Ha Jung-rim, Attorney | Taelim Law Firm

Second in Class at Seoul National University, Department of Law | Former Kim & Chang

Ha Jung-rim
Ha Jung-rim
Managing Partner
Administrative Law Attorney
Inheritance Attorney
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Education
- Graduated from Busan Dong Girls’ High School (2007)
- Graduated second in class from Seoul National University, Department of Law (2013)
Career & Qualifications
- Passed the 54th Korean Bar Examination (2012)
- Completed the 44th Judicial Research and Training Institute program (2015)
- Question Review Committee Member, 55th Korean Bar Examination (2013)
- Question Review Committee Member, 3rd Korean Bar Examination (2014)
- Acting Prosecutor, Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office (2014)
- Mediator, Busan District Court (2014)
- Lawyer, Kim & Chang (2015–2018)
- Legal Advisory Committee Member, Office of Assembly Member A, National Assembly (2019–Present)
- Member, Financial Industry Competitiveness Evaluation Committee, Financial Services Commission (2020–2022)
- Member, Operations Committee, New and Renewable Energy Center, Korea Energy Agency (2021)
- Member, ESG Management Special Committee, Korean Bar Association (2022)
- Member, Venture Startup Legal Support Special Committee, Korean Bar Association (2022)
- Appointed Advisory Lawyer to Seocheon County, Chungcheongnam-do (2023)
- Advisory Committee Member, Korea Wind Energy Industry Association (2023)
- Member, Regulatory Free Zone Committee (2023)
- Member, National Assembly Emergency Advisory Committee on the Climate Crisis (2024)
- Advisory Lawyer, Gwacheon City Council (2023–Present)
- Advisory Lawyer, Seocheon County (2023–Present)
- Registered Specialist in Inheritance Law, Korean Bar Association
- Registered Specialist in Administrative Law, Korean Bar Association
- Managing Partner, Law Firm Taelim (2019–Present)
Key Practice Areas
- Litigation relating to the Samsung C&T–Cheil Industries merger, including injunction proceedings, merger invalidation actions, and appraisal rights litigation
- Advisory work and government-relations response relating to the Lotte Group control dispute
- Advisory work and review relating to Hyundai Motor Group’s governance restructuring
- Advisory work on KB Kookmin Bank’s acquisition of Hyundai Securities
- Advisory work on Woori Bank’s conversion into a financial holding company
- Advisory work on the business division split and business transfer of Doosan E&C
- Response work relating to H Group’s governance restructuring
- Advisory work on governance restructuring in response to a hostile shareholder, the second-largest shareholder, of S Group
- Advisory work and transaction execution relating to acquisition strategies for control of H Company
- Review and advisory work relating to alleged holding company regulatory violations by S Group
- Structuring and advisory work relating to management succession for a domestic M Group
- Intra-group mergers among POSCO Group subsidiaries
- Legal review and advisory work on a proposed amendment to the Electric Utility Act for the office of Assembly Member K
- Legal advice relating to SK Group’s energy solution platform
- Legal advice relating to the Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth, the Public Waters Act, the Wetlands Conservation Act, and related laws
- Legal advice relating to domestic virtual power plant (VPP) matters
- Legal review and advisory work relating to turbine operating conditions and revenue settlement for a domestic wind power company
- Legal review and advisory work on permitting and related dispute issues involving the installation of domestic solar power facilities
- Legal advice relating to smart metering implementation measures for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Korea Electric Power Corporation
- Numerous domestic SOC project financings, including the Jemulpo Tunnel, Daegok–Sosa, and Seobu Urban Expressway projects
- Payment claim litigation brought by Pepper Savings Bank against the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Internal investigation relating to the leak of insider information at a major foreign financial institution
- Dispute-preparedness review relating to insider information issues at a major domestic financial institution
- Litigation seeking cancellation of a disposition notifying the results of an investigation and supervisory action by the Financial Services Commission
- Fair Trade Commission response in a passenger air transport cartel matter involving a global airline, resulting in a no-violation decision
- Fair Trade Commission response relating to alleged unfair support transactions within a major domestic group
- Legal review and government-relations response relating to a proposed amendment to the Liquor Tax Act for a major domestic liquor company before the National Assembly Strategy and Finance Committee
- Legal review and government-relations response relating to draft amendments on integrated supervision of financial groups by the Financial Services Commission
- Legal review and government-relations response relating to draft amendments to the Commercial Act proposed by the Ministry of Justice
- Complete victory in litigation seeking the return of KRW 1.6 billion in commissions paid in connection with a multi-level financial fraud investment
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