Press Coverage

[Reporter Ki Hyeon-hee, Raon Newspaper] Daeryun Law Firm (Limited) Chan-woo Jeong (41st, 8th time), Byeong-jun Ko (49th, 9th time), and Park Dong-il (37th, 8th time), managing attorneys, said, "The success or failure of a law firm depends on customer-centered service and win rate. We will leap to the next level based on an environment where members can demonstrate their capabilities to the fullest and an advanced work system." They are graduates of law schools and are attracting attention for being promoted to management positions in an unusually short period of time.  ━The secret to Daeryun Law Firm's rapid growth is: “It was founded in Changwon in 2018 by CEO Jae-guk Shim (42, 2nd time), who was previously in charge of management. The four of us lived a tight life, traveling around the country to find offices and recruit, etc. Within a year of establishment, we opened offices in Busan and Seoul, expanding rapidly, and currently have 32 offices nationwide, as of August. “We have 170 Korean lawyers, and we achieved growth in a short period of time, reaching about 40 billion won in sales last year, making us the 10th largest law firm in Korea.”  ━There are offices all over the country. How are they managed? “Daeryun manages all cases from the headquarters, and lawyers work together as a team on a case through an advanced digital work processing system to focus on increasing the success rate of the case in question. A dedicated team of three or more people is formed centered on specialized lawyers for each case, and a former lawyer from the court, prosecution, and police takes charge of the case and provides systematic legal services. Currently, criminal, corporate legal, divorce, In particular, we operate 21 dedicated centers for each field, including evidence investigation and digital forensics, and have created a system to quickly identify clients’ needs and make a clear diagnosis, enabling a rapid initial response based on a specific case diagnosis.”  ━I am curious about the management philosophy that has achieved such great growth. “My dream is to make Daeryun the Baker MacKenzie of Korea. It is common for large American law firms to have at least dozens of branch offices throughout the U.S. and around the world. Baker McKinsey, a global law firm, also has 76 branches. Daeryun operates its offices by benchmarking the advanced systems of these law firms, and focuses on providing uniform, high-quality legal services in all offices. In addition, it is affiliated with the company. Daeryun has created an in-house environment where lawyers can demonstrate their capabilities to the fullest. Daeryun recognizes the contributions of its lawyers by thoroughly considering their capabilities and contributions, and the law firm operates systems such as higher salaries, a horizontal culture, flexible work hours, and sabbatical leave for employees with three years of service.  ━Do you have a next goal? “Now is the time to take a leap to the next level. We will expand the scope of our specialized field of corporate legal affairs and advance overseas based on our solid foundation of domestic offices. Currently, we provide comprehensive legal services that can reduce legal risks and improve the market competitiveness of domestic companies to excellent small and medium-sized companies and large corporations. Beyond this, we plan to strengthen legal services for domestic companies and foreign multinational companies expanding overseas. To this end, we will establish an office in the United States and provide international legal services to become a global law firm. We will be reborn. There is no end to Daeryun’s growth. We are working together with lawyers with passion and potential for growth, competent lawyers, and our staff, and we will do our best to provide customized strategies to our clients.”  [Read the full reporter] - Daeryun Law Firm becomes the 10th largest law firm in Korea within 5 years of establishment... “We will make it Korea’s Baker McKinsey” (raonnews.com)

Although the government has been enforcing a special law on jeonse fraud since last June, jeonse scams are still rampant across the country. Jeonse scams often target the working class and those new to society. Last May, a group of people in Daejeon who committed a rental fraud against people in their 20s and 30s were caught by the police. They were accused of stealing 3 billion won from 37 people who were new to society. Crimes involving organized and planned lease fraud are increasing, and the scale of damage is significant. As of last July, the number of applications to the court for a lease registration order exceeded 5,000, reaching an all-time high. Lease registration is a system in which a tenant who has not received a deposit back after the end of the lease contract indicates that there is an unreturned deposit bond in the register. As the Housing Lease Protection Act was revised and implemented in July, it became possible to register a lease before the court's decision on the lease registration order was notified. If you are having difficulty returning the deposit because you cannot contact the landlord, this can be resolved through court public notice. Service by public notice is when the court posts the content to be served on a bulletin board or official gazette when the complaint cannot be delivered, and then the content is deemed to have been delivered. Looking at the lease fraud case that occurred in Gyeonggi-do last March, the lessee received a certificate of all registration details from the real estate agent who brokered the lease contract, and it was confirmed that the fact that the lease contracted building was seized due to non-payment was recorded.  The landlord explained several times that the seizure would be resolved soon, but as the resolution continued to be delayed, the tenant filed a lawsuit seeking the return of the security deposit. When the landlord did not receive the complaint, he applied for service by public notice and was able to get his deposit worth hundreds of millions of won back. Daeryun, a law firm (Liuhan) in charge of the case, said, “Heavy sentences are being handed down one after another for lease fraud offenders, but victims are having difficulty returning the deposit.” He added, “The types of lease fraud are very diverse and a cautious approach is needed as prompt legal response, including evidence collection, is necessary.”  [View full article] - Charter fraud still persists... Can I get a deposit if I lose contact with the landlord? | Seoul Newspaper (seoul.co.kr)

