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Keun Ho Kim Partner
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Keun Ho Kim is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas are defense, public contracts, litigation/arbitration (administrative suits & adjudications and constitutional law-related suits), and legislative consulting.
While working as an administrative officer for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Mr. Kim handled matters related to litigation, advisory service, legislation, and international contracts. He also has experience in governmental administrative service while working at the Ministry of Education, the Prosecutors’ Office, and the Immigration Office. Also, he studied administrative law at the Korea University Graduate School of Law. Mr. Kim has successfully represented clients in administrative adjudication and litigation cases, as well as on regulatory issues, related to construction, food and pharmaceuticals, and public procurement. In particular, he has extensive experience on litigating and advising on issues related to the defense industry, i.e., research & development of weapon system, defense cost, and export & import of defense goods.

Experience

  • 2022-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2018-present Member, Korea Public Administration Case Study Association
  • 2021-23 Legal Advisor, Korea Western Power Co.,Ltd.
  • 2021-23 Legal Advisor, SR Co., Ltd.
  • 2018 Deputy Director, International Contract Division, Defense Acquisition Program Administration
  • 2016-18 Deputy Director, Defense Acquisition Program Supervision Office, Defense Acquisition Program Administration
  • 2015-16 Public-Service Advocate, Seoul Immigration Office
  • 2014-15 Public-Service Advocate, Changwon District Public Prosecutors’ Office
  • 2013-14 Public-Service Advocate, Ministry of Education

Education

  • 2017 Korea University Graduate School (LL.D. course completion)
  • 2013 Pusan National University Law School, J.D.
  • 2009 Korea University, B.A. in Political Science and International Relations

Representative Matters

[Administrative litigation]

  • Handled the case seeking administrative adjudication of disposition denying permission of road & green belt occupation by the head of a local autonomous body related to the GTX-A Line construction project (accepted by decision of performance)
  • Handled the administrative litigation seeking adjudication of disposition disproving housing construction project plan and denying permission of construction by the head of a local autonomous body
  • Handled the litigation seeking additional performance by a local autonomous body as to a major domestic construction company
  • Handled the litigation seeking revocation of disposition imposing development charges by the head of a local autonomous body against a major domestic construction company
  • Represented a major domestic pharmaceutical company on responding to the hearing related to dispositive acts (i.e., cancelling drug product authorization, order suspending manufacturing & sales, recall & disposal order), as well as handling litigations seeking revocation of dispositive acts, and filing a motion for suspending validity  
  • Represented a major domestic liquor company in the litigation seeking revocation of corrective order and filing a motion for suspending validity of the corrective order related to advertising
  • Handled the litigation seeking revocation and filing a motion for suspension of validity as to the Minister of Health and Welfare’s disposition notifying drug price cut
  • Handled the litigation seeking revocation of disciplinary measure (i.e., institutional warning by the financial regulation)0 and appealing the disposition imposing penalty against officers of a major domestic insurance company
  • Handled the litigation seeking revocation of disposition imposing fine by the Bank of Korea (BOK) against a major domestic bank
  • Handled the case seeking administrative adjudication as to a disposition imposing penalty surcharge by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport against a major domestic airliner
  • Handled the litigation seeking revocation of disposition on audit by the Minister of Education against a private school

 

[Defense industry]

  • Handled the litigation seeking ban on application of return on invested capital related to the defense cost of a major defense company in the maneuver & firepower sector
  • Handled the litigation seeking exemption of liquidated damages related to the R&D project of weapon systems (i.e., submarines and mortars)
  • Handled matters on sanctions and relevant suits involving a fraudulent business operator regarding the national defense standard (NDS) of a major defense company in the maneuver & firepower sector
  • Handled the litigation seeking revocation of sanctions and filing a motion for suspension of validity against a fraudulent business operator regarding bidding documents of a major defense company in the aviation sector
  • Advised a major domestic defense company on responding to DAPA’s sanctions against cost denial
  • Advised a major domestic defense company on adjustment of contract amount upon price fluctuation of defense goods
  • Advised a major domestic defense company on changes to a contract related to tactical training equipment
  • Advised a major domestic defense company related to the national quality management system certification
  • Advised a foreign defense company on bidding and negotiation of weapon system
  • Advised a foreign defense company on resolving offset (trade) program issues

Awards

  • Ministerial Commendation, Defense Acquisition Defense Acquisition Program Administration (contribution to handling litigation affairs) (2017)