[Law Firm Now] YK Appoints Former Assemblywoman Yang Jeongsuk as Senior Strategy Counsel

Leveraging Experience in the National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications and Political Affairs Committees
Strengthening Advisory Services for Corporations, Policy, and Regulation

YK Law Firm (Managing Partners Kang Kyunghoon and Kim Beomhan) has appointed former National Assembly member Yang Jeongsuk (22nd class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute) as Senior Strategy Counsel.

On September 30, YK Law Firm announced that former Assemblywoman Yang, who has participated in policy design and institutional reform at the National Assembly and various government committees, will serve as Senior Strategy Counsel. Leveraging her experience in legislative and policy advisory, as well as in administrative and regulatory matters, she will be active in corporate consulting and legislative affairs at YK Law Firm.

Yang Jeongsuk, Legal Strategy Advisor at YK Law Firm. YK Law Firm

Attorney Yang, who began her legal career in 1993, established a joint women’s law office in 1998 and handled a wide range of cases. She completed her doctoral coursework at Ewha Womans University Graduate School in 2002 and studied at the University of Tokyo in Japan. In 2005, she conducted research on comparative law and international regulatory policy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and from 2007, she practiced as an attorney at Seoul Central Law Firm.

During her legal career, she served as a member of the “Special Committee on Human Rights for Victims of Japanese Imperialism,” working to protect the human rights of comfort women and victims of forced labor by Japan. In 2010, she played a leading role in issuing a joint declaration by the Korea-Japan Bar Associations, in which Japan acknowledged its responsibility for the first time, thereby creating momentum for restoring victims’ rights.

She later filed a damages lawsuit on behalf of Hansen’s disease patients, securing compensation of approximately 100 million won per person from the Japanese government, thereby championing the protection of socially disadvantaged groups. In 2014, she contributed to the development of legal principles in family and property division law by securing a Supreme Court en banc decision that future retirement pensions, such as the National Pension and Civil Service Pension, are also subject to property division.

Attorney Yang has also been active in the public sector. She served as a member of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s Contract Review Committee in 2008, the National Tax Service’s Tax Review Committee and the Central Administrative Appeals Commission in 2011, contributing to the resolution of disputes in administrative, tax, and contract matters. In addition, she has served as an administrative appeals commissioner at the Korea Communications Commission, a mediation committee member at the Seoul Family Court, an auditor at the Korean Bar Association, vice president of the Korean Women Lawyers Association, and a non-standing member of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.

After being elected as a proportional representative in the 21st National Assembly in 2020, she served on the Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, and the Political Affairs Committee, addressing major issues such as the national budget, financial and industrial regulation, and digital transformation policies.

As Senior Strategy Counsel at YK Law Firm, Attorney Yang will provide advisory services encompassing corporate business and policy environments, including: ▲ policies and regulations in response to regulatory changes by industry, ▲ cooperation with public institutions and local governments, ▲ legislative and policy consulting, and ▲ support for administrative appeals and regulatory responses.

A representative from YK Law Firm stated, “At a time when regulatory and policy changes are becoming increasingly complex, Attorney Yang’s addition will greatly strengthen our corporate clients’ strategic responses. Based on her legislative and policy experience, we plan to support companies in proactively responding to institutional changes.”

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