KTV Life & Policy Aired on August 3, 2023 ▶ How to choose health functional foods properly ▶ Let's consider health functional foods properly ▶ Introducing viewers' questions & stories [View full video] - Let's carefully consider health functional foods and eat them carefully [KTV Life & Policy] - YouTube

It is known that children under the age of 14 receive protective measures instead of criminal punishment when they are involved in a criminal case. However, as juvenile crime becomes more serious and emerges as a serious social problem, voices calling for fundamental solutions and strengthened sanctions are growing. In particular, crimes committed by juveniles under the law are on the rise, with recent incidents of juveniles assaulting police officers, but criticism has also been raised that punishments are lenient. Under the current law, punishment for juveniles under the law is possible from the age of 10 for protection of less than 6 months, and protection for juveniles for up to 2 years from the age of 12. Since they are not subject to punishment, no criminal record is left. Accordingly, the Ministry of Justice proposed a revision to the Juvenile Act that would lower the age of juveniles from under 14 to under 13. However, the controversy over the pros and cons is intensifying, with the Supreme Court submitting a dissenting opinion to the National Assembly, saying that a fundamental solution cannot be achieved. Although criminal punishment is impossible, this does not mean that there are no sanctions. It is possible to file a civil suit for damages against a juvenile boy and his guardian (supervisor). According to a recent school violence case ruling, students and their parents who were victims of school violence filed a lawsuit for damages against the students who committed school violence and their guardians (parents) and received damages. Looking specifically, the perpetrators continued to harass the victims, and the School Violence Measures Review Committee approved the first and second emergency measures for juvenile protection and decided on measure number 3. The court acknowledged that the victim and his parents suffered mental pain. The court ruled that the offending students were liable for damages, saying, “Because the offending students were minors of only 13 years of age and were under the protective supervision of their parents, the psychological damage suffered by the victimized students and their parents due to the offending act in this case is causally related to the violation of the duty of supervision by the offending students’ parents.” In other words, juvenile crimes are not subject to criminal punishment, but can be subject to civil litigation, and victims can recover from damage through lawsuits for damages, compulsory execution, etc. Help: Daeryun Law Firm (Lihan) | [View full article] - How to recover from damage, such as juvenile crime and compensation claims (sentv.co.kr)

[Star Daily News = Reporter Hwang Gyu-jun] With the abolition of the crime of adultery, criminal punishment has become impossible if one of the couples commits unfaithfulness. Instead, it is possible to file a civil claim for damages for mental suffering. A lawsuit claiming alimony for an adulterer can be filed even if the couple is not divorced. Typically, more than 30 million won in alimony is claimed in lawsuits between an adulterous man and an adulterous woman, but it is rare for the full amount to be cited. Even if an affair is recognized, it is common for the amount to be reduced by about half depending on the explanation. However, if the causal relationship between the infidelity and the breakdown of the marriage is clearly proven, the full amount claimed may be cited. Recently, a precedent was issued in the Chuncheon District Court in which the entire amount claimed was cited. The Chuncheon District Court accepted Plaintiff A's claim to pay 30 million won and court costs in a lawsuit seeking damages filed against Defendant B, who had been having an affair with the Plaintiff's spouse. The full story is as follows. After hearing about the affair between her husband and Person B from an acquaintance, Person A interrogated her husband and Person B. The two then angrily denied the affair, telling Mr. A not to frame them, but they continued to meet without Mr. A's knowledge. Mr. A decided to file an adultery lawsuit after learning that the two people who had criticized him were actually having an affair. As a result of Mr. A actively explaining that Mr. B's actions were the reason for the breakdown of Mr. A's marital relationship, the court ruled that "Mr. B clearly violated Mr. A's rights as a spouse, and therefore has an obligation to compensate the plaintiff for the mental damage suffered as a result," and upheld the full amount of alimony requested by Mr. A. The most important issue in the lawsuit is the objective nature of the alleged facts. It is proof. The plaintiff filing a lawsuit must prove whether he or she continued to meet even after knowing that the defendant, the other party to the lawsuit, was a married woman or a married man. In this case, if an illegal method is used, he or she may be subject to criminal punishment for violation of the Communications Secret Protection Act or defamation. Daeryun Law Firm (Liuhan) said, “We requested 30 million won considering the fact that the plaintiff can only receive compensation for the mental damage suffered due to the abolition of the adultery law.” “We cooperated in securing and analyzing evidence and actively argued based on specific data such as text messages, conversation transcripts, and black box videos to uncover the causal relationship,” he said.He went on to say, "In some cases, if the adulterer and his or her spouse meet again in the future, a penalty may be set that requires payment of expenses for each number of meetings. Various legal measures tailored to the individual's situation may be considered." What are the response plans after the abolition of adultery? :: Star Daily News (stardailynews.co.kr)

