Attorney Park Sang-Oh is a partner at Barun Law LLC. After graduating from Sung Kyun Kwan University Law School, he passed the Second Korean Bar Exam. He studied Media, Entertainment and Technology Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law (LL.M.) and passed the New York bar exam and is licensed to practice law in New York. Mr. Park has carried out a number of corporate litigation and advisory cases at Barun Law both as an associate and as partner and he has been actively involved in cases concerned with the content industry. He is also the author of Essential Unfair Competition Prevention Act: Protecting One’s Business and Legal Common Sense for YouTube Creators.

Civil Matters 

- A case involving a claim for damages concerning KIKO against Citibank

- A case involving a claim for damages in connection with the strike occuring at a terrestrial broadcasting company A

- A case involving confirmation of the invalidity of the resolutions passed by the Board of Directors of a medical welfare foundation

- A case on confirmation of nullification of disciplinary actions imposed by a religious organization

- A class action lawsuit concerning Audi / Volkswagen

- A case involving a claim for construction payment (turnkey agreement) in connection with Korea Rail Network Authority and KINTEX

- A case regarding the claim for service fees in relation to PM service

Criminal Matters

- A case involving the breach of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (occupational embezzlement and breach of trust) by the owner of shipbuilding group S (vacated and remanded by the Supreme Court of Korea)

- A case involving bribery by the Commissioner of Korea Correctional Service

- A case involving occupational embezzlement by an executive of a religious group

- A case involving the breach of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud) in connection with defense industry corruption by the representative of a navy supplier B

- A case involving the breach of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (bribery) by a National Assembly member A  

- A defamation of character case between between historian A and another historian

- A case on the breach of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes (embezzlement) where embezzlement of wages concerning L group was an issue

- A case on the breach of the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (bribery) by a regional superintendent of education

Content Industry (IP and Entertainment)

- A dispute concerned with system development agreement involving CJ Group

- A case involving a claim seeking for service payment related to IBM’s cleaning service agreement

- Advised Oracle on dispute over the ULA

- A dispute case related to advertisement and agency contract of celebrity L

- A criminal case related to model M

- Represented in a lawsuit concerning confirmation of non-existence of exclusive contract for actor K

- Advised on the dispute concerned with termination of celebrity B’s exclusive contract

- A case involving a claim for prohibition of infringement of copyright and for damages filed by securities company I

- A case on a dispute concerned with the M broadcasting company’s labor union

- Advised T** on the investment agreement regarding a mobile game

- Reviewed terms and conditions of use of a mobile social game developed by company H

- Advised on content use agreement involving child singer D

- Advised on a dispute concerned with termination of exclusive contract of an idol group member C

- Advised on investment agreements, etc. concerning IP businesses specializing in web novels, etc.

- Advised a electronic book publisher C on an agreement regarding the creation of an exclusive publishing right

- Provided overall legal advice to MCN companies managing creators, YouTubers, social influencers, etc.

Corporate Litigation/Corporate Advisory

- A lawsuit on damages filed against financial institutions in Korea and abroad concerning derivatives and KIKO

- A lawsuit on confirmation of deposit bonds filed by and among financial institutions concerning meat loan

- A lawsuit on construction payment concerned with construction of a large-scale exhibition hall (turnkey agreement) together with Hyundai E&C, etc.

- A case on a claim for PM service costs concerning corporation-like rental housing, or New Stay

- A case involving breach of Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (occupational embezzlement, breach of trust) due to alleged assistance provided to affiliated companies by shipbuilding company S

- A case concerning occupational breach of trust allegedly committed by a member of the founding family of L group

- A case on cancellation of disposition cancellation the approval of transfer and change of business place of construction waste processing intermediary business D

- A case on cancellation of disposition imposing surplus penalty against construction business H with respect to breach of prohibition of re-subcontracting

- A case involving interim injunction with respect to the bid procedure concerning large-scale urban development project of D city

- A case involving cancellation of disposition approving report of change of manager of large-scale stores of a jewelry shopping center

- Response to restrictive disposition imposed against asset management company R by Financial Supervisory Service

- A case involving the interim injunction made against company I concerning review and copying of accounting records

- Advised listed company S on employee ownership

- A case on breach of Subsidy Management Act concerning an entrepreneurship assistance program

Japan Matters

- Advised on matters regarding the issuance of special visas for persons banned from entering Japan

- Advised on legal matters regarding project financing for real estate development business

- Advised on legal matters regarding project financing for a solar power generation plant development project in Japan

- Advised on legal matters regarding an inheritance dispute among those residing in Japan

Others

 - A case on confirmation of nullity of disciplinary disposition made by a religious group (Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism)

- A case on confirmation of nullity of board of directors’ resolution of a medical welfare foundation

- Class action lawsuit concerned with the diesel gate case involving Audi/Volkswagen

- Advised on legal matters concerning reconstruction/redevelopment associations (i.e., Gwacheon Jugong Apartment Complex 10 Reconstruction Project Association, etc.)

- A case on giving and receiving of bribe involving National Assembly members, presidential office officials, regional educational superintendents, commissioners of correctional services

- A case involving the Minister of Ministry of Personnel Management with respect to the crime of abuse of power and obstructing others from exercising their rights

- A case involving the Minister of Ministry of Personnel Management with respect to the crime of abuse of power and obstructing others from exercising their rights

- A case on libel made by and between two historians

- A case concerning defense industry corruption, breach of Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud) by the representative of B, a supplier of the ROK Air Force

- Represented lawsuits on claim for return of legal reserve of inheritance, divorce and division of property

Publication(s)

- Legal Common Sense for YouTube Creators (Copyright la w /entertainment law that should be known by those working in the content industry ), Samil Info Mine, 2020

- Concerning the Issues of KIKO Lawsuit and Interpretation of the en banc Judgment Delivered by the Supreme Court of Korea, Barun Finance and Insurance Law Society, A Study on Finance and Insurance Law (Theories and Practice of Finance and Insurance Law), 2016

- A Study on Delivery of Real Estate and Measures to Improve Compulsory Execution of Demolition (Based on Measures to Adjust Dissension and Alleviate Conflict), Office of Court Administration, 2017

- Essential Unfair Competition Prevention Act: Protecting One’s Business, Samil Info Mine, 2021