Partner
洪恩杓
Criminal Defense (Litigation)
Eun Pyo Hong served as a judge for 20 years beginning in 2005, presiding over a wide range of cases—including criminal, civil, and bankruptcy matters—at courts such as the Supreme Court of Korea and the Seoul Central District Court. He has extensive expertise in judicial practice, particularly from his five-year tenure at the Supreme Court as a research judge, where he also served as Chief Research Judge for Criminal Affairs and Director of the New Criminal Cases Division. During this time, he was actively involved in legal research and policy development related to emerging technologies such as crypto assets, artificial intelligence, and information law.
In 2025, Mr. Hong joined Lee & Ko, where he advises clients and handles a broad spectrum of litigation matters, including civil, criminal, and corporate disputes, drawing on his comprehensive experience from the judiciary.
In 2025, Mr. Hong joined Lee & Ko, where he advises clients and handles a broad spectrum of litigation matters, including civil, criminal, and corporate disputes, drawing on his comprehensive experience from the judiciary.
学历
| 2005 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
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| 1996 | Seoul National University – B.A. in Law |
经历
| 2025-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2024-2025 | Presiding Judge (Criminal Division), Jeju District Court |
| 2022-2024 | Research Judge (Chief Research Judge for Criminal Affairs), Supreme Court of Korea |
| 2022-Present | Vice President, Blockchain and Law Society |
| 2021-2022 | Presiding Judge (Warrant Division, Single Criminal Division), Suncheon Branch of Gwangju District Court and Gwangju Family Court |
| 2018-2021 | Research Judge (Criminal Affairs, Director of New Criminal Cases Division), Supreme Court of Korea |
| 2016-2018 | Judge (Criminal Appeals Division), Seoul Southern District Court |
| 2017-Present | Steering Committee Member, Intelligent Information Society Legal System Forum, National Information Society Agency |
| 2016 | Intern, SFLC (Software Freedom Law Center), New York, USA |
| 2015-2016 | Visiting Scholar, Columbia Law School, USA |
| 2014-2015 | Judge (Bankruptcy Division), Seoul Central District Court |
| 2012-2014 | Judge, Uijeongbu District Court |
| 2009-2012 | Judge, Gangneung Branch of Chuncheon District Court |
| 2007-2009 | Judge (Corporate Affairs Division), Seoul Central District Court |
| 2005-2007 | Judge, Suwon District Court |
资格/会员
| 2005 | Admitted to bar, Korea |
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| Member, Korea Association for Informedia Law | |
| Member, Blockchain and Law Society | |
| Member, Korean Association of Criminal Case Studies |
语言
| Korean and English |
著作/发表
- [Publication]
- Annotated Criminal Act: Special Part (Co-author, 2024, Korean Society for Judicial Administration)
- Annotated Commercial Act: General Provisions and Commercial Activities (Co-author, 2022, Korean Society for Judicial Administration)
- Judicial Practice Guide – Criminal Law (Co-author, 2022, Judicial Research and Training Institute)
- [Articles]
- “Whether a Sentence Can Be Reduced Below the Statutory Limit Under Article 55 (1) of the Criminal Act When Applying Article 39(1) in Cases of Subordinate Concurrence of Crimes – Supreme Court En Banc Decision 2017Do14609, April 18, 2019” (2022, Judicial Development Foundation)
- “A Preliminary Study on Ownership Protection of Crypto Assets” (2019, Korea Association for Informedia Law)
- “The Nature of Retrial Proceedings, Res Judicata, and the Establishment of Subordinate Concurrence of Crimes” (2019, Judicial Development Foundation)
- “Tor and the Right to Read Anonymously” (2017, Korea Association for Informedia Law)
