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Soojung Park
Partner
- TEL 82 2 6182 8388
- FAX 82 2 6003 7013
- E-MAIL parksj@hwawoo.com
Biography
Soojung Park is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and her main practice areas include administrative disputes, constitutional litigation, and legislative consulting.
Ms. Park has successfully handled major administrative litigation cases, including a lawsuit to cancel a disqualification from participating in bidding and a lawsuit to cancel various levies, a lawsuit to cancel a disciplinary action, and a lawsuit to cancel a refusal to pay a civil servant's pension, and has handled a number of constitutional cases, including a petition to challenge the constitutionality of the Reconstruction Excess Profit Recovery Act, the Development Profit Recovery Act, and the Urban Development Act. She also served as a judicial researcher (Constitutional Administration Division) at the Supreme Court, where she strengthened her professional capabilities in various administrative litigation and constitutional court cases. In addition, based on her experience in reviewing statutory bills, administrative appeals, and interpreting statutes, she provided opinions to the National Assembly on amendments to the Individual Consumption Tax Act, the Basic Construction Industry Act, and the Commercial Building Lease Protection Act, which were reflected in the law.
Ms. Park is currently practicing in major cases such as administrative proceedings related to invoices and proceedings to revoke sanctions under the Capital Market Act. She is an active member of the Korean Bar Association's Legal Affairs Committee, and has previously served as a member of the Statutory Interpretation Review Committee of the Ministry of Justice and as an expert member of the Supreme Court's Sentencing Committee.
Ms. Park has successfully handled major administrative litigation cases, including a lawsuit to cancel a disqualification from participating in bidding and a lawsuit to cancel various levies, a lawsuit to cancel a disciplinary action, and a lawsuit to cancel a refusal to pay a civil servant's pension, and has handled a number of constitutional cases, including a petition to challenge the constitutionality of the Reconstruction Excess Profit Recovery Act, the Development Profit Recovery Act, and the Urban Development Act. She also served as a judicial researcher (Constitutional Administration Division) at the Supreme Court, where she strengthened her professional capabilities in various administrative litigation and constitutional court cases. In addition, based on her experience in reviewing statutory bills, administrative appeals, and interpreting statutes, she provided opinions to the National Assembly on amendments to the Individual Consumption Tax Act, the Basic Construction Industry Act, and the Commercial Building Lease Protection Act, which were reflected in the law.
Ms. Park is currently practicing in major cases such as administrative proceedings related to invoices and proceedings to revoke sanctions under the Capital Market Act. She is an active member of the Korean Bar Association's Legal Affairs Committee, and has previously served as a member of the Statutory Interpretation Review Committee of the Ministry of Justice and as an expert member of the Supreme Court's Sentencing Committee.
Experience
- 2020-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2023-present Member, KOSDAQ Listing Committee, Korea Exchange
- 2020-present Member, Legislation Committee, Korean Bar Association
- 2020-22 Consultant, Korea Legislation Research Institute
- 2020-22 Non-standing Member, Administrative Adjudication Committee of Gyeonggi-do
- 2018-20 Judicial Researcher, Supreme Court (constitution and administration group)
- 2017-18 Consultant, Korea Legislation Research Institute
- 2016-18 Councilor, Sentencing Guidelines Council, Supreme Court
- 2015-18 Consultant for Analysis of the Effects of Corruption, Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission
- 2015-16 Member, Special Committee for Reform of Judicial System, Seoul Bar Association
- 2015-16 Member, Local Government Law Evaluation Task Force, Seoul Bar Association
- 2014-15 Secretary/Member, Legislation Evaluation Committee, Korean Bar Association
- 2013-18 Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2013-18 Member, Legislation Committee, Korean Bar Association
- 2013-18 Lecturer for Administrative Trial Law and Interpretation of Legislation in Practice, Legislation Education Center, Ministry of Government Legislation
- 2012-13 Administrative Statutory Interpretation Division, Bureau of Statutory Interpretation, Ministry of Government Legislation
- 2010-12 Chief Secretary to the Vice Minister of Government Legislation
- 2010-13 Lecturer for Civil Act, Cyber Training Course of Central Officials Training Institute
- 2008-12 Lecturer for Administrative Law, Administrative Procedures Law, Loss Compensation Law, Training Institute for Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- 2008-10 Administrative Legislation Bureau, Ministry of Government Legislation
- 2007-08 Administrative Education Adjudication Division, Administrative Adjudication Bureau, Ministry of Government Legislation
- 2007 Social Welfare Adjudication Division, Administrative Legislation Bureau, Ministry of Government Legislation
Education
- 2022 Seoul National University Graduate School of Law (LL.D. course completion)
- 2020 Seoul National University Graduate School of Law, LL.M.
