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Dae Hwi Kim
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kimdh@siwoo-law.com

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Dae-hwi Kim, Attorney at Law, graduated from Seoul National University College of Law and obtained both his LL.M. and Ph.D. in Law from Seoul National University. He served as a Presiding Judge at various courts, including the Jeju District Court, Incheon District Court, Seoul Southern District Court, and Seoul Central District Court, as well as at the Busan High Court and Seoul High Court. He also held leadership positions as Chief Judge of the Chuncheon District Court and the Uijeongbu District Court.

He retired from the judiciary as the Chief Judge of the Seoul Family Court and subsequently served as Senior Advisor at Yulchon LLC. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at Ewha Womans University Law School and is currently a Distinguished Professor at Sejong University.

Mr. Kim is currently practicing at Siwoo Law Office, where he focuses on civil and commercial matters, fair trade, family law, as well as advisory and litigation services.

Experience

  • Partner, Siwoo Law Firm
  • Former President, Korean Criminal Case Law Association
  • Former Judge, Seoul High Court; Chuncheon District Court; Gangneung Branch of Chuncheon District Court; Seoul Criminal District Court; Seoul Civil District Court
  • Former Presiding Judge, Seoul Central District Court; Seoul Southern District Court; Incheon District Court; Jeju District Court
  • Former Presiding Judge, Seoul High Court; Busan High Court
  • Former Chief Judge, Seoul Family Court; Uijeongbu District Court; Chuncheon District Court
  • Judicial Research and Training Institute, 10th Class
  • Passed the 19th National Judicial Examination

Education

  • - Visiting Researcher, University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn), Germany
  • - Ph.D. in Law, Seoul National University
  • - LL.M., Seoul National University
  • - LL.B., Seoul National University

Publications & Contributions

  • - Principles of Courts and Legal Interpretation, Case Commentaries, and Their Impact on Practice
  • - Judicial Practice Manual (Criminal); Sentencing Practice
  • - Annotated Criminal Law (Co-author); Commentary on Civil Law (Editor-in-Chief and Co-author)
  • - Judicial Restraint by Law and Legal Reasoning
  • - Studies on the Theory of Courts
  • - Introduction to Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory

Activities

  • - Partner, Siwoo Law Firm
  • - Distinguished Professor, Sejong University
  • - Former Adjunct Professor, Ewha Womans University Law School
  • - Former Partner and Senior Advisor, Yulchon LLC
  • - Selected as “Lawyer of the Year” by The Dong-A Ilbo
  • - Recipient of the Order of Civil Merit (Geunjeong Medal)
  • - Former Expert Member, Regulatory Reform Subcommittee, Economic Innovation Committee, Saenuri Party
  • - Lecturer, Ethics Training Program, Korean Bar Association
  • - Member, Legislation Committee, Korean Bar Association
  • - Former Chair, Disciplinary Committee, Korean Bar Association

Languages

  • Korean, English, German
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