Daeryun recruits lawyer Kim Young-soo, former head of the Navy's legal affairs department... Military criminal and disciplinary specialist

He served as Deputy General Judge of the High Military Court, Chief Justice of the Naval Military Court, and Director of the Human Rights Center.
Central role of the National Defense Military Group... Proficient in military supply and defense industry

Daeryun Law Firm announced on the 7th that it has hired attorney Kim Young-soo, who served as the head of the Navy's legal affairs department.

After being commissioned as a lieutenant in the Navy in 1999, Attorney Kim Young-soo held various positions related to military law and human rights, including the position of Chief of Legal Affairs at the Naval Education Command, Jeju Defense Command (currently 9th Marine Corps Brigade), 2nd Marine Division, Naval Operations Command, and Naval Headquarters, as well as the Chief of the Navy High Prosecutors' Office, Chief of the Naval Military Court, Deputy Chief Judge of the High Military Court, and Director of the Naval Human Rights Center.

In particular, through his work as a military judge such as the Chief of the Naval Military Court and Deputy General Judge of the Ministry of National Defense's High Military Court, and as a military prosecutor such as the Chief of the Navy's High Prosecutor's Office, he not only handled various military criminal cases and major disciplinary cases within the military, but also accumulated expertise in military criminal, disciplinary, and human rights matters, including the creation of the Naval Human Rights Center.

In addition, we also provided legal review and advice regarding various defense industry and military procurement tasks carried out by the military.

Attorney Kim Young-soo completed 22 years of public service, ending as the head of the Navy's legal affairs division (colonel). The Chief of the Navy's Legal Affairs Division directs and supervises the Navy's 21 legal affairs offices and is the highest head of the Navy's Legal Affairs Division, which is in charge of military legal affairs for the Navy and Marine Corps.

Attorney Kim is currently working as a deliberation member of the Navy Headquarters Petition Deliberation Committee, as well as working for the development of the military by holding positions in military reserve organizations such as vice president of the Navy Cadet Officers (OSC) National Association and auditor of the Global Defense Research Forum.

For his contributions to the development of the military organization while working as a military judge, Attorney Kim received a commendation from the Director of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, a commendation from the Chief of Naval Staff, a commendation from the Minister of National Defense, a commendation from the Minister of Justice, a commendation from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Defense Service Medal.

Attorney Kim, who is an expert in the defense and military fields, including military criminal affairs, disciplinary and human rights affairs, as well as defense industry and military procurement, is expected to play a pivotal role in the National Defense Group by joining Daeryun.

Attorney Kim said, “I will contribute to Daeryun’s endless growth just as I did in the past when I contributed to national security, including the development of military law and military human rights work.”

Daeryun CEO Kim Kuk-il expressed his expectations, saying, "Attorney Kim is well versed not only in military criminal matters and disciplinary action, but also in contracts and bidding across the defense industry, and in defense industry corruption audits and investigation response, making it possible to respond across all fields, including military cases and administrative cases."

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