Profile

Ms. Min Jae PARK is a partner at D&A LLC. Her practice is primarily focused on Labor & Employment, Finance & Restructuring, Compliance, International Transactions, and National Defense.

During her tenure at Korea Exchange Bank, Ms. Park handled a substantial amount of import and export business, especially letters of credit. She gained professional experience in labor policy and labor-management dispute resolution while serving as an advisory counsel for the Ministry of Employment and Labor and a public interest member of the National Labor Relations Commission. In addition, as a mediator at the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency, she strived to achieve early resolution of medical disputes, and as a director and auditor of public-benefit corporations, such as Sangmun Academy and Sogang University, she worked for their sound management.
Recently, as the legal director and compliance officer of Kangwon Land, Inc., a resort complex company, she oversaw legal affairs, emphasized the importance of ensuring rationality in the decision-making process and due process, and successfully established the compliance officer system, which was introduced for the first time in a public enterprise.


Bar Admissions

  • Admitted to Bar, Korea (2002)
  • Certified Tax Accountant, Korea
  • Admitted to Patent Bar, Korea

Education

  • Advanced Industrial Strategy Program, College of Engineering, Seoul National University
  • Korea Institute of Public Finance, Seoul Bar Association
  • Expert Program in Bankruptcy Law, School of Law, Seoul National University
  • S-CAMP, Sogang Business School
  • Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard University
  • Graduate School of Public Administration, Yonsei University (MA in Judicial-Public Safety Administration, 1996)
  • Sogang Business School (BA in Business Administration, 1985)
  • Ulsan Girls’ High School (1979)

Areas of Practice

  • Compliance
  • Finance & Restructuring
  • Government Contracts
  • International Transaction
  • Labor & Employment

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
  • Partner, D&A LLC (2019-Present)
  • Legal Affairs Director and Compliance Support Officer, Kangwon Land Inc. (2017-2019)
  • Attorney, Law Firm Cheongdam (2008)
  • Attorney, Law Firm Cheongji (2002)
  • Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2002)
  • Seoul Broadcasting System (1992)
  • Korea Exchange Bank (1985-1990)



Professional Activities and Experience
  • Prepared an Overseas Case Study Report on Mine Safety Management for Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources
  • Prepared a Report on Review of Measures to Strengthen Penalties for Mine Safety Regulations for Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources
  • Advised Securities C on refinancing of acquisition finance
  • Advised Capital L on a paid-in capital increase
  • Advised Company K on the construction of multi-family housing in Mongolia


Articles

  • Contributed Op-Eds to the Kukmin Daily (2004)
  • “Freedom of Conscience” - Master's Thesis at Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Administration
  • “Problems of Judicial Review for Urgent Business Needs”
  • [Financial and Legal Insights by Lawyer Min Jae PARK] Causes of Recent Private Equity Failures
  • [Financial and Legal Insights by Lawyer Min Jae PARK] Disputing Liability for Mis-selling Funds
  • [Financial and Legal Insights by Lawyer Min Jae PARK] Immediate Annuity Insurance: What are the Issues?
  • [Financial and Legal Insights by Lawyer Min Jae PARK] Key Issues Surrounding Cancer Hospitalization Expenses Lawsuits
  • [Min Jae PARK Column] Holding onto “Hexit” Capital and Bringing it to Seoul
  • [Min Jae PARK Column] Why Do Financial Accidents Keep Happening?
  • [Min Jae PARK Column] Implications of Recent Court Decision on Immediate Annuity Insurance
  • [Min Jae PARK Column] The Ongoing “KIKO” Dispute
  • [Min Jae PARK Column] Regrets about the Newly Introduced “Financial Product Sales Restriction Order System”
  • [Min Jae PARK Column] Outdated Samsung Life Insurance Law … Instead, Regulations Should Be Relaxed
  • Will New Financial Supervisory Service Governor Admit Liability for Korea Lime Investment Scandal?
  • Reasons for Opposing to Controversial “Serious Accidents Punishment Act”
  • Why Board-Level Employee Representation Is Necessary for Public Institutions

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