LawKit is run by the Corporate Advisory Team at OhKims Law.
Not a marketplace, not a document generator. The people below are the ones who do the work — Korean-qualified attorneys who take the file from first review to signature, in English.
The OhKims Law corporate advisory team behind LawKit
Ten attorneys, two global of-counsel, one operations lead and a two-person development team. Hubs in Korea, the US, China, Japan and Vietnam — and cross-border coverage beyond them.
Yongbeom Kim
Managing Partner, OhKims Law · Corporate advisory
- Attorney (KR)
- Patent Attorney
- Dentist
- Advises pharmaceutical, biotech and medical-device companies — M&A, investment agreements and licensing
- Qualified in medicine before practising law; has handled a large number of medical disputes
- Korea University School of Law · Yonsei University, College of Dentistry — attorney, patent attorney and dentist
Sangyeop Lee
Head of LawKit · Corporate advisory
- Attorney (NY)
- International arbitration and cross-border disputes (listed in the Lexology Index, 2024–2026)
- Corporate law, M&A, corporate governance and crisis management
- Formerly of the KCAB International Arbitration Center · Adjunct professor, Yonsei University
Byungseok Kim
Corporate advisory · Tax and accounting (CPA)
- Attorney (KR)
- CPA
- Civil and criminal litigation on tax and accounting matters; responses to the Financial Supervisory Service
- Years of practice at accounting firms — grounded in audit and tax work
- Korea University School of Law · Korean Bar Examination (3rd) · Korean CPA (41st)
John Ko
Partner, OhKims Global Business Center · Cross-border transactions and corporate finance
- Attorney (CA)
- Cross-border transactions, overseas expansion and international corporate restructuring
- Corporate finance structuring — refinancing and bridge loans, IPO and SPAC advisory
- Southwestern Law School, J.D. — attorney admitted in California
Seongheon Oh
Corporate advisory and M&A · Constitutional litigation · Legislative and policy consulting
- Attorney (KR)
- Corporate advisory, crisis management and M&A — AI, ICT, IP, digital assets and complex civil and criminal disputes
- Legal advisory committee member, Financial Services Commission · Adjunct professor, KAIST and Hanyang University
- Doctoral coursework in law, Seoul National University · Korea University School of Law · Korean Bar Examination (3rd)
Jinseok Cho
Head of Healthcare · Medical disputes — attorney and licensed physician
- Attorney (KR)
- Physician
- Medical malpractice, healthcare administrative and criminal litigation · Advisory to hospitals and medical societies
- Formerly in-house counsel at Asan Medical Center · Non-standing appraiser, Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency
- Korea University School of Law · Ph.D. in medicine, University of Ulsan — attorney and licensed physician (2007)
Taeseop Um
Crisis management · Regulated industries and class disputes
- Attorney (KR)
- Corporate crisis management and consumer class disputes — Optimus Fund, Kolon Invossa and the KT Ahyeon fire
- Former National Assembly policy aide — regulated-industry advisory across defence and healthcare
- Korea Military Academy (61st) · Jeonbuk National University School of Law · Korean Bar Examination (2nd)
Sue Han
Cross-border transactions and international investment — attorney admitted in Illinois
- Attorney (IL)
- Cross-border transactions and inbound and outbound investment for healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech companies
- In-house counsel at Humax and CJ Group — global supply, content licensing and joint-venture negotiations
- UIC John Marshall Law School, J.D. — attorney admitted in Illinois (2007)
Taegyu Ahn
Corporate advisory · Intellectual property
- Attorney (KR)
- Patent Attorney
- Intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyright) and general civil and criminal matters
- Corporate IP, HR and employment advisory
- Hanyang University School of Law (2020) · Attorney and patent attorney (2024)
Hyunmin Kim
Civil, criminal and family litigation · Corporate and employment advisory
- Attorney (KR)
- General civil, criminal and family matters, alongside corporate advisory work
- Internship at Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers (2017) · Joined OhKims Law in 2024
- Dong-A University School of Law (2019) · Korean Bar Examination (8th)
Chihyuk Song
LawKit operations · Content
- Runs LawKit service operations — designed the single-project and membership structures
- Develops corporate law content
- Years of practice in law offices
DEVELOPMENT
The team building LawKit itself
From legal data analysis and modelling through to service development and operational automation — they build and maintain the systems LawKit runs on.
Junho Choi
Data · Systems research
- Legal data analysis and modelling
- Systems architecture and integration research
- Digital workflow prototyping
Minje Park
Automation · Development research
- Process automation and workflow development
- Back-office tooling and feature prototyping
- Automation research for recurring operations
GLOBAL COVERAGE
Cross-border advisory, well past Korea
The US, China, Japan and Vietnam each have a dedicated of-counsel. Everywhere else, the team works from its international arbitration and dispute experience through local law-firm networks.
Hover over a hub, or select it, to see who covers it.
Advisors by region
- United States: John Ko (PARTNER, Cross-border transactions, overseas expansion and corporate finance), Sangyeop Lee (PARTNER, International arbitration and cross-border disputes (Lexology Index, 2024–2026)), Rick Kang (GLOBAL OF-COUNSEL, US and Vietnam cross-border advisory · 7 years)
- China: Linghu Han (GLOBAL OF-COUNSEL, China and Japan cross-border advisory · 20 years)
- Japan: Linghu Han (GLOBAL OF-COUNSEL, China and Japan cross-border advisory · 20 years)
- Vietnam: Rick Kang (GLOBAL OF-COUNSEL, US and Vietnam cross-border advisory · 7 years)
Seoul · LawKit / OhKims Law international legal hub
United States
- PARTNER
John Ko
Cross-border transactions, overseas expansion and corporate finance
- PARTNER
Sangyeop Lee
International arbitration and cross-border disputes (Lexology Index, 2024–2026)
- GLOBAL OF-COUNSEL
Rick Kang
US and Vietnam cross-border advisory · 7 years
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