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DATE
Thursday, 8th November 2018
TIME
9:00AM - 2:00PM

VENUE
Millennium Seoul Hilton
50 Sowol-ro, Namdaemunno 5(o)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

ROOM 
Grand Ballroom C

 

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Asian Legal Business is proud to present the Korea In-House Legal Summit 2018. ALB’s signature annual summit gathers together in-house counsels, legal practitioners and industry experts to discuss recent regulatory changes, hot pressing legal issues and best practice solutions in Korea. 

 

Why you should attend

  • FREE** passes to in-house counsels and business leaders with access to full-day sessions
  • Key insight into the latest legal issues in Korea
  • Networking opportunities with leading in-house legal counsels and key decision makers
  • In-depth panel dicussion sessions with some of the most distinguished corporate counsels in the region
  • VIP networking luncheon and refreshments
Target Audience

Chief Legal Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, CEO, Company Secretaries, Country/ General / Corporate / In House / Legal Counsels / Heads and Senior Professionals in charge of:
 
  • Legal Affairs
  • Company/ Contract Law
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Affairs
  • Legal Risk Management
  • Compliance
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Commercial and Enforcement Counsel
** Please note that free passes are ONLY applicable for in-house legal counsels. Representatives from law firms and legal service providers are welcome to contact our sponsorship team, Amantha (amantha.chia@thomsonreuters.com) for further information on how to participate in the event.

 

 

 All sessions covered during the ALB Korea In-House Legal Summit 2018 will be conducted in English language unless otherwise indicated differently.

 

 * Summit agenda is not final and subject to further revisions

 

Timing

AGENDA

8.30am

Registration and Refreshments


9.00am

Welcoming Remarks (10mins) 

Amantha Chia, Head of Legal Media Business, Asia and Emerging Market, Thomson Reuters


9.10am

Panel: Understanding and Managing Cross-Border Internal Investigations in Korea (50mins)

This session will focus on what international companies should consider when conducting cross-border investigations in Korea. Panelists will examine laws across the region and analyze how to balance competing interests while satisfying inquiries and investigations from the U.S. government. Topics to be discussed include:

 

  • Recent trends in international internal investigations
  • Steps for companies to ensure appropriate legal support and strategy
  • Data privacy and cybersecurity laws
  • Varying attorney-client privilege laws
  • Legal ethical issues

Moderator

Kon Moon, Representative Director and Assistant General Counsel, Oracle Korea

Speakers:

  • Daniel S. Lee, Lawyer, Kobre & KimC Korea
  • Hailey Hayoung Kim, Senior Legal Director, Dell
  • Dae Young Kim, Head of Compliance South Korea, BNP Paribas Bank
  • HyehJung Soh, Senior Vice President/General Counsel, Legal & Compliance Function, OrangeLife Insurance, Ltd.


10.00am

  

This session will be conducted in Korean language

Presentation: Understanding Your Business Risks: Your Third Parties Define Your Reputation (50mins)

Organisations should consider the business impact when engaging with third parties to protect themselves from ethics, compliance and integrity risks. This interactive session will walk through the types of potential risks in-house counsels and compliance professionals face when engaging with third parties.

  • Real-life scenarios, advice and considerations when onboarding, managing mitigating legal and compliance risks associated to third parties.  
  • Challenges faced by legal and compliance teams when dealing with third-parties in developing economies.
  • Role of legal and compliance on minimising reputation damage caused by third parties.

Jenna Kim, CFE, CCEP, Product Director, The Red Flag Group ®


10.50am

Refreshment Break (30mins)


11.20am

Presentation: Regulation of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and ICOs in Korea  (50mins)

  • Evolution of Blockchain Technology
  • Cryptocurrency and ICO policies of Korea
  • Cryptocurrency exchanges and legal issues

Seungmin Jasmine Jung, Senior Foreign Attorney, Jipyong LLC

12.10pm

Panel: Re-Defining the Roles and Leadership Responsibilities of General Counsels: From In-House Lawyers to Strategic Business Partners (50mins)

  • Essential skillsets and techniques do in-house counsels need in order to be a successful corporate leader 
  • How to get businesses to view legal and compliance functions as long-term strategic business partners?
  • What advice should in-house counsel bring in order to influence business decisions effectively?
  • How has the role of in-house counsels evolved within the Korean corporate setting and where are we headed?

