SangWon YEO Chief Managing Attorney
Chief Managing Attorney
Senior Judge of Seoul Central District Court Career as Senior Judge of Seoul Eastern District Court
Chief Managing Attorney
Senior Judge of Seoul Central District Court Career as Senior Judge of Seoul Eastern District Court
"If you do your best even in small things, heaven will help you"
He served as judge at courts of all levels nationwide such as Uijeongbu District Court, Seoul Southern District Court, and Changwon District Court, and also holds experience as Senior Judge at Suwon District Court, Seoul Central District Court, and Seoul Eastern District Court. In particular, he has experience performing numerous drug cases such as leading defendants with prior records of methamphetamine drug use to suspended sentence verdicts. In addition, he accumulated extensive work experience by serving as Research Judge of the Supreme Court and Chief of Cheongju District Court Yeongdong Branch, and has the career of representing the Ministry of Health and Welfare and winning a drug price reduction lawsuit, receiving the Minister of Health and Welfare Award. Currently, as Representative Managing Attorney of Daeryun Law LLC, he stands out in the fields of contract law, criminal, and drugs, leading satisfactory results for clients.
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- (Former) Chief Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court [Criminal Appeal]
- (Former) Chief Judge, Seoul Central District Court [Criminal Appeal (Drug)]
- (Former) Chief Judge, Suwon District Court [Civil Agreement]
- (Former) Head of Yeongdong Branch, Cheongju District Court
- (Former) Judge of Seoul High Court
- (Former) Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court
- (Former) Judge, Seoul Central District Court [Drugs]
- (Former) Judge, Tongyeong Branch, Changwon District Court
- (Former) Judge, Seoul Southern District Court
- (Former) Judge, Uijeongbu District Court
- (Former) Supreme Court Trial Researcher
- (Former) Assistant Administrative Officer and Gyeongbuk Regional Administrative Officer of the Ministry of Home Affairs
- (Former) Logos Law Firm, Ltd.
- (Current) Chairman of the People Power Central Ethics Committee
- (Current) Daeryun Law Firm (Limited)
Key Activities
- Washington State University Visiting Researcher
- Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board
- Lecturer at Army Training Center as an Army Advisory Committee Member
- Political and legal panel activities at each broadcasting station (2013~2025.01)
- Received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award
Key Achievements
- Won a drug price reduction lawsuit on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Welfare
- A case in which a former methamphetamine offender received a suspended sentence
- Many economic crime cases, including fraud, embezzlement, and breach of trust
- Case of forced harassment of female employee by CEO of large construction company
- Illegal poppy cultivation incident
- Famous actor methamphetamine drug use incident
- Online gambling site opening incident
- Criminal cases such as violation of the Act on Aggravated Punishment, etc. for Specific Crimes (fleeing and causing injury)
- Numerous sexual crime cases, including special rape and forced rape of a minor
- Numerous drug cases, including violations of the Narcotics Control Act (Hyangjeong)
Education
- Graduated from Gyeongbuk High School
- Graduated from Seoul National University, Department of Law
- Graduated from Seoul National University Graduate School
Publications and Papers
- A study on discretionary control in American administrative law (Seoul National University Graduate School master's thesis, 1983)
- Research on river law (Suwon Regional Bar Association Journal paper, 2006)
Certifications
- Attorney
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