Mr. Kyeong Rok JEONG is an operations managing partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance & Restructuring, Reconstruction & Redevelopment, Construction & Real Estate, Intellectual Property, and Blockchain.

Bar Admissions

• Certified Tax Accountant, Korea (2010)
• Admitted to Patent Bar, Korea (2009)
• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2000)

Education

• College of Law, Sungkyunkwan University (Completed Coursework, PhD, 2012)
• University of Southern California School of Law (LLM, 2006)
• Specialized Program in Financial Transaction Law, Seoul National University (2000)
• College of Law, Sungkyunkwan University (LLB, 1991)

Significant Accomplishments

• Advisory Attorney, National Pension Service Investment Management (Responsible Investment) (2019-Present)
• Legal Counsel, Government Employees Pension Service (2015-Present)
• D&A LLC (2009-Present)
• Law Firm Daeryook (2007)
• International Lawyer, Steptoe & Johnson LLP (New York office) (2006)
• Law Firm Daeryook (2000)
• Office of Legal Affairs, Samsung Securities (2000)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2000)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Successfully completed M&A by fulfilling the requirements for a qualified merger under the Corporate Tax Act through the latest merger method
• Handled the first ruling case on the legal characteristics of the landowner’s right to claim purchase under Article 12 (1) of the Electric Power Source Development Promotion Act

• Legal Standards In Korea For Permissible Web Crawling (Mondaq, 2023)
• Portrait Rights and Publicity Rights as Personal Rights (Seoul Bar Association, Case Studies Vol. 36, No. 1, 2022)
• The Probability and Limitation of Discipline in Current Laws on Artificial Intelligence – Based Consumer Transaction (LAW & TECHNOLOGY Vol.16 no.5, 2020)