Moderator

Woojong Andrew Ryu, Country Manager and General Counsel, Dow Chemical Korea

Speakers:

  • Roger S. Chae, APAC Regional Director, Ethics & Compliance Counsel, United Technologies Corporation
  • Jay Joon Lee, Deputy General Counsel (Head of Global Legal Team), SK Hynix Inc.
  • Ji-hyun Cho, Senior Legal Counsel, Legal and Compliance Dept., Novo Nordisk Korea
  • Kenny Um, Senior Managing Counsel, International Legal Team, Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • David Soonyoub Kwon, Compliance Officer, North East Asia, GFLA Market Area Compliance Office, Ericsson


1.00pm

Networking Luncheon (60mins)


2.00pm

End of ALB Korea In-House Legal Summit 2018

 

Distinguished Summit Speakers Include :

 


Jenna Kim, CFE, CCEP, Product Director, The Red Flag Group®

Jenna, Product Director at The Red Flag Group®, guides global companies on how to conduct anti-corruption third-party audits, healthchecks and investigations in Korea. She also conducts in-person compliance and integrity training for those companies. With over nine years’ experience in the compliance industry and with global knowledge, Jenna understands how to overcome the inherent risks faced by Korean companies doing business overseas and global companies operating in Korea.

Jenna was previously a lead editor for Compliance Insider magazine (before the publication merged into The Red Flag Group's Insight blog in 2017), where she published numerous articles and whitepapers. Prior to joining the firm, Jenna spent more than ten years leading successful launches for multiple well-known global consumer brands in Korea. She also frequently spoke at national conferences and seminars, providing market insights to CEOs and executives and advising them on market strategies. 

 

Seungmin Jasmine Jung, Senior Foreign Attorney, Jipyong LLC

Seungmin Jasmine JUNG is a Senior Foreign Attorney at Jipyong LLC and is considered one of the foremost experts on cryptocurrency, blockchain and cybersecurity in Korea.  Jasmine has a multifaceted legal career spanning from prominent law firms in NY and Korea to in-house counsel at a financial institution and technology company.  Prior to joining Jipyong LLC, Jasmine was the Head of Legal at Amazon Web Services Korea where she specialized in cloud computing and data privacy.  Jasmine concurrently teaches courses on the 4th Industrial Revolution and technology law at Yonsei University, her alma mater.  She is a member of the New York Bar and has a J.D. from Columbia Law School.  


 

Daniel S. Lee, Lawyer, Kobre & Kim

With significant experience as a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor, Daniel Lee focuses his practice on representing multinational companies in U.S. regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, with particular experience in matters involving Korea. Mr. Lee regularly investigates fraud allegations, including those related to financial fraud, government contracts fraud, money laundering and public corruption

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Lee was a DOJ prosecutor (as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii). While serving in that capacity, Mr. Lee focused on white-collar criminal cases involving investment fraud, health care fraud, defense contractor fraud, and multijurisdictional asset forfeiture and tracing. Earlier in his career, he was a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Defense, litigating major crimes for the Pacific region, including Korea, Japan, Hawaii and Guam.

 

 

Kenny Um, Senior Managing Counsel, International Legal Team, Hyundai Heavy Industries

Kenny Um serves as the Managing Counsel for the International Legal Team at Hyundai Heavy Industries, where he oversees legal matters for the company’s international business. Mr. Um has handled various corporate, regulatory, and tax matters with a focus on litigation and international arbitration involving large scale disputes for both onshore and offshore construction projects. Having served in the International Legal Team for over a decade, Mr. Um has in-depth knowledge of the shipbuilding, construction and manufacturing industries. 

In addition to his time at HHI, Mr. Um also served as Senior Director of Legal based in Singapore for a US based manufacturer and supplier in the semiconductor industry and was responsible for all legal and compliance matters within the APAC region. Mr. Um is a native of New York, where he worked, prior to joining HHI, in private practice specializing in commercial litigation. Mr. Um received his B.A. from Brandeis University and his J.D. from St. John’s University. He is admitted to the bar in New York State.  

