The Korean Law Blog


Regular updates on Korean law.

Author: Sean C. Hayes is a foreign legal consultant at LOGOS Law in Seoul, Korea.

Blawg Related Categories: International Law • International • Asia

Recent Posts from The Korean Law Blog


  • Promoting Economic Freedom

    Korea Times October 23, 2009 by Sean C. Hayes (Host of this blog) Two roads diverged in Korean yellow woods. Will Korea remain on the road less traveled and maintain its cumbersome regulatory framework governed…

  • Learn from Lee Administration

    Korea Times October 2, 2009 by Sean C. Hayes (Host of this blog) The Lee Myung-bak administration and local governments have been pumping money into the economy through infrastructure spending. The administration has also lessened…

  • Protecting your Intellectual Property in Korea

    Korea Times October 2, 2009 by Sean C. Hayes (Host of this blog) A popular song regularly played on the radio proclaims that in the summer of 1989 the songwriter was ``trying different things and…

  • Back to Park Chun-Hee

    Korea Times September 18, 2009 by Sean C. Hayes (Host of this blog) This past week, Korea and my practice group lost a large multinational company to Hong Kong. The client, who first hired a…

  • Koreans Saved Wall Street

    Korea Times September 18, 2009 by Sean C. Hayes (Host of this blog) Ok, maybe not, but foreign direct investment (FDI) and other investments by domestic and foreign businesses have contributed to saving the American…

  • IPR Protection in Korea

    I recently was directed to an excellent source for information on intellectual property rights under Korean law. The U.S. Commercial Service Korea, a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has created and "IPR Toolkit"…

  • Joowon Law

    Sean Hayes, a New York Attorney, has joined Joowon Law and will head the International Corporate Practice Group.  JOOWON 2nd and 6th Floor Construction Guarantee Center 71-2 Nonhyun-Dong, Gangnam-Gu Seoul, Republic of Korea 135-701 Tel:…

  • Asia Risk: KIKO in Korea

    Quote from the Cover Story of the May 2009 issue of Asia Risk Magazine KO-ed in Korea Sean Hayes, foreign legal consultant with Seoul-based Ahnse Law - which is representing around 50 plaintiffs - says…

  • The Act on the Treatment of Foreigners in Korea

    The Act on the Treatment of Foreigners in Korea may be found HERE.Sean Hayes leads the International Corporate Practice Group at one of Korea's leading law firms. He formerly worked for the Constitutional Court of…

  • Sean Hayes in New York Times and Hankyung Daily (Business Newspaper)

    Sean Hayes appeared in numerous news sources this week discussing former President Roh. The most interesting appear below.Hankyung Daily Article (In Korean)New York Times ArticleArirang TV Appearance (Click number 58)Sean Hayes leads the International Corporate…