Managing Partner
SANGYEOL PARK
Education
- Columbia University, School of Law (LL.M., 1990)
- Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1981)
- College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1979)
Experience
- Law Firm ELPS (2013-Present)
- ELPS (2015-Present)
- Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (1981-1984)
- Partner, Kim & Chang (1984-2013)
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (1990-1991)
- Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (1996-Present)
- Commissioner, Presidential Commission on Policy Planning (1997-1998)
- Member, Water Purifiers Review Committee (1997-Present)
- Legal Advisor, Ministry of Environment (2000-2016)
- Member, Planning and Evaluation Committee, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Science (2005-2007)
- Vice Chairman, ICC Korea International Arbitration Committee, Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2006-2009)
- Commissioner, Korean National Commission on Sustainable Development (2008-2012)
- Member, CSR Advisory Committee of SK Telecom Co., Ltd (2009-2014)
- Commissioner, National Environment Dispute Dissolution Commission (2009-2017)
- Non-Executive Director, Oricom Inc. (2011-2014)
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Member, Committee of Deliberation for Statutory Interpretation, Ministry of
Legislation (2011-2015)
- International Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (2011-Present)
- Member, the Korean Academy of Environmental Science (2012-Present)
- Non-Executive Director, Hastings Korea Company Limited (2014-2017)
- Auditor, Chung-Ang University (2016-2020)
Qualifications
- Admitted to bar, Korea (1981)
- New York (1990)
Language
- Korean, English
Activities
- Order of Civil Merit, Camellia Medal (2015)
- Environmental Regulations and International Transactions (International Transaction Law Study, 1992)
- Legal Implications of Soil Contamination (Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment, 1996)
- Civil Merit Medal (2007)
- Allocation of Liabilities in case of Transfer of a Contaminated Site (SNU Law Review, 2024)
- Getting the Deal Through, Environment (Law Business Research, London, 2015)
- Urban Soil Pollution and Environmental Conflict (City and Environment, Parkyoungsa, 2015)
