Associate
Minseok KIM
Energy · Natural Resources
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As a member of Environment, Occupational Safety, Serious Accidents and ESG Group, Minseok Kim specializes in setting up an internal compliance system that is compliant with the applicable environmental and occupational safety regulations. He also advises on litigation and transactional matters relating to environmental, health and safety laws. His practice also includes handling administrative law matters involving Korean government agencies. Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Mr. Kim practiced various types of litigation cases, including civil, criminal and administrative law matters.
Representative Cases
- [Occupational Safety · Serious Accidents]
- Successfully defended major construction company D against investigation into a serious industrial accident
- Successfully defended ICT company P against investigation into a serious industrial accident
- Successfully defended aggregate manufacturing company S against an arrest warrant for violating the Occupational Safety and Health Act (warrant dismissed)
- Successfully defended construction company C against investigation into a serious industrial accident (all defendants acquitted)
- Successfully defended against investigation into a serious public accident caused by underpass flooding
- Conducted litigation to cancel business suspension orders issued due to a serious industrial accident
- Advised on the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act and civil liability compensation related to serious industrial accidents
- Advised on lifting work suspension orders for sites where serious accidents occured
- Provided comprehensive guidance on compliance with the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
- Advised on the legal status and responsibilities of construction project owners under the Occupational Safety and Health Act
- [Environment]
- Successfully defended against investigation into Clean Air Conservation Act violations related to air pollutant emissions
- Responded to investigation into Chemical Substances Control Act violation following a chemical spill incident
- Represented a cement manufacturer in litigation to revoke a suspension order issued for violating the Water Environment Conservation Act
- Provided legal advice on the Water Environment Conservation Act, the Clean Air Conservation Act, the Waste Control Act, and the Chemical Substances Control Act
- Provided legal advice on the National Land Planning Act and the Environmental Impact Assessment Act for a new infrastructure project
- [ESG]
- Conducted an ESG compliance consulting project for K chemical company
- Advised on the establishment of an EU supply chain due diligence system
- Advised on ESG assessment and risks including ETS, etc.
- [Mergers & Acquisitions]
- Due diligence on the acquisition of an animal and vegetable oil refining and manufacturing business for D company
- Due diligence on investment in a spin-off company specializing in new materials for K company
- Advised on acquiring a controlling stake in a plastic recycling company for S company
- Due diligence on the acquisition of shares in an Solid Refuse Fuel(SRF) manufacturing company for E company
- Due diligence on the acquisition of D company’s oil storage assets
Education
| 2020 | Yonsei University Law School - J.D. |
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| 2017 | Seoul National University - B.A. in Economics |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Hankyung MOOK “Practical Analysis of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act: Case Studies by Lee & Ko Attorneys” (2023. 2.)
- Hankyung MOOK “What you want to know about the Serious Accidents Punishment Act by Lee & Ko attorneys” (2021. 12.)
- Journal of Environmental Technology, “landlord’s obligation of waste disposal based on the Wastes Control Act” (Case number 2019두39048, Supreme Court, 2020. 6. 25.) (2021.11)