- 2007 Judicial Research and Training Institute
- 2005 Seoul National University Graduate School (Ph.D. course completion)
- 1998 Seoul National University Graduate School, M.A. in English Language and Literature
- 1996 Seoul National University, B.A. in English Language and Literature
Representative Matters
[Administrative Disputes]
- Represented litigation to cancel the disposition of return of research funds and restriction of participation related to Invossa
- Represented a construction company in litigation to seek cancellation of a disposition limiting the bidding qualification
- Handled litigation to seek cancellation of dispositions on the state and public institutions for disgorgement of research funds and the disposition to limit participation
- Handled litigation to seek cancellation of a disposition to reject permissions of the plan for housing project
- Handled litigation to seek cancellation of building permits
- Handled litigation to seek cancellation of a disposition to reject permissions for completion of construction of industrial complex
- Handled litigation to seek cancellation of a disposition to designate urban development area
- Handled litigation to seek cancellation of determination of urban planning facilities
- Handled litigation to seek cancellation of a disposition for permission of articles of medical products
- Represented a medical foundation in litigation seeking cancellation of a disposition for suspension of business
- Represented house owners in litigation seeking cancellation of a disposition for imposition of rebuilding charges
- Represented a business operator in litigation seeking cancellation of a disposition imposing charges on burden-causing entities under the Sewerage Act
- Handled litigation seeking cancellation of a disposition rejecting installation of outdoor advertisements
- Handled litigation seeking cancellation of a disposition imposing administrative fines on unfair trade practices
- Handled the case involving a claim for correction of news reports
- Handled litigation seeking cancellation of a disposition to impose disciplinary actions on breach of the Special Post Offices Act
- Handled litigation seeking cancellation of a disposition rejecting installment payment of public officials’ pension
[Constitutional Litigation]
- Handled the case involving a request for adjudication on the constitutionality of Article 22 of the Restitution of Development Gains Act
- Handled the case involving a request for adjudication on the constitutionality of the Article 6 of the Restitution of Excess Rebuilding Gains Act
- Handled the case involving a request for adjudication on the constitutionality of Article 4 of the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments
- Handled the case involving a request for adjudication on the constitutionality of the Early Childhood Act and the Financial Accounting Rules of Private Educational Institutes
- Handled the case involving a request for adjudication on the constitutionality of a disposition for suspension of indictment
[Legislative Consulting]
- Provided legislative consulting services on amendment of the Commercial Building Lease Protection Act for exclusion from application of premiums for large stores
- Provided legislative consulting services on amendment of the Framework Act on the Construction Industry
- Provided legislative consulting services on amendments to the Individual Consumption Tax Act, the Local Tax Act, and the National Health Insurance Act regarding tobacco
- Provided legislative consulting services on amendments of the Early Childhood Education Act
- Provided legislative consulting services on amendments of the Individual Consumption Tax Act regarding tobacco
- Advised a CEO of a company on the National Assembly hearing
- Advised on submission of materials and appearance as witness at the parliamentary inspection of the administration at the National Assembly
- Submitted application for authoritative interpretation of the government regarding extension of period for permission of outdoor advertisements
- Submitted application for authoritative interpretation of the government regarding separation distance of buildings under the Tourism Promotion Act
- Submitted application for authoritative interpretation of the government regarding sales prices of public housing site
- Submitted application for authoritative interpretation of the government regarding acceptance of the right of eminent domain of private entity engaged in the conventional market improvement project
- Provided consulting services on designation of the investment immigration district
- Provided consulting services for cancellation of designation of competitive products between SMEs
- Provided consulting services on release of restrictions on the types of business allowed to occupy industrial complexes
Awards
- Young Lawyer Award, Korean Bar Association (2022)
- Commendation, Seoul Bar Association (2016)
- Commendation, Korean Bar Association (2015)
Publications
- Study on Human Rights Protection in Public Procurement (Seoul National University, Dissertation for Master’s Degree, 2020)
- Study on St. Mawr and the Virgin and the Gipsy (Seoul National University, Dissertation for Master’s Degree, 1996)
- “Notification of Results Not Accepting the Appeal Against Disposition to Reject Application for Registration of Person of National Merit and Base Date for Calculation of Filing Period for Administrative Litigation” Analysis of Administrative Decisions 1, Yoon & Yang LLC (2017)
- “Limitations of Re-delegation of Ordinances for Items Delegated under Law”, Analysis of Administrative Decisions 1, Yoon & Yang LLC (2017).
Insights
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Admitted to bar, Korea (2007)
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Korean and English
