From: Ryul Kim

This is a reminder that the First US-Korea Law Forum, sponsored by the Korea Law Center in conjunction with UC Irvine School of Law and Sogang University School of Law, will be held on Wednesday, February 3rd on the campus of UC Irvine. Please see below for a description of the event. This will be a great opportunity for those of you whose practice involve or anticipate working with Korean companies or Korean clients. 4 MCLE units are available for the program. The program is still accepting registrants. As a supporter of the program, KABA members will be able to register for the event at the discounted rate of $50.00 instead of the regular registration fee of $100.00. Prominent members of the legal community of both Korea and Los Angeles and Orange County will be attending, including several members of the judiciary of both the trial and appellate courts. There will be a reception at the end of the program which promises to be a great networking opportunity as well. I encourage everyone to attend this noteworthy event. You can register on-line by clicking on the following link http://www.law.uci.edu/korea_forum_020310.html or by calling Mary Germain at (949) 824-5335. Thank you.

UC Irvine U.S.-Korea Law Forum

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010
2 to 6 p.m. (Reception 6 to 7:30 p.m.)
UC Irvine Student Center (map)

4 MCLE units (including 0.5 units for ethics)

Sponsored by The Korea Law Center, UCI School of Law; Sogang University School of Law; Sogang University Institute for Legal Studies

Co-sponsored by Hwang Mok Park, APL; Kring & Chung, LLP; Snell & Wilmer, LLP; Korean Community Lawyers Association

Supported by Orange County Korean-American Bar Association; Korean-American Bar Association of Southern California; Scott Lee, Esq.; California State Bar Association, International Law Section; ADR Services, Inc.

The practice of Korean law is not only increasingly dynamic in Korea, but it has also begun to play an important role in the global legal and business arena. Recent statistics show that 20% or more of civil case filings in Southern California courts have some Korean elements, including Korean parties, Korean legal issues or business customs, which could affect the outcome of a case. Practitioners of American law often fail to realize the significance of these elements in litigation and business transactions, potentially to the detriment of their clients.

Another notable trend is the emergence of the Korean Constitutional Court, as demonstrated in historic rulings on the impeachment of the president of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the relocation of the capital, Seoul. The impact of this court has touched on every aspect of daily life and business in Korea, and its influence has been felt even in the United States.
What's more, Korea is beginning to open its legal market to foreign lawyers, and American lawyers need to understand where the real opportunities are, as well as the potential adverse consequences.

Four hours of MCLE credit are available through UC Irvine Extension, an approved State Bar of California CLE provider.

Registration fee: $100; $50 for UCI faculty, staff, students and members of the following sponsors, co-sponsors or supporters - Hwang Mok Park, APL; Kring & Chung, LLP; Snell & Wilmer, LLP; Korean Community Lawyers Association; Orange County Korean-American Bar Association; Korean-American Bar Association of Southern California; Scott Lee, Esq.; California State Bar Association, International Law Section; ADR Services, Inc. Reception included.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Registration: 1:30 p.m.

Kick-Off: 2 to 2:20 p.m. Featured Speaker Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Chair, UCI Korea Law Center

I. Panel 1: Public Law Developments in Korea (2:20 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

Moderator: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky or UCI Law faculty
Speaker: Prof. Jibong Lim, Sogang University School of Law (20 minutes)
The Adoption and Establishment of the Constitutional Court System in Korea
Speaker: Prof. Byung-Sun Oh, Sogang University School of Law (20 minutes)
Use of Force & Humanitarian Intervention in Terms of International Law

II. Panel 2: Current Issues in U.S.-Korea Law and Practice (3 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.)

Moderator/Speaker: Kenneth Chung, Esq. (20 minutes)
Enforceability of English Retainer Agreements for Legal Services for Korean Clients under

California Civil Code Section 1632(b)(6)
Speaker: Prof. Dai-Sik Hong, Sogang University School of Law (20 minutes)
Korean Antitrust Law for U.S. Lawyers
Speaker: Prof. Kwang-Soo Kim, Sogang University School of Law (20 minutes)
ADR for Dispute Resolution in Administrative Law in Korea
Speaker: Ryul Kim, Esq., Co-Chair, UCI Korea Law Center (20 minutes)
Enforcement of U.S. Judgments in Korea
Break: 4:20 to 4:30 p.m.

