Promoting Economic Freedom
Two roads diverged in Korean yellow woods. Will Korea remain on the road less traveled and maintain its cumbersome regulatory framework governed by an inefficient, illogically burdensome and self-interested bureaucracy or will Korea free itself fro..

Learn From Lee Administration
The Lee Myung-bak administration and local governments have been pumping money into the economy through infrastructure spending. The administration has also lessened the regulatory burden on builders and provided funds for infrastructure and other ..

No Smoking Funny Things
A popular song regularly played on the radio proclaims that in the summer of 1989 the songwriter was ``trying different things and smoking funny things.''

Back to Park Chung-hee
This past week, Korea and my group practice lost a large multinational company to Hong Kong.

Koreans Saved Wall Street
Ok, maybe not, but foreign direct investment (FDI) and other investments by domestic and foreign businesses have contributed to saving the American economy.

Constitutional Court’s Tests
In my column, last week, I discussed a case at the Constitutional Court of Korea considering the ban on night protests. The article detailed the test used for time, place, and manner regulation of speech and assembly in the United States.

Ban on Night Protests
The Constitutional Court heard oral arguments, last week, in a landmark case concerning the right to assembly. The case will have a lasting impact on the government's ability to handle serious difficulties ― violence, disturbance of the peace and t..

Opening Door to Legal Change
On Monday, the National Assembly passed a bill that permits law firms from countries with free trade agreements with Korea to operate ``foreign law consultancy businesses'' and individuals from these countries to be registered as ``foreign legal co..

Protect Yourself From Bad Lawyers
Too many Korean and foreign attorneys working in Korea are performing legal work that is often to a level so low in quality that it must be considered the work of incompetent attorneys.

Buy American Dance Goes On
The American stimulus bill is to be signed into law with a ``buy-American'' provision mandating that stimulus-funded programs only fund those that utilize U.S. manufactured goods.

Minerva On Trial
The Minerva case fascinates and troubles many foreigners residing in Korea. Many of the comments found on English language blogs, hosted by bloggers residing in Korea, run afoul of Korean statutory law.

To Prove Your Innocence
It is time for Korea to consider adopting a grand jury system. The conviction rate in Korea is nearly 100 percent. An innocent defendant who cannot afford a good attorney stands little chance of a not-guilty verdict.

Recession-Proof Your Business
The recession is hitting most businesses. In order to survive these difficulty times it is imperative to at least consider some of these time-tested techniques.

Joker, Lex Luther and Madoff
Batman has his Joker and Penguin, Superman has his Lex Luther and Doomsday, and we have our Blagojevich and Madoff.

Financial Arms of Mass Destruction (2)
In last week's article I noted that ``Warren Buffett, who used to utilize credit-default swaps (CDS), called them financial weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). I love Warren Buffett and was a student of his every word during my pre-attorney stockbr..

Financial Arms of Mass Destruction (1)
Warren Buffett, who used to utilize credit-default swaps (CDS), called them ``financial weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)."

Season for Giving
Christmas is the season for giving thanks and giving to those in need. With a terrible economy and a looming worldwide recession, I think this Christmas should be a time to thank those who have contributed to society and give to those in need.