Attorney Jin Kee Jung served several years in national defense agencies such as the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), giving advice and handling litigations relating to the defense industry and performing tasks on military justice. In 2014, he joined Yoon & Yang LLC and performed mainly in the area of the defense industry and public procurement. Particularly, he advised and successfully carried out litigations relating to liquidated damages, disciplinary actions on unfair activities, recovery of unjust enrichment and additional dues, and cancellation of contracts.
Since joining Law Firm LIN in July 2020, Attorney Jung has been cooperating with the attorneys specializing in different fields to strengthen the expertise and to expand the scope of work relating to the field of defense industry, such as the development of the defense industry (supporting startups, venture-backed defense firms, and small to medium size defense firms), arms exports, offsets, national defense R&D, protection of military technology, domestic and/or foreign investments in the defense industry, M&As between defense companies, and others.
Profile
Experience
- Past) Republic of Korea Air Force Headquarters (ROKAF), Legislative Division, Responsible for Aviation Law (2006 - 2007)
- Past) Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Headquarters, Regulatory Reform & Legal Affairs Division (2007 - 2008)
- Past) DAPA, Contract Management Division, Legal Support Team (2008 - 2010)
- Past) ROKAF, Air Force Logistics Command, Staff Judge Advocate (2010 - 2011)
- Past) Ministry of National Defense, Litigation Team, Responsible for Litigations (2011 - 2014)
- Past) Ministry of National Defense, Special Compensation Council, Member (2012 - 2013)
- Past) Ministry of National Defense, Disciplinary Committee, Member (2012 - 2013)
- Past) Yoon & Yang LLC, Attorney at Law (2014 - 2020)
- Present) Consulting Project for Supporting Small and Medium Sized Companies in the Defense Industry, Legal Consultant (2018 - Present)
- Present) Law Firm LIN, Partner (2020 - Present)
Representative Matters
- Advised and handled litigations involving restrictive measures against the agreements with DAPA, such as liquidated damages, recovery of unjust enrichment and additional dues, restrictions on the qualifications for participating in bidding (restrictions on unjust enterprisers), and others.
- Advised and carried out a litigation involving a dispute on an agreement with the Public Procurement Service
- International arbitration regarding the cancellation of an arms purchase agreement
- Investigation and audit relating to the field of defense industry
- Advice on exporting arms / strategic commodities
- Advised and participated in negotiating an agreement on purchasing a big weapon system
- Advised on a foreign arms company’s investment in Korea (establishing a subsidiary), compliance issues with regard to Korean businesses, offsets, etc.
Education
- Sungkyunkwan University, Department of Law
- Judicial Research and Training Institute (2004, 17th Military Judge Advocate)
Publications
- 『Stories of the Constitution in the World』 – Author of Part 11 on Retired Soldiers Unable to Receive Severance Pay by Reason of Serving the Nation Again (Published by Yoon & Yang LLC, 2018)
- Getting The Deal Through 『Public Procurement』 Korean Ed. – Contributor (2014 - 2016)
- Getting The Deal Through 『Defense & Security Procurement』 Korean Ed. – Contributor (2017 - 2019)
- Research on the Legal System for the Development of the Future Logistics Support System (2010)
- A Thesis on the System for Suspending Payment of Retirement Pension Under the Military Pension Act (2011)
- A Thesis on the Legal Issues Regarding Human Shields Under the Law of Armed Conflict (2012)
- A Thesis Regarding Disability Pension Plan Under the Military Pension Act (2013)
Capabilities
- Defense Industry, Public Procurement, Real Estate, Fair Trade, Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Military Affairs, General Litigations