Attorney Park Jae Peel was sworn in as a judge in 1987 and served in the Korean court system for 22 years until his retirement as the Senior Judge of the Seoul District Court in February 2009. During his services as a judge, he served as the Research Judge of the Supreme Court of Korean from 2000 to 2002, during which he conducted research on appeal cases made to the Supreme Court. Also, he taught criminal trial practice and basic labor principles as a senior judge at the Judicial Research and Training Institute from 2003 to 2006. He joined Barun Law LLC as a partner attorney in March 2009. His practice focus is corporate-related criminal and civil litigation cases, commercial cases and civil provisional disposition cases.
He served as a member of the Bar Exam Committee (that creates the exam questions and grades the exam) while serving as a professor at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, and he also taught Introduction to Labor-Management Relations Law at the Labor Training Institute under the Ministry of Employment and Labor and Training Center under the Korea Employer’s Federation, and Basic Damages Litigation at the Training Center of Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Group.

Criminal Matters

- Representing chairman, etc. of Y group cement company in a case with regard to the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud)

- Representing director, etc. of S group engineering company in a case with regard to the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud)

- Representing board of director chairman, etc. of education foundation K in a case with regard to the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (embezzlement)

- Representing director of D group shipbuilding company in a bribery case

- Representing the representative director of C group engineering company in a case with regard to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act

- Representing the representative director of D group construction company in a case with regard to the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud)

- Representing the representative director of B group mutual aid company with regard to the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (embezzlement)

- Representing in a bribery case with regard to a director of S group construction company

- Representing National Assembly member L in a case with regard to the breach of the Public Official Election Act

- Representing in a case regarding the breach of the Financial Investment Services and Capital  Markets Act with regard to scalper S, etc.

- Representing the assistant minister of the Ministry of Finance and Economy in a bribery case

- Representing defense contractor K of company L in a case with regard to the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud, moving property overseas)

- Representing chairman of S savings bank in a case with regard to the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (breach of trust)

- Representing a tax team director of S accounting firm in a case concerning the breach of the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Etc. of Specific Crimes (taxation)

- Representing the chairman of L group in a case concerning the breach of the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (embezzlement)

- Representing the representative director of D textile company in a case concerning the breach of the Act on Aggravated Punishment, Etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (embezzlement)

- Representing the directors of S company concerning the breach of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act

Civil and Commercial Matters

- Representing Dongbu Corporation in a case filed to claim for recourse amount against Korea Expressway Corporation

- Representing Dong Hwa Pharm. Co., Ltd. in a case filed against a real estate developer to seize contract amount

- Representing in a case filed by an employee of the partner company/research and development center to claim for damages against POSCO

- Representing Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd. (KMP) in a case filed by an employee against KMP to claim for damages

- Representing Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. in a case filed to claim for damages against  Hyundai Motor Company

- Representing Korea Electric Power Corporation in a case regarding provisional disposition  suspending the bidding process filed by Doosan Engineering and Construction

- Representing the Hyundai Group in a case regarding provisional disposition suspending the effect of joint restriction resolution against 13 creditor banks, including the Korea Exchange Bank

- Representing in a provisional disposition case suspending the effect of the resolution appointingthe preferred bidder

- Representing Education Foundation Hongik in a case regarding provisional disposition banning obstruction of construction work

- Representing Artis in a case regarding provisional disposition banning the convening of extraordinary general meeting of shareholders and suspending the effect of the shareholder meeting resolution

- Representing SK E&C in a case against Hyundai Steel for Return of Additional Construction Cost

- Representing SK E&C in a case where a claim for damages was made due to collusion

- Representing SK E&C in a case where a claim for damages was made due to collusion

- Representing Samhwa Paint in a case on confirmation of nullification of the issuance of bonds with warrant

- Representing the controlling shareholder of Dongwha Industry Co., Ltd,. a subsidiary of Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd., in a case on confirmation of shareholder right

Administrative Matters

- Representing SK E&C in a case on cancellation of penalty

- Representing Shinsegae Co., Ltd. in a case on cancellation of penalty

Publications

- Special Labor Principles (Judicial Research and Training Institute, 2004)

- Indemnification Litigation (Judicial Research and Training Institute, 2005)

- Purpose of Strikes and Legitimacy of the Procedure (Anam Legal Vol. 14, Korea University, 2002)

- The Relevance of Duty to Crime of Bribery (Supreme Court of Korea Commentary on Precedents Vol. 39, 2002)

- Legitimacy of Strikes and the Crime of Business Obstruction (21 Century Judicial Development, Pakyoungsa, 2005)