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Ji-yeon Heo
Attorney at Law

hjy@siwoo-law.com

Criminal, Civil, Entertainment

While working at Jipyong Law Firm, Attorney Jiyeon Heo achieved good results in numerous civil and criminal lawsuits. While working as the only in-house attorney at the Korean office of an American broadcasting company, she handled various matters including broadcast program production, distribution, and IP management, as well as human resources and labor. I have experience in corporate law.
Currently, I am in charge of the Canadian desk at Siwoo Law Firm, and in Toronto, Canada, I am consulting on issues based on Korean law for overseas Koreans, including divorce and inheritance, as well as investments in Korea/Canada.

Experience

  • Current) Korea: Siwoo Law Firm Canada Desk (Toronto) / Canada: Lawyer Licensing Candidate at Law Society of Ontario
  • Former) Attorney Jiyeon Heo’s Law Office
  • Former) Legal Counsel at A&E Television Networks Korea & International Legal and Business team of A&E Television Networks (a joint venture between Disney-ABC Television Group and Hearst Corporation)
  • Former) Attorney at Jipyong Law Firm Busan Office
  • Former) KBS Global Strategy Team
  • Former) KT Sales Team

Education

  • Graduated from Ewha Womans Foreign Language High School, majoring in Chinese
  • Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Chinese Language and Literature
  • Graduated from Ewha Womans University Law School
  • Graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto LLM (Canadian Common Law)

Case performance

  • Divorce Counseling and Litigation
  • inheritance consultation
  • Consultation on matters related to overseas Koreans
  • Broadcasting, advertising, program production, purchasing and distribution, marketing, celebrity appearance and sponsorship contract consulting, copyright and trademark issue consulting
  • Personnel and labor consulting
  • Korean/English contract review/advice
  • Other Civil Litigation

Languages

  • Korean
  • English
  • Chinese