YOON&YANG
Do Hyung Kim Expert Advisor
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Do Hyung Kim is an Expert Advisor (Head of the Environment Regulation Response Center) at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas include environment, ESG, and EHS.
Based on his expertise in the field of environmental engineering (doctorate in engineering) and environment-related laws (LL.D.), Mr. Kim is the sole expert in Korea within the environment sector who is capable of offering advice on relevant laws and regulations as well as technologies and industries. He started his career at the National Institute of Environmental Research and accumulated experience at relevant institutions such as the Military Environment Research Center and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, during which he handled a wide range of matters pertaining to the Ministry of Environment’s policies and R&D projects. Thereafter, he worked for Yulchon LLC where he advised on environment-related legal matters and underwent environment due diligence related to M&As. At present, Mr. Kim is actively involved in providing expertise as a member of the Environment Regulatory Group of the Economic Regulation and Innovation T/F and the Water Industry Fostering Advisory Group of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and also serves as an expert advisor for the Korean Society of Environmental Engineers and as a technology level assessment expert (related to the field of environment & meteorology) for the Ministry of Science and ICT.

Experience

  • 2022-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2024-present Adjunct Professor, Hanyang University Graduate School of Engineering
  • 2024-present Director, Korea Association of Real Estate Law
  • 2024-present Director, Korean Environment of Law Association
  • 2023-present Director, International ESG Association
  • 2023-present Planning Director, Korean Comparative Public Law Association
  • 2023-present Finance Director, Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment
  • 2022-present Member, Technical Advisory Group, Seoul Water Recycling Corporation
  • 2022-present Member, Water Law Research Forum, K-Water
  • 2022-present Advisory Member, Environment Regulatory Group, Economic Regulation and Innovation T/F
  • 2022-present Member, Water Industry Fostering Advisory Group, Seoul Metropolitan Government
  • 2022-present Director, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
  • 2021-present Member, Competency Development Subcommittee, Environment Industrial Skills Council
  • 2021-present Lecturer (Practice on Environment Law), LegalEdu, Law Times
  • 2021-present Commissioner (Director) of Industry Policy Development Committee, Korean Society of Ground Water and Soil Environment
  • 2020-present Academic Director, Korea Association of Soil Ground Water Preservation
  • 2020-present Director & General Affairs Commissioner, Korea Society of Waste Management
  • 2021-23 Member, Water Cycle Committee, National Assembly Forum on Water
  • 2021-22 Director, Industrial System Development Committee, Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment
  • 2019-22 Yulchon LLC
  • 2018-23 Technology Level Assessment Expert (environment & meteorology), Ministry of Science and ICT
  • 2016-20 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, National Assembly Forum on Environment
  • 2014-19 Expert Advisor, Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute
  • 2013-14 Postdoctoral Researcher, Military Environment Research Center
  • 2008-10 Expert Advisor, National Institute of Environment Research

Education

  • 2019 Graduate School of Hanyang University (LL.D.)
  • 2013 Kumoh National Institute of Technology (Doctorate in Engineering)

Representative Matters

  • Advisory service to clients with respect to the soil remediation projects (i.e., returned U.S. Army base and large-scale development project site)
  • Advisory service to clients with respect to to waste treatment business (i.e., comprehensive recycling)
  • Handled environment due dligence for clients related to acquisition of companies engaging in the waste treatment business, waste incineration and landfill business, and recyling business
  • Advisory service to clients pertaining to waste water discharge facilities and permissible discharge criteria (related to the Water Environment Conservation Act)
  • Advised Terra Bio and other clients related to waste and by-products
  • Advised a client regarding soil contamination at its smelting factory

Awards

  • Achievement Award, Korea Power Plant Byproduct Recycling Association (2023)
  • Ministerial Commendation, Ministry of Science and ICT (2018)
  • Presidential Commendation, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (2018)
  • Ministerial Commendation, Ministry of Environment (2014)

Publications

  • Soil Groundwater Environmental Engineering (co-author: Hyangmunsa, 2022)
  • Recent Trends and Key Issues of Korea’s Water Environment Conservation Act, Study of Environment Law, Vol. 42-1 (2020)
  • Legislative Measures for Management of Risk-Based Contaminated Sites, Study of Environment Law, Vol. 41-1 (2019)