Mr. Dhong Joo KIM leads the Search and Seizure Support Center and Group 1 of the C&C Division at D&A LLC. Drawing on his extensive experience and expertise accumulated through his work in the Criminal Division, as well as in specialized public security departments such as Election, Labor, and Serious Accidents, and in planning, legislative, and civil affairs divisions.
With over 25 years of work experience, he held key positions in the Public Security Departments 1 and 2 (now Public Investigation Departments 1 and 2) and the Public Criminal Department (now Public Investigation Department 3) of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, as well as the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, the Planning & Coordination Department of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, and the Office of the Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs.
Defended a mayor in a case involving alleged violations of the Political Funds Act
Defended a mayor in a case involving alleged violations of the Public Official Election Act
Represented the governor of a local government in a defamation case
Represented a mayor in a defamation case involving violations of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection
Defended a mayor in a bribery case
Defended a senior official of the National Election Commission in a case involving abuse of authority
Represented a major company in a case involving the overseas leakage of trade secrets related to a key domestic industry
Represented a mid-sized company in a case involving the overseas leakage of blueprints
Represented a listed company in a case involving the overseas leakage of trade secrets
Defended the CEO of a golf course in a fatal serious accident case
Defended a local government in a worker’s fatality case involving hazardous work commissioned by the local government
Defended the Agency for Defense Development in a fatality case involving an armored vehicle
Defended in a fatal fire case that occurred at a department store
Advised on an internal misconduct investigation involving corporate executives
Advised a company on corporate compliance management
Advised the local labor office on responding to the safety and health improvement plan implementation requirements