SJ Hong / 홍승진
Managing Partner, Attorney at Law / 대표변호사
As a managing partner at DUSON LAW, SJ has been closely working with clients from all over the world. As an Expert Attorney in the Intellectual Property Laws certified by the Korean Bar Association, with his extensive knowledge and experience in the intellectual property laws, SJ has been giving practical advice to clients so that they can focus on business in Korea. SJ served as the Division Head of the Blockchain Special Committee of the Korean Bar Association.
Email: sj.hong@dusonlaw.com
Areas of Expertise
Intellectual Properties (trademarks, designs, copyrights, patents, unfair competition)
Startups / Foreign Companies and Expats in Korea
Education
Sungkyungkwan University Law School (JD), Seoul, Korea
Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering (MS), California, U.S.A.
Stanford University, Psychology (MA), California, U.S.A.
Seoul National University, Mechanical Engineering (BS), Seoul, Korea
experience
DUSON LAW, Managing Partner (2017-Present)
TheVentures, Trust Network Members (2022-Present)
TheVentures (a startup accelerator), Auditor (2018-Present)
CaseMaster, CEO (sold to Law&Good Corp.) (2016-2022)
KAIST, K-School, Adjunct Professor (2020-2022)
The Korean Bar Association, the 2nd Division of the IT·Blockchain Special Committee, Division Head of Blockchain Subcommittee (2018-2019)
POSTECH Blockchain Executive Program, Lecturer (2019)
Cho & Partners, Associate Attorney (2012-2017)
ACTIVITIES
[인수] [단독]로앤굿, 리걸리 ‘법원 기일관리 1위 앱’ 케이스마스터 인수한다 (아시아경제, 2022. 9. 7.)
[기사] 새 정부 NFT 공약 이행 위한 전문가 제언 (코인데스크코리아, 2022. 4. 18.)
[강의] POSTECH 블록체인 최고경영자 과정 2기 (포스코센터, 2019. 11. 13.)
[강의] 디센터 유니버시티, 블록체인 비즈니스 입문과정 4기 (2019. 3. 11.)
[기자회견] 대한변협이 블록체인 제도화를 촉구하고 나섰다 (코인데스크코리아, 2018. 11. 8.)
[강의] 디센터 유니버시티, 블록체인 비즈니스 입문과정 3기 (2018. 11. 5.)
[세미나] TES (토큰 이코노미 스터디모임) 제2회 공개세미나 (2018. 9. 8.)
[강연] 더벤처스 BLOCKBUSTERS 블록체인 스타트업 네트워킹 데이 (2018. 7. 17.)
[컨퍼런스/강연] 토큰 이코노미 빅뱅 2018 (전자신문, 2018. 7. 6.)
[세미나] TES (토큰 이코노미 스터디모임) 제1회 공개세미나 (2018. 5. 26.)
columns/Articles
[인터뷰] "다음 '크립토 기안84'는 누가 될까?" (코인데스크코리아, 2022. 3. 17.)
[칼럼] [홍승진의 K-유니콘] 전문가 단체와 플랫폼 간 갈등..누구를 위하여 종을 울리나? (파이낸셜뉴스, 2021. 6. 10.)
[칼럼] [홍승진의 K-유니콘] 쿠팡이 쏘아올린 딜레마 (파이낸셜뉴스, 2021. 4. 29.)
[칼럼] [특별기고] 스톡옵션, 스타트업 인재경영 꽃이 되다 (파이낸셜뉴스, 2021. 4. 8.)
[칼럼] 짜릿했던 ‘블록체인’ 추억, BTC 송금과 ICO (매일경제 2019. 12. 28.)
[칼럼] 바람의 나라, 애니팡, 그리고 블록체인 게임 (매일경제, 2019. 12. 3.)
[칼럼] '블록체인에 필수?' 토큰 이코노미 다시 보기 (매일경제, 2019. 10. 28.)
[블로그] 블록체인 킬러앱을 찾아서 (In Search for Blockchain’s Killer Apps) (2019. 10. 6.)
[칼럼] 블록체인 킬러앱을 찾아서 (매일경제, 2019. 10. 1.)
[블로그] 리브라 백서를 읽어보았습니다 (Notes on Libra) (2019. 6. 19.)
[칼럼] [특별기고]새로운 하위테스트를 찾아서 (서울경제, 2019. 6. 4.)
