[Invest&Law] Lee & Ko Recruits Former Seoul High Prosecutors’ Chief Kim Hugon, Renowned Corruption Specialist

Lee & Ko Law Firm has recruited Kim Hugon, a former Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office Chief Prosecutor and a renowned specialist in major corruption investigations within the prosecution.

Lawyer Kim Hugon. Provided by Law Firm Gwangjang

Lawyer Kim Hugon (25th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute) is a criminal law expert who has served as Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office, Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office, and Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office, leading cases at prosecution offices nationwide. He is also recognized for his outstanding expertise across various criminal fields, having held positions such as Head of the Special Investigation Division 1 at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, Head of the Special Investigation Division at the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, and Senior Researcher at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office’s Anti-Corruption Division. Additionally, he handled IT-related cases and personal information infringement cases at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office’s Advanced Crime Investigation Division.

In 2008, Lawyer Kim served as a legal advisor on key issues such as mergers in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries and sports broadcasting rights while on secondment to the Korea Communications Commission. He also led the “AI Blockchain Community” within the prosecution and, as Director of Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Justice, directly drafted major policies for the prosecution and the ministry. Beyond investigations, he has demonstrated his capabilities as Head of the Public Trial and Litigation Division at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, serving as a member of the Supreme Court’s Sentencing Commission, and overseeing IT technology-related work as Director of Information and Communications at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.

Lawyer Kim is expected to lead the Lee & Ko criminal law group, handling a wide range of corporate-related criminal cases and legislative support work, including corporate, financial, major industrial accidents, fair trade, and customs cases, as well as statutory interpretation.

Managing Partner Kim Sanggon stated, “We have recruited the top elite who earned great trust within the prosecution and was recognized for his outstanding abilities outside the organization as well,” adding, “We will continue to strive to ensure that the Lee & Ko criminal law group maintains its position as the best in the country.”

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