Hwang Mok Park - Ryul Kim Attorney At Law in U.S. Affliate Office California Specializes in Korea U.S. Bi-country Legal Matters

Ryul Kim, Esq. (김 률 변호사)

30 Corporate Park, Suite 103
Irvine, CA 92606
Tel: (949) 955-2577
Fax: (949) 251-1150
Email: kimryul@pacbell.net

Areas Of Practice

       ·         Mediation

·         Korea-U.S. bi-country legal matters

·         Business planning, business litigation and investment-related immigration (EB-5)

·         General corporate law

·         Expert Witness and Consultant for Korea-U.S. law and business practice: Prior sample matters where opinion rendered as follows:

A. Civil

Hague Service Convention regarding service of process on Koreans in Korea for U.S. lawsuits • Enforcement of US judgment in Korea • Enforcement of Korean judgment in U.S. • Punitive damages enforceability of U.S. court judgment in Korea • Korean national’s judgment lien priority in U.S. • Tolling Statute of Limitation on Korean Defendants in U.S. Civil Cases • Korea cargo subrogation claim in U.S. • Enforcement of Korean maritime lien in U.S. • Arbitration and Choice of Law regarding U.S. shipper and Korean carrier • An interpleader action in U.S. court between U.S. and Korean claimants • Special Korean civil procedure for U.S. litigants regarding special bond, attorneys fees, etc • U.S. lawyers’ attorney-client privilege in Korea • U.S. defendant’s confession of judgment in Korea • Mass tort lawsuits in Korea arising from U.S. products • Wrongful death claim of Korean national in U.S. • Wrongful death claim of U.S. citizen in Korea

B. Criminal

White color crime prosecution in Korea for U.S. victims • Extradition of Korean nationals to U.S. • Extradition of U.S. nationals to Korea • U.S. – Korea Criminal Extradition Treaty • Statute of limitation on felony committed by U.S. nationals in Korea • Deportation of Korean national from U.S. prison and Korean Mandatory Military Service Exemption • Illegality of Korean nationals’ transfer of money under the Korean Foreign Currency Control Act • Mitigation of punishment by Korean criminal court regarding U.S. citizen’s criminal acts against Korean victims • U.S. FDA and Korean FDA’s application to the products imported to the U.S. • Criminal fraud and embezzlement by Intra-company transferees in U.S. and Korea (Double Jeopardy) • Disclosure of Korean national’s Korean bank accounts to U.S. government • False invoice by U.S. exporter under Korean Customs regulations • Korean investors compliance with the Korean Foreign Currency Control Act investing in closely-held corporation in U.S.

C. Inheritance

Court Appointed administrator for disposition of Korean national’s estate in U.S. • U.S. citizens’ inheritance rights in Korea • U.S. Probate Court’s Jurisdiction regarding Disposition of U.S. Citizens’ estate in Korea • U.S. estate administrator’s authority to dispose U.S. citizen’s bank accounts in Korea • Korean court jurisdiction in aircraft wrongful death cases • “Real Name” registration regarding naturalized U.S. citizen’s right to inheritance and condemnation award • U.S. – Korean estate planning

D. Business / Corporation

Shareholder voting agreement between U.S. and Korean shareholders • Korean corporate officer’s authority to binding contract • “Golden Parachute” for Korean affiliates in U.S. • A Korean trade association’s legal authority to enter into a contract with a U.S. company • Korean business practice regarding tenant’s security deposit and goodwill • Korean business practice regarding “real name” transaction • Doing business in Korea with U.S. Citizen’s Power of Attorney • Commission for U.S. medical providers referral • U.S. Company’s Investment in infrastructure in Korea • Illegality of Contract involving U.S. businessman’s corrupt acts in Korea • U.S. Company’s acquisition of Korean company regarding Anti-trust • Enforcement of confidentiality agreement between U.S. and Korean parties • U.S. company’s Korean agent’s exclusivity under the Korean anti-trust law • U.S. job recruitment agency activities in Korea • Korean Corporate culture regarding scope of employment for intra transferees in U.S. • Korean Employment practice regarding "at will" for intra transferees in U.S.

E. Intellectual Property

Korean copyholders’ right to enforce Korean music in U.S. • Korean copyholders’ right to enforce Korean on-line clip arts in U.S. • U.S. company’s public notice of trademark infringement • U.S. patent’s priority in Korea under PTC • Assignment of Korean Patents to U.S. Company • Korean filmmaker’s copyright enforcement in U.S. • Parallel Importation of U.S. products into Korea • U.S. Insurance Advertising Policy’s application to the products made in Korea

F. Others

Income tax treaty between U.S. and Korea • Gift Tax on Koreans in U.S. • Estate Tax on Koreans in U.S. • Korean company’s or government agency’s export of U.S. goods to Korea regarding U.S. harbor maintenance fee • Korean company’s purchase of aircrafts in U.S. regarding export clearance • Naturalized U.S. citizen’s right for just compensation for condemned property in Korea • Korean Bankruptcy trustee’s authority in U.S. • U.S. lawyers’ practice of law in Korea • U.S. law firm’s legal service in U.S. under FTA between U.S. and Korea • Collection of U.S. attorney fees owed by Korean clients in Korea

Professional Experience

ADR Services, Inc., Mediator, 2010-Present

Kim & Kim, Orange County, 2009-Present

Executive Co-Chair for the "Korea Law Center", University of California, Irvine, School of Law, 2009-Present

Teaches "Survey of the U.S. and Korean Law and Legal System", US-Korea Law Certificate Program, University of California, Irvine, 2010-Present

·         Hwang Mok Park, 1994-2009 (Orange County)

·         Kim & Kim, 1994 (Long Beach & Seoul)

·         Law Firm of Kim & Loukides, 1987-1994 (Orange County)

·         Law Firm of Ryul Kim, 1984-1987 (Orange County)

Education

·         Juris Doctorate Degree, 1983: Western State University, College of Law, Fullerton, California

·         Jessup International Moot Court, 1983

·         Bachelor of Arts in Economics, 1980: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Professional Accomplishments

·         Admitted in the California State Bar Association, 1984 (California State Bar #113606)

·         Admitted in U.S. Court of International Trade, 1985

·         Orange County Bar Association College of Trial Advocacy (Civil), 1990

·         National Litigation Academy, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships (Former/Present)

·         Orange County Korean American Bar Association (President; 2005-2006)

·         California State Bar Association Section Executive Committee Member (2001-2002)

·         Orange County Bar Association (Intellectual Property Section, International Law Section)

·         Orange County Trial Lawyers Association

·         Orange County Amicus Publico

·         Los Angeles Bar Association (Intellectual Property / Entertainment Section)

·         American Trial Lawyers Association

·         Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association

·         California Trial Lawyers Association

·         Korean American Bar Association

·         American Bar Association

·         Transportation Lawyers Association

·         Maritime Law Association of the United States

Awards

·         The State Bar of California Board of Governors Award for Pro Bono Services (1989)

·         The Wiley Manuel Award Recipient for Pro Bono Services (1993)

·         Alliance Defense Fund (Honor Guard) for 500 Hours Pro Bono Services (2005)

Languages

·         Fluent in both spoken and written Korean and English

·         Read Chinese Characters

Others

·         Author: "The Korean Law Update"; "The Law & Faith"; “Jus Gentium”; “The U.S. Law”

·         Co-author with Ju Myung Hwang, Esq.: " Enforcement of Foreign Judgment In Korea", published by California Bar Association

·         Jessup International Moot Court, Judge

·         Speaker on various legal matters between U.S. and Korea