Experience

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  SAIP - Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property

  • 사우디아라비아 리야드주

  • Foreign Legal Consultant

    • Mar 2021 - Present
    • 사우디아라비아 리야드주

    ▶Plan and manage the NIPST for Saudi Vision 2030▶Assess the internal and external environment to identify national IP capabilities and opportunities and determine strategic priorities; collect input for formulating robust strategies and identifying trend ▶Develop performance management and reporting frameworks for NIPST implementation tracking ▶Review progress reports on strategy implementation and communicate with relevant internal and external stakeholders for decision-making purposes ▶Develop a list of strategic initiatives and finalize organization-level KPIs with desired targets Coordinate with other entities involved in the NIPST to draft the strategy and long-term plan based on the results of internal and external assessments and organizational needs

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  Korea Invention Promotion Association

  • Seoul, Korea

  • Legal Expert

    • Jun 2016 - Mar 2021
    • Seoul, Korea

    ▶Planned and managed the official development assistance projects of the Korean Government in Indonesia, Mongolia, Uganda, and Ghana.

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  DAEMYUNG ENERGY CORPORATION

  • Seoul, Korea

  • Attorney at Law/Legal Team Leader

    • Mar 2016 - Jun 2016
    • Seoul, Korea

    ▶ Negotiate, draft and review legal contracts with emphasis in EPC (Engineering/Procurement/ Construction) and other contracts relating to management and operations of renewable/green energy farms in sectors including, but not limited to, Solar, Wind and Thermal.▶ Planned and managed strategic divestiture and negotiated profitable sale of an affiliated wind farm company to a Thailand-based company.

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  CHUNGO LAW FIRM

  • Seoul, Korea

  • Attorney at Law – Foreign/U.S. Practice

    • Jan 2013 - Mar 2016
    • Seoul, Korea

    ▶ Provide wide range of advice and counsel to small and mid-sized clients in varied industries, particularly relating to international joint ventures, international disputes, and country-specific regulations and regulatory compliance disputes/matters.▶ Represent clients in international legal proceeding before foreign regulatory bodies and agencies in various Asia-Pacific countries and North American countries.▶ Draft a broad range of legal memorandums including M&A, EPC, and IT contracts.▶ Manage prosecution of joint lawsuits between Korean companies and foreign companies.

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  WESTSIDE LEARNING CENTER

  • New York, NY

  • Summer Semester Student Attorney

    • Jul 2011 - Sep 2011
    • New York, NY

    ▶ Planned and managed a legal seminar for approximately 80 refugees for the largest poverty law training program in the U.S.▶ Presented on topics including practical legal strategies and laws regulating U.S. immigration.▶ Provided individual legal counsel in one-on-one consultations on immigration matters.

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  SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY – SECURITIES ARBITRATION CLINIC

  • New York, NY

  • Spring Semester Student Attorney

    • Jan 2011 - Jun 2011
    • New York, NY

    ▶ Provided pro bono legal services for under-represented low-income New York residents.▶ Advised on matters relating to insolvency, consumer protection (specifically lemon laws relating to automobiles) and financial fraud.

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  SANJI LAW FIRM

  • Seoul, Korea

  • Summer Associate

    • Aug 2010 - Sep 2010
    • Seoul, Korea

    ▶ Provided legal consulting on environmental/legal issues for a dispute relating to anti-dumping regulations and practices between a Korean client company and the Canadian government.▶ Aided in preparing an equity transition contract for a joint venture between a Korean client in oil refinery industry and a Chinese oil refinery company.

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  KPMG

  • Seoul, Korea

  • Summer Associate – Legal Department

    • May 2010 - Jul 2010
    • Seoul, Korea

    ▶ Conducted high volume of systematic legal research and recommended business models for the adaptation of U.S. business law changes, such as the Dodd-Frank Act.▶ Provided document review and review/editing of internal legal documents.

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  KOREAN REINSURANCE COMPANY

  • Seoul, Korea

  • Accountant

    • Jan 2002 - Dec 2004
    • Seoul, Korea

    ▶ Developed client investment strategies and provided analysis of stocks, bonds, and mutual/ hedge funds.