[블로그] 새로운 하위 테스트를 찾아서(A New Howey Test for Crypto) (2019. 6. 4.)
[기사] 홍승진 변호사 “블록체인 사업 전 체크해야 할 법률 이슈 안내한다” (서울경제, 2019. 5. 24.)
[칼럼] 은근과 끈기의 비개발자의 비트코인 낙서 성공기 (더비체인, 2019. 5. 16.)
[칼럼] SEC의 토큰 가이드라인 (SEC’s ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets) (티코노미, 2019. 4. 5.)
[칼럼] 미 SEC '증권형 ICO 가이드라인' 어떤 내용 담았나 (더비체인, 2019. 4. 4.)
[블로그] SEC의 토큰 가이드라인 (SEC’s ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets) (2019. 4. 4.)
[칼럼] 닷컴버블에서 블록체인이 배워야 할 교훈들 (더비체인, 2019. 2. 14.)
[블로그] 블록체인: 문제를 찾고 있는 해결책 (Blockchain: A Solution Looking for a Problem) (2019. 2. 12.)
[칼럼] SEC 의장 JAY CLAYTON의 인터뷰, 그리고 한국의 크립토 규제 방향 (티코노미, 2018. 12. 10.)
[블로그] SEC 의장 Jay Clayton의 인터뷰, 그리고 한국의 크립토 규제 방향 (2018. 12. 5.)
[블로그] 블록체인 킬러앱 (Blockchain’s Killer Apps) (2018. 10. 22.)
[블로그] 토큰 에어드랍과 증권 (Token Airdrops & Securities) (2018. 8. 16.)
[블로그] 토큰은 증권인가? (Tokens & Securities) (2018. 7. 20.)
[블로그] 블록체인 거버넌스 (Blockchain Governance) #2 (2018. 8. 1.)
[블로그] EOS ICO 토큰판매계약(Token Purchase Agreement)의 비밀 (2018. 7. 23.)
[블로그] 블록체인 거버넌스 (Blockchain Governance) #1 (2018. 7. 20.)
publications
[공저] 대한변호사협회 <블록체인·암호화폐 질의응답집> (대한변호사협회, 2019. 11. 22.)
Admissions/Membership
Korean Bar Association (2012) / 변호사(2012)
Korea Patent Attorneys Association (2012) / 변리사(2012)
Certified Expert Lawyer - Intellectual Property Laws (Korean Bar Association, 2016) / 지적재산권법 전문변호사(대한변호사협회)
Languages
Korean, English
Steve Lee
Of-Counsel, U.S. Attorney
Education
University of Oregon School of Law (JD), Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A.
University of Washington, Political Science (BS), Seattle, Washington, U.S.A
experience
Cho & Partners, Associate Attorney, Seoul, Korea
Kim & Chang, Law Clerk, Seoul, Korea
Admissions/Membership
Washington State Bar
Member of Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES)
Member of International Trademark Association (INTA)
Languages
English, Korean
Yong Jin Yoon
technical advisor, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT KAIST
Education
Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.) (2009)
Stanford University, Electrical Engineering (M.S.) (2008)
Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering (M.S.) (2005)
Korea University, Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) (2000)
Experience
KAIST, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering (8/2018 ~ present)
Kyunghee Univ., Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate School of Technology Management (3/2018 ~ present)
Nanyang Technology University, Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, (1/2010 ~ 8/2018)
Korea IT Cooperation Center in Singapore, External Business Advisor (10/2017~ Present)
KOREA INNOVATION LAUNCHPAD IN SINGAPORE (KILSA), Technology Board Member (Present)
Korean Society of Precision Engineering, Associate Fellow, (1/2016 ~ Present)
Korean Society of Precision Engineering, Board Member of Green Manufacturing, (1/2016 ~ Present)
Korean Society of Precision Engineering, Board Member for the Committee of Precision Manufacturing Processes in 3D Printing Technology, (1/2016 ~ Present)
Korean Society of Precision Engineering, Board Member for the International Committee of 3D Printing User’s Forum (6/2016 ~ Present)
Stanford University, Research Fellow (10/2009 ~ 1/2010)
Stanford University, Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering (3/2004 ~ 9/2009)
Stanford University, Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering (3/2004 ~ 9/2009)