The crime of impunity against doctors, which cannot be punished if the victim of the stalking crime does not want it, will be abolished. However, as concerns arise about false accusations, the importance of first response is increasing. According to the legal community on the 11th, the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly recently passed a bill to amend the Act on Punishment of Stalking Crimes (Stalking Punishment Act), which aims to abolish the crime of impunity against doctors and establish new types of online stalking acts. The amendment also includes provisions defining the act of sending voice, text, photo, or video messages using social networking services (SNS) as a type of stalking crime. In addition, providing, distributing, or posting the other person's personal information and location information to a third party, or impersonating the other person by stealing their identity, is also clearly defined as stalking. With the abolition of the crime of impunity against a doctor, perpetrators will no longer be able to commit secondary stalking crimes or retaliatory crimes under the pretext of agreement. Although the problem of withdrawing complaints due to pressure from the perpetrator has been resolved, there are concerns that false accusations may follow. For example, in a case that occurred in Gyeongbuk last year, suspect A met accuser B at a gathering of acquaintances and continued an affair. Then, when the affair was discovered, Mr. A asked Mr. B to help him avoid divorce. However, Mr. A divorced, and after that, Mr. B continued to try to contact Mr. A. When Mr. A did not respond, Mr. B filed a complaint, claiming that the messages and phone calls he had shared with Mr. A in the past were stalking. This case is a violation of the stalking punishment law in which the victim, Mr. A, actually became a suspect. If the crime of impunity against a doctor is applied, there is a possibility that the case will have to go to trial even if an agreement is reached with the victim. However, due to a careful initial response, the case did not proceed to the trial stage and ended with a non-indictment. Therefore, with the abolition of the crime of impunity against a doctor, the initial response to prove innocence in such false accusations is expected to become more important. Daeryun Law Firm, which defended Mr. A at the time, said, “Even if victims of stalking maintain their intention to punish during the investigation stage, they often express their intention not to be punished during the trial,” adding, “It is expected that secondary offenses will be prevented with the abolition of the crime of impunity against a doctor, but there are concerns that the mental pain of suspects who have been falsely accused will be significant.” He added, "Like the previous case, it is expected that it will be important to establish at the police investigation stage that the suspect's actions were justified and that this action did not cause anxiety or fear in the other party, so that the initial response is carried out so that the case does not proceed to the trial stage." View full article - Stalking punishment law 'non-punishment for anti-doctors' abolished... concerns over false accusations

