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Korea's YK names former military prosecutor Woochan Shim to head defense industry group
Seoul-based YK Law Firm has hired Woochan Shim, a former army officer and military prosecutor, as a partner and head of its defense and defense industry group. YK said the hire, effective October 1, extends the group beyond military criminal and disciplinary cases into defense procurement investigations, administrative sanctions, contracts, regulation and corporate compliance.
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Key points
- A Korea Military Academy graduate, Shim passed the bar in 2008 while serving as an active-duty officer.ChosunBizLaw.asia
- In 2014 he was seconded as a prosecutor to a joint investigation team on defense procurement corruption.ChosunBiz
- He served in the presidential offices of Park Geun-hye and Yoon Suk Yeol.ChosunBizLaw.asia
- He later headed compliance at Sampyo affiliate SP Nature and joined Kakao's responsible management committee in 2024.ChosunBiz
- The YK group includes former navy, army and air force military prosecutors and judge advocates.ChosunBizLaw.asia