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Areas of Practice

  • Criminal & Compliance
  • Criminal Defense Litigation
  • Election & Regulation
  • Serious Accidents Punishment Act

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Profile

Mr. In Seo OH is a managing partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Criminal Defense Litigation, Criminal & Compliance (C&C), Election & Regulation, and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.

With over 25 years of experience as a prosecutor from 1997 to 2021, Mr. Oh held various positions, including Departmental Chief Prosecutor of the National Security Division at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and Chief Prosecutor at the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office, the Daegu High Prosecutors' Office, and the Suwon High Prosecutors' Office. Currently, he serves as a non-executive director at Kbank and actively provides legal advice as a legal advisor for several companies, including ATIUM, SungEel HiTech, and Mntek.


Bar Admissions

  • Admitted to Bar, Korea (1994)

Education

  • Korea University Graduate School (Completed Coursework in Commercial Law, 1993)
  • College of Law, Korea University (LLB, 1990)
  • Dongsung High School (1985)

Areas of Practice

  • Criminal & Compliance
  • Criminal Defense Litigation
  • Election & Regulation
  • Serious Accidents Punishment Act

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
  • D&A LLC (2024-Present)
  • Managing Partner, HWAIN Law (2021-2024)
  • Chief Prosecutor, Daegu High Prosecutors' Office and Suwon High Prosecutors' Office (2020-2021)
  • Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office (2019-2020)
  • Departmental Chief Prosecutor, National Security Division, Supreme Prosecutors' Office (2018-2019)
  • Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office (2017-2018)
  • Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office (2016-2017)
  • Inspector General, Ministry of Justice (2015-2016)
  • Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Goyang Branch of Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office (2014-2015)
  • Chief Prosecutor, Tongyeong Branch of Changwon District Prosecutors' Office (2013-2014)
  • Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Criminal Division II, Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (2012-2013)
  • Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Criminal Division VII, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (2011-2012)
  • Director, Public Security Planning Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice (2010-2011)
  • Chief Prosecutor, Nonsan Branch of Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office (2009-2010)
  • Departmental Chief Prosecutor, National Security Division, Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office (2008-2009)
  • Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Seosan Branch of Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office (2007-2008)
  • Prosecutor, Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office, Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office, Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, and Busan District Prosecutors' Office (1997-2006)
  • Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (1994-1997)
  • Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1994)



Professional Activities and Experience
  • Advised and carried out litigation on housing development projects of the Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation
  • Represented Korea Railroad Corporation and Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation in civil lawsuits on landfill waste for sale
  • Carried out a defamation lawsuit against media companies such as The Chosun Ilbo and The JoongAng
  • Carried out litigation for breach of contract related to local housing associations, confirmation of contractor status, and revocation of approval for business implementation plans
  • Carried out litigation for revocation of approval of business implementation plan related to redevelopment association
  • Represented a land buyer in litigation for damages related to landfill waste of land for sale
  • Carried out a lawsuit against the Housing Redevelopment Association to confirm the contractor's status
  • Represented the Commercial Reconstruction Committee in a claim for sale
  • Advised on commercial building reconstruction
  • Advised on street house maintenance project
  • Carried out litigation for infringement of the right to sunlight, right to view, etc.
  • Carried out lawsuits against collective buildings and apartment defects
  • Represented Urban Development Projects Association in a liquidation lawsuit
  • Represented Defendant (school corporation) in a lawsuit claiming construction cost equivalent to interior expenses
  • Represented POSCO E&C in an arbitration related to additional construction costs due to design modification
  • Carried out litigation for revocation of arbitral award related to Hanjin Shipping
  • Carried out litigation for revocation of imposition of water supply charges


Articles

  • A Study on the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Criminal Procedure under the U.S. Constitution (2004)

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