A person in his 20s who participated in the 'Real Prosecutor Challenge' following a notice from the management of the Telegram 'Dr. Bang', which distributed sexual exploitation of minors, was acquitted in the appeals court. This is the result of overturning the first trial conviction. The real-time search challenge is to rank a portal site's real-time trending search terms, and the doctor's room management has instructed the victim's name to be searched as a keyword to rank for search terms. The 4-1 Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court acquitted defendant A, who was indicted on charges of violating the Act on Sexual Protection of Children and Adolescents (distributing and displaying pornography for children and adolescents) in December last year. According to the court, Mr. A followed the instructions of the doctor's room operator Jo Joo-bin and others for the 'real-examination challenge' in order to attract an unspecified number of people to the doctor's room. Mr. A searched the victim's name at a specific time, ranked it as a real-time trending search term on the portal site, and facilitated the distribution and display of pornography for children and adolescents. At the time, the doctor's room management ordered the promotion of the real test challenge and link for promotional purposes. It is known that the participants participated to achieve the target number of cumulative chats, and Mr. A also searched related keywords several times. Defendant A denied the charges, saying that all he had done was search the doctor's room's Real Exam Challenge keyword a few times and that he had not contributed to the event. The court ruled in favor of defendant A. The court said, "The evidence presented by the prosecutor alone is insufficient to evaluate that the defendant's act of searching the victim's name in the search box of an Internet portal site made a realistic contribution to the chat room and the promotion, distribution and display of pornography using children and adolescents about the victim." The prosecution immediately appealed to the Supreme Court. The prosecution argued that there was a clear causal relationship between the defendant's search actions and the criminals' actions of distributing sexually exploitative materials. On the other hand, defendant A's position is that "there is no causal relationship between the act of entering search terms and the distribution acts of regular criminals," and "since it was not ranked in the actual search ranking, it is not related to the increase in participation in the doctor's room." Daeryun Law Firm (Yuhan), representing Mr. A, argued, “It cannot be said that the defendant’s act of entering search terms was promoted to an unspecified number of people or was introduced into the doctor’s room,” and “It cannot be said that the determination of the criminals to commit crimes related to the distribution and display of pornography using children and adolescents has been strengthened.” Meanwhile, whether or not to recognize the causal relationship is up to the Supreme Court. In particular, after the Doctor's Room incident and the N Room incident, it was revised to sentence only imprisonment without a fine for producing, distributing, purchasing, possessing, or viewing sexually exploitative materials targeting children and adolescents. Therefore, this ruling is attracting attention. View full article  Aju Economic Daily - Not guilty on appeal for participating in the doctor's room real-time search challenge... ‘Final decision’ lies in the hands of the Supreme Court  Habien News - Nth room doctor’s room ‘Real Prosecution Challenge’ found not guilty on appeal… Is it up to Dafa?

“We have grown into one of the top 12 law firms in Korea, but we will go beyond the Korean market and become a global law firm.” These are the words of CEO Jeong Chan-woo (41, 8th bar examination), who leads Daeryun, which has grown into Korea's 12th largest law firm in the five years since its establishment. Representative attorney Jeong is a rare law school graduate among the management representatives of major domestic law firms. He passed the bar exam in 2019 and rose to the position of head four years later. It is even more unusual in that he is a general management representative who is responsible for overall management beyond the representative attorney commonly used within a law firm. Daeryun Law Firm was established in Jinju in March 2018. It was founded by CEO Jae-guk Shim (42, 2nd term), who was in charge of management before CEO Jeong. The following year, offices were opened in Busan and Seoul, and the company expanded rapidly and currently has 32 offices nationwide. As of the end of April, 137 Korean lawyers were affiliated. Based on the number of lawyers, it is the 12th largest in the country. As of June, there are 165 people. According to Daeryun, last year’s sales were close to 35 billion won. Representative Attorney Jeong has led the growth of Daeryun from the beginning of its establishment, keeping pace with CEO Sim. Representative Attorney Jeong said, "In the beginning, CEO Shim and I traveled around the country to find offices and recruit. It took 4 to 5 years just to lay the foundation for the law firm. We focused on providing uniform services and prices." He emphasized Daeryun’s unique system. Representative Attorney Jeong explained, "The systems that support our law firm are largely divided into two. They are the 'customer management system' and the 'case management system,'" adding, "We actively adopt online marketing to promote ourselves to customers and collaborate using messengers and work tools." He continued, "A strong system is important to manage offices across the country. Although we are a latecomer, we have actively reflected the changes of the times, such as digital systems, to lead the market." We focused on reorganizing the system and maximizing the capabilities of our members. This is because I believe that the success or failure of a law firm depends on its members. Representative lawyer Jeong said, "There is no seniority system at Daeryun. We do not give important positions just because of high rank. We promote members who understand Daeryun's system well and deliver good results and assign them to important positions such as director." He continued, "We tried to improve the treatment of lawyers as much as possible. Daeryun's basic salary for a first-year new lawyer is 93.6 million won before tax, and when performance bonuses and allowances are added, it approaches 100 million won. Performance bonuses are paid according to Daeryun's own standards, and an overall flexible work system is implemented. The satisfaction level is quite high for lawyers who are raising children." Long-term service is also encouraged through positions divided into general, senior, responsible, chief, general manager, and chief general manager, and bonuses and sabbatical leave paid to those with 3 years of service. Lastly, Representative Attorney Jeong emphasized ‘next level.’ He expressed his ambition, saying, "The theme of the workshop we recently held was Next Level. Now that we have achieved growth in terms of scale and sales, it is important to take a leap to the next level. We will solidify our specialized areas such as corporate legal affairs and strengthen Daeryun's brand image to achieve a new level of growth." View full article - [Interview] Chan-Woo Jeong, Managing Director, Daeryun Law Firm

