Former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il, Advisor to Hwacheon Daeyu, Joins Law Firm YK

Former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il (65, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 14), who served as an advisor to Hwacheon Daeyu Asset Management, where Kim Man-bae, a private contractor involved in the Daejang-dong case, is the major shareholder, is joining the law firm YK.

According to the legal community on the 24th, former Justice Kwon will oversee the litigation team as the representative attorney of law firm YK starting from the 27th.

Former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il.

YK stated that rather than immediately taking on cases, he is expected to serve as a mentor to the firm's younger lawyers.

Former Justice Kwon is currently under prosecution for allegedly violating the Attorney-at-Law Act by acting as an advisor to Hwacheon Daeyu without registering as a lawyer with the Korean Bar Association from November 2020 to September 2021 after his retirement. It is reported that he received a total advisory fee of 150 million KRW during this period.

He was also suspected of a "judicial deal" after the Supreme Court's full bench in July 2020 played a "casting vote" role in overturning and remanding the election law violation case of then-Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung, resulting in a not guilty verdict.

YK stated, "Former Justice Kwon expressed a lot of grievances during the hiring process," and added, "After thorough review, we concluded that there is no possibility of issues related to the alleged violation of the Attorney-at-Law Act, and thus decided to recruit him."