Hello, all. I’m Andrew Barbour, and I’m a Connecticut-licensed attorney working for one of Korea’s larger general trading firms here in Seoul. Don was good enough to entrust me with an admin account, but I’ve been mostly dormant except for a few comments on previous posts. However, the last post on Korean Legal Resources reminded me that I have a decent collection of Korean law and government links that might be worth sharing. So here are a few to begin with. This is by no means a comprehensive list–if you have suggestions, please mention links in the comments, and we’ll update this list as soon as possible.
NB: Many (if not most) Korean websites have reduced functionality in browsers other than Internet Explorer, so if the page isn’t cooperating, give IE a shot.
Shin & Kim http://www.shinkim.com
Yoon Yang Kim Shin & Yu http://www.yoonpartners.co.kr/
First Law Lee & Ko http://www.firstlaw.co.kr/
Sojong Partners http://www.sojong.com/
Wonjon Intellectual Property Law Firm http://www.wonjon.com/
Barun Law http://www.barunlaw.com/
Hwang Mok Park http://www.hmpj.com/
Kim Chang Lee http://www.kimchanglee.co.kr/
Ahnse Law Offices http://www.ahnse.com/
Kim & Chang http://www.kimchang.com/
Bae Kim & Lee http://www.baekimlee.com/
Law Firm Pureun http://www.pureunlaw.com/
Yulchon http://www.yulchon.com/
Saegil Law Firm http://www.saegillaw.co.kr/
LOGOS law http://www.lawlogos.com/
Government Agencies:
MOLEG (Ministry of Government Legislation) http://www.moleg.go.kr
KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office) http://www.kipo.go.kr/
KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) http://www.kotra.or.kr/
National Assembly of the Republic of Korea http://korea.assembly.go.kr/index.jsp
National Assembly Library http://www.nanet.go.kr/english/
NHIC (National Health Insurance Corporation) http://www.nhic.or.kr/
Foreign Investment:
Invest Korea http://www.investkorea.org/
Invest Korea Journal http://www.ikjournal.com/
FEZ (Free Economic Zones Korea) http://www.fez.go.kr/
Gyeonggi Province Office of Investment http://www.invest.go.kr
BJFEZ (Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority) http://eng.bjfez.net/
Busan Ports Authority http://www.pba.or.kr/
Miscellaneous:
Seoul Bar Association http://www.seoulbar.or.kr/
Korean Bar Association http://www.koreanbar.or.kr/
법률신문 (Law Times) Korean-only http://www.lawtimes.co.kr/
Journal of Korean Law (Seoul National University Law Research Institute) http://www.snujkl.org/
KIPRIS (Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service) http://eng.kipris.or.kr/
KFIA (Korean Financial Investment Association; formerly “Korean Securities Dealers Association”) http://www.ksda.or.kr/english/eng_index.cfm