[Anchor] Voice phishing crime methods are becoming increasingly diverse. The organization caught this time approached people who had failed to invest in stocks by deceiving themselves as the Financial Supervisory Service and said they would 'compensate for their losses.' The victims, whose ears perked up, were dragged along as these gang members told them to do, and were robbed of a large amount of money worth around 2 billion won. Reporter Kim Se-young reports. [Report] Police officers storm into an office in Gangnam, Seoul. There are cubicle desks lined up, and the employees' work performance is written on the wall in 'bareuljeong' characters. This is a voice phishing crime scene. The group targeted members of a famous investment advisory firm. They selected members who had recently suffered investment losses and approached them, pretending to be members of the 'Damage Compensation Team' who were not even affiliated with the Financial Supervisory Service. [Han Young-jun/victim's legal representative/lawyer at Daeryun Law Firm (Limited)] "'Currently, the Financial Supervisory Service is in progress of a loss recovery program,' and 'The more you invest, the more damage you can recover from the Financial Supervisory Service.'" The gang lured the victims by promising that they would return a larger amount of famous virtual currency if they sent money to their account. He then sent me a link telling me to download the cryptocurrency wallet app. Once they confirmed that actual virtual currency had been received through the app, the victims relaxed their guard. The gang even handed over the personal information requested, saying it was ‘necessary for currency exchange’. But the virtual currency was fake. The gang used the personal information they obtained to obtain loans in the victims' names and intercept them. [Lieutenant Kim Yong-seop/Investigation Team 2, Namyangju Southern Police Station, Gyeonggi Province] “We will compensate investment reading room subscribers with coins. What’s unusual about this approach is that they also receive damages in real coins to avoid tracking (financial authorities).” The crime that made the victims cry twice continued for nearly a year while avoiding the authorities' pursuit, and so far there have been 72 victims and the damage amounted to 2.6 billion won. The police confirmed that there were tens of thousands of names on the list of investors used by this group to commit the crime, and are expanding the investigation as they believe there are more victims. The police arrested 14 members of a voice phishing organization and detained 7 people, including the leader, a woman in her 30s, and are also investigating how the list of investment advisors was leaked. This is Seyoung Kim from MBC News. View full article - The Financial Supervisory Service will compensate for ‘investment losses’? ‥ Stock investors who believed were robbed of 2 billion won

The company's headquarters filed 22 complaints, including malpractice, against branches operated under an independent property system, but all cases were closed with a decision not to forward or indict at the investigation stage. According to Daeryun Law Firm on the 22nd, the main details of the case are as follows. The suspect's company was merged with a stock company under the condition of merging while establishing a new corporation. However, as a conflict arose, it was agreed that the suspect would take charge of Branch A and operate it as an independent property system, that is, as a separate corporation. Sales and profits were accounted for separately from the head office, but the company head office experienced financial difficulties and Branch A, which was in charge of the suspect, saw an increase in sales. Accordingly, the head office claimed that the company had caused billions of won in damages through accounts receivables, paybacks, etc., and filed 22 lawsuits against the suspects, including embezzlement and breach of trust. Rather, the suspect complained that he had suffered damages worth billions of won from the initial transfer and acquisition of the business. At the police investigation stage, 21 cases were not forwarded, and one case was not indicted without charges a week after being forwarded to the prosecution. The competent prosecutor's office said, “According to the data provided by the suspect's lawyer, it can be seen that an appropriate remittance was made and an appropriate tax invoice was issued accordingly,” and “It is difficult to acknowledge the fact of the suspect based solely on the plaintiff's speculative claims, and there is no sufficient evidence to otherwise acknowledge the fact of the suspect.” Daeryun Law Firm, which represented the suspect, explained, “A lawyer who was a senior prosecutor in the special department personally attended the investigation and accompanied the case from the beginning, responding to statements,” and added, “There seemed to be a problem with the suspect arbitrarily using the company’s sales and profits, but since he did not use the company’s sales and profits for his own purposes and used them to run the branch, he actively argued that there was no intention to illegally obtain the money, and it appears that he was able to get an acquittal.” View full article - 22 cases of breach of trust, including breach of trust, were acquitted... how was it possible