 

 

Roger S. Chae, APAC Regional Director, Ethics & Compliance Counsel, United Technologies Corporation

Roger is an Executive Director at United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and serves as the APAC Regional Director for Ethics & Compliance for Otis Elevator Company, a UTC subsidiary.  Roger joined UTC in 2012 as General Counsel for Otis Korea, was later promoted to cover China, and now oversees a complex region in APAC with over 20 countries with diverse cultures.

Roger started his legal career as a prosecutor in the United States. He then moved to major law firms in Los Angeles and in Seoul and specialized in FDI, JVs, project financing, and mergers & acquisitions for over 15 years.  

 

 

Ji-hyun Cho, Senior Legal Counsel, Legal and Compliance Dept., Novo Nordisk Korea

Ji Hyun Cho is Novo Nordisk Korea’s legal counsel and compliance officer. She has an extended experience in the area of the health industry, encompassing the pharmaceuticals, medical device, licensing and distribution within the health industry. 

In particular, she has an experience and expertise in many IP license deals that is the first and largest scale in the Korea pharma industry. Before joining Novo Nordisk Korea, she worked as a Director of legal department and chief compliance officer at Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Ms. Cho received Executive LL.M. degree from Northwestern Law School, Korea and business economics from KAIST Master of Intellectual Property in 2014. She received her LL.B. from the Yonsei University College of Law in 2002 and she is a member of Korea Bar Association. Ms. Cho’s most recent study include: The analysis on protection scope of the trade dress under the Korea trademark law. 

 



David Soonyoub Kwon, 
Compliance Officer, Ericsson

David Soonyoub Kwon is a Compliance Officer at Ericsson responsible for North East Asia (China, Hong Kong & Macau, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea). For this role, his responsibility is to assist and support stakeholders in handling all compliance matters in the region, which include Anti-Corruption, Anti-Trust and Trade Compliance. 

Before taking this role, he was a Legal Director responsible for several Ericsson subsidiaries in Korea including Ericsson-LG, a joint venture company between Ericsson and LG Electronics. 

Before joining Ericsson Group, he worked for several multinational companies as well as a renowned local company. 
David received LL.B. and LL.M. from Kyounghee Univ. School of Law in Seoul, Korea and also obtained LL.M. from Northwestern Univ. School of Law in Chicago, USA.He is an attorney at law and admitted to the DC Bar in USA

 

Hailey Hayoung Kim, Senior Legal Director, Dell

Hailey (Hayoung) Kim is a Senior Legal Director and Korea Country Counsel at Dell. After Dell-EMC merger in 2016, Hailey became country general counsel for both Dell and EMC in Korea. Her responsibilities include business support and compliance for both entities.  She is part of Dell’s Asia Ethics Investigation Team and leads Compliance Controls Committee for Dell EMC Korea. Prior to Dell, Hailey was the deputy general counsel at AIA Life Insurance Korea Branch, where Hailey advised on general insurance matters, privacy issues and compliance cases. Before AIA Life Insurance, Hailey was a cross-border investment counsel at Samsung Life Insurance Company advising on various cross-border investment projects. Hailey was a foreign legal counsel at a Korean law firm, Hwang Mok Park P.C. where she was part of the banking and finance team with focus on credit market clients conducting business in Korea. 

She is a US licensed attorney, admitted to practice in the State of California in 2006.

 


Dae Young Kim, Head of Compliance South Korea, BNP Paribas Bank

Mr Dae Young KIM is currently the Head of Compliance for South Korea in BNP Paribas Bank, who has joined the bank from Jan 2006. He has been certified as an IFSCO (International Financial Sanctions Compliance Officer) by BNP Paribas Bank and covers internal control and compliance related topics including Professional Ethics, Market Integrity, Financial Security and Protection of Interests of Clients. 

