor, Pyeongtaek Branch of Suwon District Public Prosecutors’ Office
- 1999-00 Prosecutor, Violent Crime Investigation Division of Busan District Public Prosecutors’ Office
Education
- 1996 Judicial Research and Training Institute
- 1992 Korea University School of Law, LL.B.
Representative Matters
[Digital Forensics]
- Conducted outside expert investigation of accounting frauds in relation to embezzlement by an employee of the largest implant company in Korea
- Conducted internal investigation and analysis on workplace harassment at a research institute of a large company
- Conducted internal investigation and analysis of risks regarding illegal acquisition of a competitor’s trade secrets by a research institute of a large company
- Conducted internal investigation and analysis of risks for Shinhan Investment Corporation, KB Securities and Woori Bank, etc. in relation to Lime Fund
[Criminal Defense]
- Handled the dispute between SK Innovation and LG Chem in relation to leakage of battery technologies
- Handled the case involving leakage of marine technologies of SK Shipping
- Handled the case of violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act of Sangsangin Savings Bank
- Handled the case of violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act of Deutsche Motors, including manipulation of stock prices
- Handled the case of violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act in relation to Lime Fund
Insights
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Admitted to bar, Korea (1996)
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Korean and English
