Hwawoo Recruits Ji-Hyun Ryu, Former Senior Constitutional Research Officer at the Constitutional Court, as Partner Attorney

Strengthening Constitutional Litigation Capabilities in Response to the Introduction of Constitutional Appeals

Ji Hyun Ryu, attorney at Hwawoo Law Firm. Hwawoo

Hwawoo Law Firm announced on June 5 that it has recruited Ji-Hyun Ryu, a former Senior Constitutional Research Officer at the Constitutional Court, as a partner attorney.

After completing the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2006, Ji-Hyun Ryu served as a judge at Suwon District Court and Seoul Central District Court. Beginning in 2009, Ryu worked at the Constitutional Court as a Constitutional Research Officer and later served as the Head of the Institutional Research Team at the Constitutional Court Research Institute and as Senior Constitutional Research Officer, building expertise that spans both constitutional litigation practice and institutional research. With approximately 17 years of experience at the Constitutional Court, Ryu is regarded as an expert in constitutional litigation, having accumulated extensive experience with constitutional trial procedures and case hearings.

This recruitment was made to strengthen Hwawoo's capabilities in constitutional litigation, including appeals to the Constitutional Court, as well as regulatory advisory services. With the introduction of the appeal to the Constitutional Court system, significant changes are expected throughout litigation practices, and the importance of strategic review of constitutional issues in major corporate disputes is increasing. In particular, constitutional litigation differs from general civil and criminal cases in case structure and hearing methods, requiring distinct strategies and approaches.

At Hwawoo, Attorney Ryu will be responsible for constitutional litigation, including appeals to the Constitutional Court, and regulatory advisory work. It is expected that Ryu will identify constitutional issues early in various litigation and regulatory response processes, and propose response strategies that organically consider both general civil/criminal litigation and constitutional trial procedures.

Meanwhile, Hwawoo has established and operates a Constitutional Appeal Task Force composed of attorneys with hands-on experience and expertise from the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court. The task force includes In-Bok Lee, a former Supreme Court Justice with experience as a Constitutional Research Officer, Sang-Hoon Park, a former Presiding Judge, and Joon-Sang Lee, Managing Partner. It also includes Min-Gul Lee, Managing Partner and former High Court Presiding Judge with expertise in constitutional and administrative law, Dong-Geun Lee, Managing Partner, and Soo-Jeong Park, who has experience as a Research Officer at the Supreme Court (Constitutional Administrative Division). These attorneys analyze the possibilities and relief measures for constitutional appeals from a constitutional perspective.

Myeong-Soo Lee, Managing Partner at Hwawoo, stated, "With the introduction of the constitutional appeal system, the role and importance of constitutional litigation have grown, and it has become essential to respond strategically to major disputes from a constitutional perspective. The addition of Attorney Ji-Hyun Ryu, who has extensive practical and research experience at the Constitutional Court, will serve as an important milestone for Hwawoo in providing more advanced services in the field of constitutional litigation."

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