In November 2015, Professors Steven Davidoff Solomon and Stavros Gadinis delivered seminars in Seoul at the Training Center of Yoon & Yang, LLC in conjunction with the Korea LawTimes, a legal newspaper in South Korea. The seminars were part of the Berkeley Law-Korea LawTimes 2015 International Business Law Program. Professor Solomon’s lecture delivered up-to-date trend […]
Professors Steven Davidoff Solomon and Stavros Gadinis Deliver Seminars in Seoul at the Berkeley Law-Korea LawTimes 2015 International Business Law Program
Korea Law Center Hosts Talk with Leading Tech Attorneys
Andrew Kim (Netgear) and Bryan Ko (Logitech) On November 23, 2015 the Korea Law Center co-hosted a talk with the Berkeley Center for Law and Business (BCLB), featuring two tech counsels, Andrew Kim and Bryan Ko. Andrew Kim is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, General Counsel and Company Secretary of Netgear. Bryan Ko […]
Global Views: Berkeley and Korean Legal Scholars Tackle Tough Issues
By Andrew Cohen Berkeley Law’s push to be a global crossroads for scholars and ideas from around the world took another step forward Nov. 12 at a conference hosted by the Korea Law Center. Co-sponsored by South Korea’s Korea Legislation Research Institute (KLRI), the event featured a timely exchange of research findings between Berkeley Law […]
Professor Robert Merges Delivers Lecture at Seoul National University Law School
On September 9th, Professor Robert P. Merges from UC Berkeley Law School gave a lecture describing the intersection of the Patent Law, Economic Development and Global Economy of 2015 at SNU Law School. “The patent law plays a critical role in protecting the innovation of small businesses more than ever before, given that such innovation […]
The Center Welcomes Visiting Scholars and LL.M.s from South Korea
The Korea Law Center hosted a welcome dinner for visiting scholars and LL.M. students from South Korea, along with interested J.D. students on September 8. There are approximately twenty-five visiting scholars and ten LLM students from South Korea this year.
Dean Sujit Choudhry Visits Seoul
As part of a 16-day, multinational trip to Asia in June 2015, Dean Sujit Choudhry visited Seoul, home of Berkeley Law’s largest alumni population outside the United States. The trip included visits to law firms, the annual Berkeley Club dinner, and meetings with justices at the Supreme and Constitutional Courts of Korea. The Dean also […]
Sang Jo Jong, Visiting Professor
Berkeley Law welcomes Sang Jo Jong, who is a visiting professor with the Korea Law Center this semester. Professor Jong is spending his sabbatical at Berkeley Law after just finishing his term as Dean of the Seoul National University law school. Professor Jong received his LL.B from Seoul National University and his LL.M and Ph.D. […]
Lunar New Year Diversity Dinner
The Korea Law Center co-sponsored a dinner with Latham & Watkins to celebrate the lunar New Year on February 24, 2015. More than 30 Korean law students and visiting scholars from Berkeley Law School joined 60 other Bay Area students to meet lawyers from the Silicon Valley and San Francisco offices of Latham & Watkins. […]
Professors Guzman and Gadinis Teach in Seoul
During the weekends of November 21 and 28, 2014, Professors Andrew Guzman and Stavros Gadinis offered courses on international business in Seoul, Korea. More than 25 lawyers from Korea’s leading government agencies, law firms, and corporations attended. Professor Guzman, who presented a course on international commercial arbitration, covered the full life-cycle of an arbitration, from […]
Kwon Soon-il Appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea
The Korea Law Center congratulates Kwon Soon-il on his appointment to the Supreme Court of Korea this fall. Justice Kwon was a visiting scholar at Boalt Hall from 2001-02, where he worked on securities regulation with faculty while on research leave from the Korean judiciary. Ever since, Justice Kwon has been an enthusiastic member of […]