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Mr Seok Ko

82-2-3016-9538 sko@draju.com

Work Department

Mr. Seok Ko is a partner at DR & AJU LLC. His practice is primarily focused on the Defense Industry, Government Contracts, Criminal Trials and Administrative Litigation, and National Defense & Military Affairs.

Position

Partner

Career

• DR & AJU LLC (2024-Present)
• Partner, Shin & Kim LLC (2015-2023)
• Legal Advisor, Korea Veterans Association (2018-2019)
• Member, National Defense Acquisition Innovation Committee,
• Ministry of National Defense (2017)
• Director, Korea Research Institute for National Strategy (2015-2019)
• Member, Mine Victims Review Committee, Ministry of National Defense (2015-2016)
• Member, Information Disclosure Review Committee, Ministry of National Defense (2014-2016)
• Member, Committee for Ethics, Korea Association of Construction Engineering & Management (2014-2016)
• Non-Permanent Government Member, Patriots and Veterans Entitlement Commission, Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (2014-2016)
• Legal Advisor, Military Mutual Aid Association (2014)
• Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (2013-2015)
• Legal Advisor, U.S. Forces Korea Base Relocation Office (2013-2015)
• Director, Korea Association of Defense Industry Studies (2013-2015)
• Vice Chairman, The Korea Criminal Procedure Law (2011-2012)
• Chief Judge, High Military Court, Ministry of National Defense (2011)
• Director, General Counsel Bureau (Chief of Military Division) (Member of the Personnel Appeals Committee, Member of the Disciplinary Review Committee, Advisor of the Personnel Verification Committee, and Member of the General Committee for Examination of Killed or Wounded in Action and Death or Injury in the Line of Duty), Republic of Korea Army (2009-2010)
• Brigadier General (2009)
• Director, Legal Support Division (Member of the Contract Review Committee and Military Procurement Subcommittee), Defense Acquisition Program Administration (2008-2009)
• Director, Judicial Advocate Office (Legal Advisor), Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff (2003-2007)
• Legal Officer, General Counsel Bureau (member of the Disciplinary Committee, Posthumous Honors Review Committee, the Military and Civilian Medals Review Committee, the Central Personnel Appeals Committee), Ministry of National Defense (2001-2003)
• Judge Advocate, Third Army Command (1999-2001)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Ministry of National Defense (1998-1999)
• International Law Director, General Counsel Bureau (Member of the Special National Compensation Review Committee), Ministry of National Defense (1996-1998)
• Judge Advocate, Capital Corps (1995-1996)
• Military Prosecutor, Republic of Korea Army (1994-1995)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1994)
• Professor, Department of Law, Korea Military Academy (1991-1992)

Languages

Korean

Memberships

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (1994)

Education

• Visiting Scholar, Georgetown University Law Center (2007)
• Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (PhD, 2006)
• Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (LLM, 1991)
• College of Law, Seoul National University (LLB, 1988)
• Korea Military Academy (1983)
• Hakdari High School (1979)