Partners
Hyunyoon Choi Partner
- hychoi@gaonlaw.com
- Tel. 02-3452-5565
- Fax. 02-3446-5700
Ms. Hyunyoon Choi has extensive knowledge and experience representing foreign clients, particularly Japanese clients, in Korea. In 2017, she established her own law firm, Choi Hyun Yoon Attorney Office, drawing on her internship experiences at a patent law firm and an accounting firm in Tokyo in 2013 and 2015, respectively. Since then, she has represented various Japanese individuals and companies in Korea.
Ms. Choi possesses considerable expertise in civil and criminal cases, as well as administrative matters, including immigration, visas, and other regulatory issues. She also provides counsel on cross-border contracts between Korean and foreign companies, the establishment of foreign investment enterprises in Korea, labor issues, and other legal matters. With her broad understanding of Japanese culture and her ability to collaborate with other professionals in the field, she strives to provide the best solutions for her clients.
Education / Qualification
- 2015Admitted to the Korean Bar (4th Attorney Bar Exam)
- 2015Chung-Ang University Law School
- 2010Yonsei University Law School
Career
- 2024~PresentGAON LAW GROUP, Partner
- 2016~2021Law Firm LIN
- 2016~2021Choi Hyun Yoon Attorney Office
- 2013Studied at Japan Office of Vasco Da Gama Law Office
- 2015Studied at YUASA and HARA, Japan
- PresentAssessor, Korea Patent Attorneys Association
- 2019~PresentExpert, Technology Protection Support Group, Seoul Intellectual Property Center(SBA)
- 2019~PresentTechnology Protection Expert, Gyeonggi Intellectual Property Center
- 2021~PresentPatent Attorney Specialized in Intellectual Property Valuation
- 2022~PresentAdvisory Committee Member for Damage Assessment Support Group for SME Technology Infringement, Korea Foundation for Cooperation of Large, Small, and Medium Enterprises and Agriculture and Fisheries
- 2022~PresentExternal Advisory Committee Member, Korea Technology Finance Corporation
- 2022Review Member, ‘Medical/Health Ecosystem Creation Project Using Data’, Gangwon Province
- 2022~PresentDriving Vehicle Information System Establishment Project’, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- 2022~PresentAdvisory Committee Member for Autonomous Cooperative Driving Certification and Management System Operation and Abnormal Behavior Management Technology Research, Korea Transportation Safety Authority
Field of Practice
- Corporate Advice / Litigation
- Japan : Inheritance of Korean Japanese, international divorce, response to intellectual property infringement, and various civil and criminal lawsuits in Korea
- Intellectual property rights, bankruptcy (restructuring)
- Foreign Investment Corporation: Consulting on Establishment and Business