Kim & Chang

Intellectual Property Dispute; Litigation; Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense; Intellectual Property; Family, Trusts & Estates Litigation; Unfair Competition; Trade Secret & Corporate Information Protection

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Minjung Park served as a judge at various courts, including the Patent Court of Korea, the Seoul Central District Court and the Daejeon District Court. As a former judge, she offers legal advisory services to clients regarding both domestic and international corporations, focusing on civil and criminal litigation, intellectual property rights including patents and trademarks, trade secrets and unfair competition law.

In addition, Mrs. Park has extensive experience in advising and litigating in the field of Trusts as Will Substitutes, which includes designing pre-inheritance plans related to testamentary substitute trusts and property division. This expertise makes her a rare specialist in Trusts as Will Substitutes in Korea. Her major clients include domestic and international manufacturers, IT companies, pharmaceutical companies and construction companies.

Mrs. Park has received numerous honors for her expertise, including being named a Leading Practitioner by the World Trademark Review, Patent Lawyer of the Year at the 2023 Women in Business Law Awards APAC, and a Next Generation Partner in the Intellectual Property field by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific in 2024. In addition to her legal practice, she actively contributes to the field through writing, lecturing and presenting on a diverse range of topics, thereby sharing her extensive legal knowledge.

Korean and English

Admitted to bar, Korea, 2000

School of Law, Duke University (Visiting Scholar, 2009) School of Law, Korea University (LL.M., 2007) Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2000) College of Law, Korea University (LL.B., 1994)