Mr. Dhong Joo KIM leads the Search and Seizure Support Center and Group 1 of the C&C Division at D&A LLC. Drawing on his extensive experience and expertise accumulated through his work in the Criminal Division, as well as in specialized public security departments such as Election, Labor, and Serious Accidents, and in planning, legislative, and civil affairs divisions.

With over 25 years of work experience, he held key positions in the Public Security Departments 1 and 2 (now Public Investigation Departments 1 and 2) and the Public Criminal Department (now Public Investigation Department 3) of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, as well as the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, the Planning & Coordination Department of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, and the Office of the Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (1997)

Education

• Long-Term Training Program, The George Washington University (2004)
• College of Law, Seoul National University (LLB, 1994)
• Joongdong High School (1990)

Significant Accomplishments

• Chief Prosecutor, Pohang Branch of Daegu District Prosecutors' Office (2018)
• Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Western Branch of Busan District Prosecutors’ Office (2017)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Public Security Affairs Division, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2014)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Administration Department, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2013)
• Chief Prosecutor, Sokcho Branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors' Office (2012)
• Research Officer, Planning and Coordination Bureau, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2010)
• Deputy Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Public Security Department 2, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2009)
• Administrative Officer, Office of the Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs, Blue House (2008)
• Prosecutor, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice (2005)
• Prosecutor, Public Security Department 1, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2002)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1997)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Defended a mayor in a case involving alleged violations of the Political Funds Act
• Defended a mayor in a case involving alleged violations of the Public Official Election Act
• Represented the governor of a local government in a defamation case
• Represented a mayor in a defamation case involving violations of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection
• Defended a mayor in a bribery case
• Defended a senior official of the National Election Commission in a case involving abuse of authority
• Represented a major company in a case involving the overseas leakage of trade secrets related to a key domestic industry
• Represented a mid-sized company in a case involving the overseas leakage of blueprints
• Represented a listed company in a case involving the overseas leakage of trade secrets
• Defended the CEO of a golf course in a fatal serious accident case
• Defended a local government in a worker’s fatality case involving hazardous work commissioned by the local government
• Defended the Agency for Defense Development in a fatality case involving an armored vehicle
• Defended in a fatal fire case that occurred at a department store
• Advised on an internal misconduct investigation involving corporate executives
• Advised a company on corporate compliance management
• Advised the local labor office on responding to the safety and health improvement plan implementation requirements

• Comparison of information management between manufacturing companies and general trading companies (Master's Thesis)