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Ku, Hyun-ju Partner
Hyun-Ju Ku is a lawyer at Hannuri Law. She has extensive experience in litigation and advisory matters relating to shareholder engagement and activism, corporate governance, securities and finance disputes, and class actions. In response to growing demands for transparency and efficiency in both Korean and international capital markets, she actively tracks opportunities for Korean institutions and individual investors to participate in overseas class actions, while also helping foreign investors engage in shareholder activism in Korea. Ms. Ku holds an LLB from Seoul National University and a JD from Yonsei University Law School.

CREDENTIALS

Education

Graduated Gaepo High School (’06)
LL.B. Seoul National University (’12)
J.D., Yonsei University Law School (’15)

Experience

Passed the 4th Korean Attorney Exam (‘15)
Training Attorney, Jihyang Law (’15)
Associate, Hannuri(‘15~present)

Admissions

Admitted to Bar, Korea (’15)

Work Highlights

Represented plaintiffs in class actions (Seoul Central District Court 2012gahap17061, 2010gahap1604, Seoul Southern District Court 2011gahap19387, etc.)
Representation and consultation in securities and financial litigations (incomplete sales of foreign interest rate linked DLS, DLF case, etc.)
Handled corporate and corporate governance related cases seeking liabilities of directors (Seoul Central District Court 2019bihap30111, etc.)

Activities/Awards

6th Hamil Academy, Labor Law Institute Hamil (’15)
Completed the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act Special Training Program, Korean Bar Association (‘16)
Completed the Bankruptcy Law Training Institute Program, Seoul Bar Association (’16)
Completed the Accounting Research and Training Institute Program, Seoul Bar Association (’16)
Completed the Securities and Finance Training Institute Program, Seoul Bar Association (`16)

Publications

Co-authored “Commentary on the Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities” (’17)

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