III. Panel 3: Current Issues in U.S.-Korea Law and Practice (4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)

Moderator: Scott Lee, Esq.
Speaker: Cherl Oan Park, Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice, ROK (20 minutes)
Opening Korean Legal Market to Foreign Lawyers
Speaker: Ok Hwan Kim, Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice, ROK (20 minutes)
U.S.-Korea Extradition Treaty
Speaker: Mincheol Kim, Esq. (20 minutes)
U.S.-Korea Bi-Country Intellectual Property Law Practice

IV. Panel 4: U.S.-Korea Bi-Country Law Practice (5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

Moderator/Speaker: Scott Lee, Esq. (15 minutes)
Dealing with Korean General Counsel or Clients
Speaker: Jason Kim, Esq. (15 minutes)
Pitfalls in Attorney-Client Communication and Work-Product Privileges

V. Reception: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Open to registrants and invited guests

Master of Ceremonies: Charles Cannon, UCI Law Assistant Dean, and Advisor, UCI Korea

Law Center

Signing Ceremony: UC Irvine School of Law-Sogang University School of Law Memorandum of Understanding

Special Recognition of Hon. Ju Myung Hwang, Co-Chair, UCI Korea Law Center

San Jose, California - President Obama today nominated The Honorable Lucy H. Koh to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Judge Koh would become the first Asian Pacific American woman to serve as a federal judge in the Northern District of California and the first Korean American federal district court judge in United States history.

 

"Judge Koh's broad legal expertise and integrity have earned her tremendous community support," said Rudy Kim, President of the Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley and Intellectual Property Litigation Partner at Morrision & Foster in Palo Alto. "Her appointment is historic for the Asian American community in Silicon Valley."

 

Over the course of her career, Judge Koh has had extensive experience at the highest levels of the legal profession and in areas such as intellectual property, criminal law, and business litigation. Before being appointed to the Superior Court of Santa Clara County by Governor Schwarzenegger, Judge Koh prosecuted violent crime and fraud cases as a federal prosecutor in California, served as an intellectual property litigator in major Silicon Valley law firms, and worked in several positions in the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Her nomination has received bipartisan and broad community support.

 

Judge Koh has received strong support from leaders throughout Silicon Valley's legal community. "Judge Koh's balanced and careful approach has served our court well," said Santa Clara County District Attorney Dolores Carr. "I applaud the selection of such a fine and fair jurist to sit on the federal bench." Santa Clara County Public Defender Mary Greenwood said, "Judge Koh has a well-earned reputation for evenhandedness and integrity."

 

Appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in January of 2008, Judge Koh previously served as an intellectual property and commercial litigator in Silicon Valley as a partner at McDermott Will and Emery LLP. She litigated the In re Seagate Technology case, in which the Federal Circuit overturned the 24 year old standard for willful patent infringement.

 

"The broad legal experience that Judge Koh would bring to the federal bench is impressive," stated Mark A. Lemley, a pre-eminent scholar of intellectual property law at Stanford University Law School. "She is a bright legal mind who is extremely well versed in precisely the issues that are most often considered by the Northern District."

 

Before joining the private sector, Judge Koh spent many years in public service. She served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Major Frauds Section of the United State Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, and also prosecuted bank robbery, narcotics, and immigration cases. A jury instruction from one of her trials is a Ninth Circuit Model Criminal Jury instruction. She has also served in various capacities in the United States Department of Justice as a Special Assistant to the Deputy Attorney General and Special Counsel in the Office of Legislative Affairs.

 

An American Story

Judge Koh's life story epitomizes the American Dream. Her mother escaped North Korea as a child by walking for two weeks to cross the 38th parallel and arrive in South Korea. Her father fought in Korean War against the communists. He later opposed the military dictatorship in South Korea and immigrated to the United States for a better life.

 

The family worked in and eventually owned a series of small businesses, in which Lucy worked on weekends and holidays. While working at the family's small business Judge Koh's mother earned a Ph.D. in Nutrition from the University of Maryland, then began teaching in Lorman, Mississippi at Alcorn State University - the first African American land grant college in the United States.

 

As a young girl, Judge Koh attended predominantly African-American elementary schools in Mississippi before finishing junior and high school in Normand, Oklahoma.

 

Judge Koh earned her Bachelor at Arts degree from Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges and her J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. Judge Koh and her husband have two children and live in Stanford, California.