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Do Hyung Kim
Chief Expert Adviser
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- TEL 82 2 6182 8723
- FAX 82 2 6003 7016
- E-MAIL dohyungkim@hwawoo.com
Biography
Do Hyung Kim is a chief expert advisor (head of the Environment Regulation Response Center) at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas include environment, ESG, and EHS.
Based on his expertise in the field of environmental engineering (doctorate in engineering) and environment-related laws (LL.D.), Mr. Kim is the sole expert in Korea within the environment sector who is capable of offering advice on relevant laws and regulations as well as technologies and industries. He started his career at the National Institute of Environmental Research and accumulated experience at relevant institutions such as the Military Environment Research Center and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, during which he handled a wide range of matters pertaining to the Ministry of Environment’s policies and R&D projects. Thereafter, he worked for Yulchon LLC where he advised on environment-related legal matters and underwent environment due diligence related to M&As. At present, Mr. Kim is actively involved in providing expertise as a member of the Environment Regulatory Group of the Economic Regulation and Innovation T/F and the Water Industry Fostering Advisory Group of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and also serves as an expert advisor for the Korean Society of Environmental Engineers and as a technology level assessment expert (related to the field of environment & meteorology) for the Ministry of Science and ICT.
Based on his expertise in the field of environmental engineering (doctorate in engineering) and environment-related laws (LL.D.), Mr. Kim is the sole expert in Korea within the environment sector who is capable of offering advice on relevant laws and regulations as well as technologies and industries. He started his career at the National Institute of Environmental Research and accumulated experience at relevant institutions such as the Military Environment Research Center and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, during which he handled a wide range of matters pertaining to the Ministry of Environment’s policies and R&D projects. Thereafter, he worked for Yulchon LLC where he advised on environment-related legal matters and underwent environment due diligence related to M&As. At present, Mr. Kim is actively involved in providing expertise as a member of the Environment Regulatory Group of the Economic Regulation and Innovation T/F and the Water Industry Fostering Advisory Group of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and also serves as an expert advisor for the Korean Society of Environmental Engineers and as a technology level assessment expert (related to the field of environment & meteorology) for the Ministry of Science and ICT.
Experience
- 2022-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2024-present Korean Society of Environmental Impact Assessment
- 2024-present Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
- 2024-present Advisor, Korea Environmental Engineers Association
- 2024-present Adjunct Professor, Hanyang University Graduate School of Engineering
- 2024-present Director, Korea Association of Real Estate Law
- 2024-present Director, Korean Environment of Law Association
- 2023-present Director, International ESG Association
- 2023-present Planning Director, Korean Comparative Public Law Association
- 2023-present Finance Director, Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment
- 2022-present Member, Technical Advisory Group, Seoul Water Recycling Corporation
- 2022-present Member, Water Law Research Forum, K-Water
- 2022-present Advisory Member, Environment Regulatory Group, Economic Regulation and Innovation T/F
- 2022-present Member, Water Industry Fostering Advisory Group, Seoul Metropolitan Government
- 2022-present Director, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
- 2021-present Member, Competency Development Subcommittee, Environment Industrial Skills Council
- 2021-present Lecturer (Practice on Environment Law), LegalEdu, Law Times
- 2021-present Commissioner (Director) of Industry Policy Development Committee, Korean Society of Ground Water and Soil Environment
- 2020-present Academic Director, Korea Association of Soil Ground Water Preservation
- 2020-present Director & General Affairs Commissioner, Korea Society of Waste Management
- 2021-23 Member, Water Cycle Committee, National Assembly Forum on Water
- 2021-22 Director, Industrial System Development Committee, Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment
- 2019-22 Yulchon LLC
- 2018-23 Technology Level Assessment Expert (environment & meteorology), Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2016-20 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, National Assembly Forum on Environment
- 2014-19 Expert Advisor, Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute
- 2013-14 Postdoctoral Researcher, Military Environment Research Center
- 2008-10 Expert Advisor, National Institute of Environment Research
Education
- 2019 Graduate School of Hanyang University, LL.D.
- 2013 Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Ph.D. in Engineering)
Representative Matters
- Periodic advice on soil remediation projects (returned U.S. military bases, large-scale development project sites, etc.)
- Periodic advice on waste disposal companies (comprehensive recycling business, etc.) such as OO Company
- Environmental due diligence related to the acquisition of wastewater treatment companies such as OO companies, waste incineration/landfill sites, and recycling companies
- Advised on wastewater discharge facilities/permissible discharge standards (Water Environment Conservation Act), etc
- Advised on wastes and by-products (Wastes Control Act, Resources Recycling Act, etc.) such as Terra Bio
- Advised Company OO, etc. on the investigation and purification of soil groundwater pollution (Soil Environment Conservation Act, Groundwater Act)
- Advised on joint/individual registration (Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances) of chemical substances, such as OO Company
- Advised on business licenses/handling facilities/handling standards for hazardous chemicals such as OO companies (Chemical Substances Control Act)
- Advised on cancellation of factory registration (Industrial Accumulation Act, etc.) for steam production, etc
- Advised OO companies, etc. on total air volume management workplaces/permissible emission standards (Air Control Area Act, Air Quality Conservation Act)
- Advising on the storage of dangerous substances, such as the OO company, etc., and the interpretation of the Act on the Safety Control of Dangerous Substances
- Advised OO, etc. on the Noise and Vibration Control Act, such as measuring low-frequency noise from wind power generation
- Advised OO companies on green washing (Environmental Technology Industry Act)
- Numerous external lectures, education, etc. related to ESG (carbon neutrality, circular economy, etc.) and environmental regulations (water, air, waste, chemical substances, soil, etc.)
Awards
- Achievement Award, Korea Power Plant Byproduct Recycling Association (2023)
- Ministerial Commendation, Ministry of Science and ICT (2018)
- Presidential Commendation, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (2018)
- Ministerial Commendation, Ministry of Environment (2014)
Publications
- Soil Groundwater Environmental Engineering, Hyangmunsa (Co-author, 2022)
- Recent Trends and Key Issues of Korea’s Water Environment Conservation Act, Study of Environment Law, Vol. 42-1 (2020)
- Legislative Measures for Management of Risk-Based Contaminated Sites, Study of Environment Law, Vol. 41-1 (2019)
Insights
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Water Quality Environmental Engineer
Soil Environmental Engineer
Mining Hazard Prevention Engineer
Technology Transfer Agent -
Korean and English