Our Team
Byoung-Ho SonPartner
T. 02-3019-5450
F. 02-3019-5498
E. bhson@onelawpartners.com
BYOUNG-HO SON
Practice Areas
Education
- 1998Busan Kyungwon High School
- 2003Bachelor of Laws, Korean National Police University
- 2008Master’s Degree, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
- 2012Master of Laws (LL.M.), Korea University School of Law
- 2023Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, Seoul Cyber University
Experience
- 2005~2010Investigator, Criminal Division, Seoul Dongjak Police Station
- 2008Commendation from the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency
- 2012~2015Attorney, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
- 2015~2025Partner Attorney, Hyeon Law LLC
- 2023~PresentPartner Attorney, One Law Partners LLC
Major book & Thesis
- A Study on the ROK-PRC Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters (서울대학교 국제학석사 학위논문, 2008. 8.)
Main Business case
- Criminal & Anti-Corruption / Compliance
- Presidential relative bribery case
- Attempted rape case involving a celebrity
- Obstruction of official duties by a member of the National Assembly against a police officer (complaint representation)
- Bribery case involving a National Tax Service employee
- Breach of trust related to VAN operator selection
- Corruption case involving nuclear power plant supply contracts
- Embezzlement of school funds by a university chairman
- Occupational negligence resulting in death at a major department store
- Violation of the Hazardous Materials Safety Control Act by a cosmetics company
- Violation of the State Property Act by a major department store
- Violation of the Industrial Safety and Health Act by a steel company
- Breach of trust case involving an online shopping mall executive
- Internal audit on employee breach of trust
- FCPA-related compliance work
- Healthcare & Medical
- Legal advisory for the Korea Non-Life Insurance Association and hospitals/clinics (Yes Hospital, Barun Hospital, Mirae Hospital, Zen Clinic)
- False claims for non-covered lumbar procedures
- Cases related to new medical technologies at specialized hospitals
- Rebate provision by pharmaceutical companies
- Rebate receipt by hospitals and clinics
- Violation of the “one doctor, one clinic” rule by network hospitals
- Violation of the Medical Device Act by a non-absorbable implant mesh manufacturer
- False claims for medical benefits involving radiology specialists
- Margin acquisition through group purchasing organizations for medical supplies
- Violation of the Medical Service Act related to growth hormone prescriptions
- False disability diagnosis cases
- Medical malpractice resulting in occupational negligence causing injury
- Violation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act by a drug supplier
- False origin labeling case involving a major distributor
- Trade Secrets & Intellectual Property
- Breach of trust case involving a former employee of a dishwasher company (complaint representation)
- Trade secret infringement involving a financial transaction automation equipment manufacturer
- Trade secret infringement involving a PC remote inspection service company (complaint representation)
- Trade secret infringement involving an educational equipment export company
- Trademark infringement case involving an outdoor products company (complaint representation)
- Dispute over concealment of employee inventions by a major corporation
- Trademark infringement involving unauthorized use of a major corporation’s trademark (complaint representation)
- Copyright infringement case involving a famous pianist’s photo
- Finance, Fair Trade & Tax
- Tax evasion case involving a tire distribution company chairman
- Insider trading case involving an asset management company employee
- Fraudulent letter of credit issuance disguised as import/export transactions (complaint representation)
- Loan fraud involving savings banks exceeding lending limits
- Bond price collusion among securities firms in the small claims market
- Violation of the Fair Trade Act involving unfair support of affiliates by a major corporation
- Issuance of false tax invoices in metal brokerage transactions
- Violation of the Act on Promotion of Land Development by a PFV related to development projects
- Broadcasting, Telecommunications & Privacy
- Violation of the Personal Information Protection Act involving internal police audits using CCTV (complaint representation)
- Violation of the Protection of Communications Secrets Act involving a broadcaster’s journalist during reporting
- Dispute over obstruction of business between wired telecommunications companies
- Violation of the Information and Communications Network Act by a major telecom company related to value-added services
- Unauthorized use of customer data by a wired telecommunications company
- Keyword advertising using adware by a job portal company
- Personal information leakage case involving an internet company (complaint representation)