Attorney
Geasung Yang
Practice Areas
Key Achievements
General Civil Litigation
- •Individual smokers vs. Company K (tobacco manufacturer), multiple smoking injury lawsuits
- •National Health Insurance Organization vs. Company K, a lawsuit for damages
- •Gyeonggi Province v. K Company, Tobacco Fluoride Reformulation Lawsuit
- •〇〇Korea (foreign automobile manufacturer) vs. Individual (truck owner), damages due to a fire in a truck
- •〇〇〇 (chair manufacturer) vs. individual (consumer), product liability case due to broken chair wheels, etc.
- •Cases of broadcast ban against stations related to current affairs programs
- •Damages case where livestock died due to noise/vibration during construction
- •Damages caused by thawing meat stored in a faulty freezer.
- •Winning claim case against a casino (〇〇 Land)
- •Return of deposit cases against brokerage firms
- •Defamation of character cases
- •Various other unjust enrichment, return of purchase price, promise payment, transfer payment, wages, settlement payment, damages, cancellation of death and dismemberment, building name, title transfer (expungement), goods payment, construction payment, etc.
General Criminal Litigation
- •〇〇Violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, resulting in the collapse of a storage warehouse that was under construction, causing personal injuries, and a case of accidental death and manslaughter
- •〇〇Violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, accidental death and manslaughter case in which a crane broke down at the construction site of Ilsan Bridge, where an industry was under construction.
- •Violation of the Specific Crimes Aggravated Punishment Act (bribery) against the CEO of Korea〇〇 Corporation
- •Representing victims of bullying incidents
- •Defense of cases involving violations of the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Offenses (Article 14 (1), Filming with Cameras, etc.) (deferred prosecution)
- •Defended multiple station PDs charged with obstruction of justice and trespassing on common property for bringing a small recording device into a jail to conduct coverage (all acquitted).
- •Represented the defendant in the Sports Seoul stock price manipulation case (violation of the Capital Market Act)
Administrative Appeals & Litigation
- •Ministry of Economy and Finance to file constitutional complaint against the Tobacco Business Act
- •〇〇Case for revocation of dismissal of construction and disaster rate publication and enforcement action
- •Ltd. v. Korea Advertising Self-Regulatory Organization, Revocation of Decision to Disallow Broadcasting
- •Administrative appeals for revocation of driver's license due to drunk driving, etc.
Corporate Advisory
- •Jeju International Free City Development Center (JDC), Korea Southern Power Company, Korea Water Resources Corporation, Korea Plastics Recycling Association, Gosan County Government
- •Hanwha L&C, Hanjiu, Wonderful Platform, Eastern Airlines
- •GILFORUM Private Investment Fund, Dong-A LTech, Hosan Tech, Shalom Engineering
- •Jonggeondang, Genesis (BBQ), Ocean Blue Bali, Mirae Asset Management
- •Cheonji Farming Cooperative Corporation, Handon Farming Cooperative Corporation, etc.
Qualifications
- Admitted to the Korean Bar in 1994
Education
1986년 2월
- Graduated from Ohyeon High School in Jeju
1990년 2월
- Graduated from Seoul National University College of Law, Department of Justice (J.D.)
2002~2003년
- University of California, Berkeley Law School (Visiting Scholar)
Professional Career
1991년 10월
- Pass the 33rd Bar Exam
1994년 2월
- Completed the 23rd Judicial Institute
1994~1997년
- Judge Advocate General of the Navy (Judge Advocate General's Legal Division, Military Judge Advocate General)
1997~2023년
- Working at Sejong Law Firm (Limited)
Languages
Korean