[Law Firm Now] Barun Launches Corporate Strategy Research Institute... Appoints ESG Expert Junhee Lee as Director

Responding to Regulatory Risks in Environment (E), Social (S), and Governance (G)
Operating an Issue-Linked Advisory Package

Barun Law LLC (Managing Partners: Donghun Lee, Younghee Lee, Dohyung Kim) has launched the Corporate Strategy Research Institute to help companies address a wide range of ESG issues.

The institute will be led by Dr. Junhee Lee, who previously laid the foundation for ESG services at Jipyung LLC.

Bareun Building, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Bareun Law Firm

On August 18, Barun announced the launch of the Corporate Strategy Research Institute and the recruitment of Dr. Lee, a recognized authority in the ESG field, to head the institute.

Dr. Lee will serve concurrently as the Director of the Corporate Strategy Research Institute and the Head of the ESG Management Consulting Center under the institute, leading the expansion of synergistic management advisory and consulting services.

In addition to Dr. Lee, a team of expert advisors and practical consultants who previously worked with him on ESG matters at Jipyung LLC has also joined the institute.

The Barun Corporate Strategy Research Institute plans to systematically support companies’ sustainable growth through the operation of the “ESG Open-door Advisory Package,” an issue-linked advisory solution designed to help companies flexibly respond to a variety of ESG challenges.

Specifically, the institute will provide strategic responses to regulatory risks in each area of Environment (E), Social (S), and Governance (G), including: establishing a data-driven ESG management system; responding to climate and energy issues and implementing carbon reduction; advancing risk and compliance management; integrated management of overseas manufacturing subsidiaries; and developing roadmaps for non-financial management issues. The institute also aims to contribute to “Value-up” by broadly supporting the establishment of effective implementation strategies and internal management systems through close collaboration with company-wide management departments.

Dr. Junhee Lee appointed as the Director of Corporate Strategy Research Institute at Barun Law LLC. Barun Law LLC

Dr. Lee holds a master’s degree in International Economics and Development Policy from Texas A&M University in the United States, as well as master’s and doctoral degrees in International Trade from the Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University. He previously served as Managing Director of Sustainable Management Strategy Services at Deloitte Anjin LLC and as Head of the ESG Center Strategy Group and Head of the Management Consulting Center at Jipyung LLC.

He has also provided ESG and private sector cooperation consulting to a range of government agencies, including the Office for Government Policy Coordination, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency, and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). He is currently an adjunct professor at the School of Business at Hanyang University.

Donghun Lee, Managing Partner at Barun, stated, “With the addition of Dr. Junhee Lee, who brings accumulated expertise in ESG and extensive experience in management consulting based on accounting and legal knowledge, as well as a team of expert consultants, Barun will further strengthen its role as a leading law firm that provides practical solutions to the real management challenges faced by companies, going beyond regulatory and legal compliance.”

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