Education
•    1994 Seoul National University, B.A.
•    2000 Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea
•    2007 University of Texas, School of Law, LL.M.
•    2023 Seoul Venture University, Ph.D.

Experience
•    2001-2017
Partner, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

•    2006-2008
Legal Counsel, Culture Industry Legal Support Center of the Korea Culture Content Agency;

•    2011-2013
Committee Member, Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies
Committee Member, Presidential Council on Intellectual Property

•    2011-2014
Director, Korea Licensing Executives Society
Committee Member, Korea Fair Trade Commission Advisory Committee on Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights

•    2013-2017
Committee Member, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Industrial Property Rights Dispute Resolution Committee

•    2013-present
Adjunct Professor, KAIST, Intellectual Property Graduate School

•    2014
Secondee Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP (New York)

•    2015-present
Director, Korean Association of Entertainment Law

•    2017-2018
Director, Korea Licensing Executives Society

•    2017-2019
Committee Member, Human Rights Committee for the Disabled of Korea National Human Rights Committee

•    2017-present
Partner, D’LIGHT Law Group

•    2017-2018
Committee Member, Reader’s Rights Committee of Hankookilbo

•    2018
Legal Counsel, The Korea Blockchain Enterprise Promotion Association (KBEPA)

•    2018-2019
Committee Member, Disability Discrimination Coordination Committee of Korea National Human Rights Committee

•    2018-2020
External member, Abuse Cases Judgment Committee of Seoul Human Rights Center for the Disabled

•    2019-2020
Committee Member, Korea Association of Research Institute Technology Transfer (KARIT)

•    2019-2021
Committee Member, Dental Medicare Business Incubation Center of Seoul National University


Research Interests
Legal Issues of Generative Artificial Intelligence, Challenges for Realizing ESG, Domestic and International Regulation of STO (생성형 인공지능의 법적 이슈, ESG의 실질화를 위한 과제, STO의 국내외 국내외 규제)

Publications (Books, Articles, etc.)
•    Doctoral Thesis: A Study on the Mediating Effect of LMX and Organizational Commitment in the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Turnover Intention of Startup CEOs, Seoul Venture University, 2022
•    Investment Contract Guidebook (Co-author, Startup Alliance, 2022)
•    Biotechnology Contract Series (Co-author, IPMS, 2015)
•    The Attorney-Client Privilege: Implications of the Differences between U.S. and Korea Law (Co-author, US-Korea Law Journal, 2014)
•    A Comparison of Post Grant Proceedings between the United States and Korea (Co-author, US-Korea Law Journal, 2013)
•    Patent Dispute between Samsung and Apple (Legal Newspaper, 2013)
•    License Contract Ground Lecture (Serial) (Patent and Trademark, 2010-2011)
•    Collective Licensing in Korea, Collective Licensing at the ISP Level (IAEL, 2010)
•    Intellectual Property Issues When Establishing a Joint Venture (Seoul District Bar Association, 2009)
•    Criteria for Judging the Inventive Step of Patents Consisting of Known and Public Inventions (Seoul District Bar Association, 2008)
•    Legal Principles of Patent Misuse in US Patent Law (Justice, 2008)
•    Technology Transfer Escrow Business Improvement Study (Co-author, Korea Technology Exchange, 2008)
•    Does U.S. Antitrust Law Reach International Software Licensing; Applicability and Application (LL.M. Thesis, 2007)
•    Creative Negotiation (Co-author, Garim Publishing Company, 2006) 
•    A Study on the Protection of Applied Art (Copyright, 2005)
•    Legal Issues in Game Plagiarism Cases (Copyright Culture, 2005)
•    Commentary on Laws and Systems of the Gaeseong Industrial District (Written on Intellectual Property Rights and Advertising, LawnB, 2004)
•    Commentary on Precedents Copyright Infringement of Thumbnail Image Search Service (Copyright Culture, 2004)
•    A Study on Systematic Management of Research Outcomes such as Specific R&D Projects etc. (Co-author, Ministry of Science and Technology, 2004)
•    A Study on the Financial System to Promote M&A of Venture Companies (Co-author, Korea Technology Exchange, 2003)