Mr. Ki Ho MIN is a managing partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Antitrust & Competition, Finance & Restructuring, Tax Litigation, Criminal Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Blockchain.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2000)

Education

• College of Law, Yonsei University (LLB, 1996)
• Passed Korean High School Graduation Equivalency Examination (1985)

Significant Accomplishments

• Managing Partner, D&A LLC (2023-Present)
• Partner, D&A LLC (2019-2022)
• Commenced law practice (Seoul Bar Association) (2019)
• Prosecutor, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (Criminal Division I) (2018-2019)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Incheon District Prosecutor’s Office (Anti-Corruption & Organized Crimes Department, Criminal Division V) (2017)
• Chief Prosecutor, Jecheon Branch of Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office (2016)
• Prosecutor, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (Criminal Division II) (2015)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Suncheon Branch of Gwangju District Prosecutor’s Office (Criminal Division III) (2014)
• Prosecution Research Officer, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson) (2013)
• Deputy Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office (2013)
• Visiting Researcher, Georgetown University Law School (for 1 year) (2010)
• Prosecutor, Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office (Acting for Prosecution Research Officer of the Planning and Coordination Department of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office) (2010)
• Prosecution Research Officer, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (Planning and Coordination Department) (2008)
• Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office (Investigative Intelligence Office, Special Division III) (2005)
• Prosecutor, Busan District Prosecutor’s Office (2003)
• Prosecutor, Yeoju Branch of Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office (2002)
• Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor’s Office (2000)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2000)
• Administrative Officer, Fair Trade Commission (1997)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Represented clients in copyright infringement injunction disputes involving P2P file-sharing services (Soribada, Pruna)
• Represented clients in trade secret misappropriation disputes involving semiconductor equipment software
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving semiconductor packaging manufacturing equipment and processes
• Represented clients in patent infringement injunction disputes involving EMI gasket technology
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving semiconductor device cleaning equipment
• Represented clients in unfair competition injunction disputes involving the use of well-known trade indicia
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving seaweed processing equipment
• Represented clients in copyright and tort claims involving website personalization tools
• Represented clients in copyright infringement disputes involving mobile application music transmission services
• Represented clients in damages claims for infringement of neighboring rights in sound recordings
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving construction self-climbing formwork systems
• Represented clients in employee invention compensation disputes relating to large-scale digital dictionary database patents
• Represented clients in royalty disputes involving legal professional information databases
• Represented clients in patent royalty disputes involving vibration motor technology
• Represented clients in copyright infringement injunction disputes involving Adobe software
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving hyperthermia therapy devices
• Represented clients in copyright infringement disputes involving legal directory databases
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving insulated deck plate construction methods
• Represented clients in copyright injunction disputes involving SKT “T-ring” services
• Represented clients in unfair competition injunction disputes involving functional pillows
• Represented clients in non-compete and trade secret misappropriation disputes
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving humidifiers
• Represented clients in copyright infringement disputes involving mobile phone devices
• Represented clients in trade secret misappropriation disputes involving collagen manufacturing processes
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving ceramic electric cooking equipment
• Represented clients in unfair trade practice investigations before the Korea Trade Commission involving infrared heating cookers
• Represented clients in employee invention compensation disputes involving semiconductor testing equipment
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving semiconductor testing equipment
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving tungsten etching inhibitor-containing polishing slurry compositions
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving electric pressure cookers
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving mobile payment card systems
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving mobile device advertising technologies
• Represented clients in design infringement disputes involving transport packaging boxes
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving online gaming devices
• Represented clients in copyright infringement disputes involving academic papers
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving halogen-free insulated cable splicing methods
• Represented clients in arbitration proceedings involving UV splicing equipment
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving skin absorption enhancement devices
• Represented clients in copyright infringement disputes involving screen editing software
• Represented clients in trade secret misappropriation disputes involving semiconductor post-processing equipment
• Represented clients in non-compete disputes arising from commercial property sale agreements
• Represented clients in trademark infringement disputes involving air fryer products
• Represented clients in various technology licensing and royalty disputes
• Represented clients in patent infringement disputes involving skin-lifting devices
• Represented clients in trademark disputes involving Traumhaus, Hooters, Buckingham, and others
• Represented clients in trademark infringement disputes involving water play equipment and accessories
• Represented clients in design disputes involving textile products
• Represented clients in claims for refund of purchase price arising from commercial property sale and purchase agreements
• Handled various civil and criminal litigation matters

• Criteria for Determining whether Virtual Assets Are Securities and Regulatory Direction for Virtual Assets (Korea Business Law Association, Business Law Review, Vol. 37, No.1, March 2023)