Defending a global company's Korean branch in a criminal matter involving product safety

Criminal proceedings were brought after an issue concerning product safety was raised at the Korean branch of a global company. Attorney Jaehoon Lee defended the client.

The main issues were whether legal obligations relating to product safety had been breached, and whether, and to what extent, the employees and officers involved bore criminal liability.

Attorney Lee reviewed the relevant facts, the evidence and the applicable laws, and handled the criminal proceedings with a focus on whether, and to what extent, the client was legally liable.

We set out the client's legal position in the criminal proceedings and provided the defense.