He graduated from Seoul National University majoring in Economics in 1988 and got both Master of Economics and Certificate for Completion of Graduate Study Program in Statistics from Duke University in 1998. He started his career from Bank of Korea in Jan 1988 until Apr 2000 primarily in the Monetary Policy Department and Office of Monetary Policy Committee and had also worked for Corporate Planning Team in Samsung Life Insurance and Daiwa Securities in Korea as Head of Compliance prior to joining BNP Paribas Bank. 

As a leading senior Compliance Officer in Korea, he actively participates in industry dialogue and took part as a speaker in the Fair Player Club Seminar for Better Regulatory Compliance co-hosted by US Embassy Seoul and Global Compact Network Korea on Oct 12, 2017. 

 

Woojong Andrew Ryu, Country Manager and General Counsel, Dow Chemical Korea

Andrew Ryu joined the Dow Asia Pacific Legal Team in 2013 and currently serves as the Country Manager for Dow Chemical Korea Ltd. as well as the Country General Counsel.  

Prior to joining Dow Korea, Andrew worked at Oracle Korea, Ltd. where he was the Senior Director of Contracts & Business Practices Section.  And, prior to Oracle Korea, Andrew was in private practice from 1999 to 2010 with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York and with Lee International IP & Law Group and Woo, Yun, Kang, Jeong & Han in Seoul.  He also worked in-house from 1991 to 1999 as Legal Officer of the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva and as Legal Counsel & Executive Vice President of Red Line Products, Inc. in New Jersey.  

Andrew earned his B.S. from New York University Stern School of Business where he majored in Economics and International Business, his J.D. from Boston College Law School and his LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law. He is a member of the New York, New Jersey and D.C. Bars and is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Court of International Trade.

 

Jay Joon Lee, Deputy General Counsel (Head of Global Legal Team), SK Hynix Inc.

Jay Joon is Deputy General Counsel at SK Hynix Inc. and heads the Global Legal Team, which provides oversight of legal teams at SK Hynix's headquarters and overseas subsidiaries in Germany, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Italy and the United States. Previously, Jay Joon worked at Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd as legal counsel on the Global Legal Affairs team and practiced law at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, DC. He has acted as the lead in-house counsel for sales and purchase of businesses, acquisitions, and joint venture projects, as well as multiple anti-trust cases. 

Prior to his legal career, Jay was an entrepreneur, founding an academic test preparation institute in Seoul, Korea. He received a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication from Michigan State University and his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from Denver University.

 

Kon Moon, Representative Director and Assistant General Counsel, Oracle Korea

Kon Moon is Representative Director and Assistant General Counsel at Oracle Korea Ltd where he leads Korean legal team in commercial legal and compliance matters.  Previously, Kon worked at law firms in and out of Korea including Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Kim & Chang, Yulchon and Sigong Law where he advised primarily on corporate and finance matters.

Kon is a graduate of Cornell Law School and the University of Michigan where he majored in Economics and Asian Studies.

 

HyehJung Soh, Senior Vice President/General Counsel, Legal & Compliance Function, OrangeLife Insurance, Ltd.

Admitted as Attorney at Law in the State of New York, U.S. and in private and corporate legal practice for over 20 years. Presently she holds the position of Senior Vice President/General Counsel, Legal & Compliance Function, at OrangeLife Insurance, Ltd (previously known as ING Life Insurance Korea, Ltd). She has previously also worked for AIA Life Insurance Co. Ltd as General Counsel/Assistant Vice President; Kim, Chang & Lee (currently, Law Offices of YangHeon) as Associate/Foreign Legal Consultant; and JunHe Law Offices, Beijing, P.R.China as Foreign Legal Consultant. Graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, with J. D. degree; and Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea with M.A. and B.A. degrees in English Language and Literature. Speaks English, Korean, Mandarin-Chinese and Japanese.

 


CONTACT US
 

Speaking and Program Enquiries

Willy Leonardi
(+65) 6870 3102 
willy.leonardi@thomsonreuters.com

 

Sponsorship Opportunities 

Amantha Chia
 (+65) 6870 3917
 amantha.chia@thomsonreuters.com

 

Delegate Registrations

Willy Leonardi
(+65) 6870 3102 
willy.leonardi@thomsonreuters.com

 

Supporting Organisation and Media 

 Azrielle Looi
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