Managing Partner
Chan Youp SONG
Criminal Defense (Litigation)
Expertise
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Chan Youp Song joined Lee & Ko in 2015 as a partner, following a 24-year career as a public prosecutor.
During his distinguished career as a prosecutor, Mr. Song acquired a high level of expertise and a well-deserved reputation for excellence in handling special investigations & anti-corruption cases.
During his distinguished career as a prosecutor, Mr. Song acquired a high level of expertise and a well-deserved reputation for excellence in handling special investigations & anti-corruption cases.
Education
| 1986 | Seoul National University, school of Law - LL.M. |
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| 1985 | Passed Bar Examination |
| 1984 | Seoul National University, Bachelor of arts (Social Education) |
Work Experience
| 2015-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2013-2015 | Chief Public Prosecutor for the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2013 | Chief of Public Safety Department for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office |
| 2012-2013 | Assistant Prosecutor General for the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office |
| 2011-2012 | Assistant Prosecutor General for Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2010-2011 | Assistant Prosecutor General for Division 1 of the Busan District Public Prosecutors' Office |
| 2009-2010 | Director of the Human Rights Division of the Department of Justice |
| 2009 | Assistant Prosecutor General for the Seoul Western District Public Prosecutors' Office: |
| 2008-2009 | Assistant Prosecutor General for Division 2 of the Incheon District Public Prosecutors' Office |
| 2007 | Chief of the Tongyeong Branch of the Changwon District Public Prosecutors' Office: |
| 2006 | Chief Prosecutor for the Division 1 Public Safety Department for the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2005 | Director of the Division 1 Public Safety Department for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office |
| 2004 | Deputy-Chief Prosecutor for the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2003 | Special Chief Prosecutor for the Daejeon District Public Prosecutors' Office |
| 2002 | Research Officer for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office: |
| 2001 | Chief of the Wonju Branch of the Chuncheon District Public Prosecutors' Office |
| 2000 | Deputy-Chief Prosecutor for the Seoul Western District Public Prosecutors' Office |
| 1998-2000 | Prosecutor for the Seoul District Public Prosecutors' Office |
| 1995-1998 | Prosecutor for the Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Public Prosecutors' Office |
| 1993-1995 | Prosecutor for the Suncheon Branch of the Gwangju District Public Prosecutors' Office |
| 1991-1993 | Prosecutor for the Seoul Western District Public Prosecutors' Office |
Languages
| Korean and English |
