Affiliated Counsel, Lee International IP & Law (2024~Present)
Senior Foreign Attorney, JIPYONG LLC (2019~2024)
Senior Managing Director, Seegene Inc. (2014~2018)
Partner, Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey (Los Angeles, CA, Atlanta, GA), Business & Corporate Practice Group (2012~2014)
Adjunct Professor, Sogang University School of law (2009~2016)
Head of Business & Legal Affairs, CJ E&M; Senior Legal Counsel, CJ Group (2006~2010)
Associate, Baker & McKenzie (Washington, DC), Corporate & Securities and Pharmaceuticals & Health Law Practice Groups (2003~2006)
Associate, Alston & Bird (Atlanta, GA), Healthcare Regulatory and International Practice Groups (2000~2003)
Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of the General Counsel (1998~2000)
Qualifications
Admitted to the bar, Georgia (2001)
US District Court for the District of New Jersey (1998)
Recognition
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides: International Arbitration- South Korea Chapter (The Legal 500) (2020)
Comparative Legal Guide: International Arbitration (4th edition) South Korea Chapter (The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer) (2019)
Co-author of the chapter with Michael H. Cook, Chapter 3, Compliance and Health Law Update for Long Term Care, CCH 2005 Health Law and Compliance Update (2005)
Frequent contributor to the publications of the American Health Lawyers Association (2000~2006)
Publications / Presentations
Speaker, “FDA to Regulate LDTs and IVDs,” IVD Section Workshop, Korea Medical Devices Industry Association, Seoul, Korea (2023)
Speaker and Moderator for the panel, “Partnering for a Combination Therapy: Legal and Regulatory Considerations", “Strategic Considerations in Developing Combination Therapies,” Bioplus-Interphex Korea 2023 organized by Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization, Seoul, Korea (2023)
Presenter, “Legal Developments Impacting the Supply of Medical Products and the Provision of Healthcare in Korea,” Webinar re: Guiding Your Business Through a Time of Crisis, hosted by The Legal 500, Seoul, Korea (2020)
Lecturer, “Strategic Partnership and Licensing for Overseas Expansion”, Dynamic Bio Workshop, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (hosted by Korea Biomedicine Industry Association), Seoul, Korea (2019)
Presenter, “Collaboration in Global Biotech: From a Term Sheet to Closing”, the BIO STARTUP, POWERUP PROGRAM, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Seoul, Korea (2019)
Presenter, “Innovations in MDx Product Development (One Platform Solution)”, 35th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, San Francisco, CA (2017)
Presenter, “Legal Issues to Consider in Investing in the United States”, Spring Seminar by Foundation of Korea Automotive Parts Industry Promotion, Seoul, Korea (2012)
Discussant, “Legal Issues in HR and Labor Relations in M&A Context and Practical Considerations in Outbound M&A”, Negotiations and Legal Issues in Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions, Seminar co-hosted by Seoul National University School of Law, Korea International Trade Law Association, Seoul, Korea (2011)