Hyukjoon Choi is a partner at Shin & Kim whose main practice areas are: i) real estate litigation and counseling (redevelopment, reconstruction, construction defect claims and litigation, apartment sales advertisements, etc.), ii) construction litigation and counseling (subcontractor relations, turnkey contracts, bidding disputes, etc.), iii) industrial accidents or serious accidents litigation and counseling (including on the matters relating to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and government investigation defense (against the Ministry of Employment and Labor, National Police Agency and Public Prosecutor’s Office)), and iv) antitrust (including on the matters relating to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act and the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act).

Real Estate Litigation and Counseling (redevelopment, reconstruction, construction defect claims and litigation, apartment sales advertisements, etc.)

• Represented a client in litigation for return of loans and claim for performance profits due to the termination of contracts for the redevelopment and reconstruction projects in Incheon Juan-10 District, etc.
• Represented a client in compensatory damage litigation in substitution for defect management in relation to e-Pyeonhansesang and other apartment complexes, knowledge industry centers, etc.
• Represented a client in litigation for return of sales price for Hanam Knowledge Industry Center, etc.
• Defended a client against an injunction of debarment from bidding for Bukgaju-6 District, etc.
• Represented a client for an injunction to revoke the general meeting resolution of redevelopment and reconstruction projects in Gwangju Gwangcheon, etc.

Construction litigation and counseling (subcontractor relations, turnkey contracts, bidding disputes, etc.)

• Represented a client in a claim for delivery of real estate property and evacuation of tenants from a golf course in Songdo International Business District
• Arbitrated in a claim for additional construction payment and cancellation of delay compensation for the Bukpyeong Power Plant
• Represented a client in a claim for additional construction payment and cost settlement among recipients of the S-OIL RUC Project
• Arbitrated in a claim for additional construction payment for the Jeju Naval Base
• Represented a client in a claim for additional construction payment and cancellation of delay compensation for the Incheon Airport Intermodal Terminal Project
• Represented a client in a claim for additional construction payment and cancellation of delay compensation for the Integrated U.S. Army Headquarters in Korea
• Arbitrated internationally in a claim for EoT cost payment for the Hanoi Light Rail Project in Vietnam
• Arbitrated internationally in a claim for call protection of SBPL bonds in the Philippines
• Defended a client in litigation for damage compensation for collusive acts for the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project, etc.
• Defended a client in the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s hearing on the suspension of business in relation to the Pyeongtaek International Bridge
• Defended a client against an injunction of debarment from bidding for the Tohdo Removal Project
• Defended a client against an injunction from the construction of the Gimpo Goldline
• Represented a client in litigation for damage compensation for infringement of solar rights of a neighboring building of the Seongnam e-Pyeonhansesang Geumbit Grand Maison apartment complex
• Defended a client against an injunction of debarment from central and local government bidding
• Represented a client in administrative litigation for revocation of the imposition of penalty points for poor quality construction for Chungju-Jecheon Expressway, etc.

Industrial accidents or serious accidents litigation and counseling

• Defended a client in government investigations by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, National Police Agency and Public Prosecutor’s Office under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act in relation to GTX-A, etc.
• Advised a client on the establishment of a safety and health management system under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and other matters in relation to chief executives, etc.
• Represented a client in litigation for damage compensation and violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in relation to Saemangeum-Jeonju Expressway, etc.
• Defended a client, Hope-Sharing Electrical Social Enterprise, in government investigation by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO)

Antitrust (including matters relating to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act and the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act)

• Represented a client in administrative litigation for revocation of the Korea Fair Trade Commission's corrective order regarding the violation of the Subcontracting Act by a Construction Company
• Represented a client in administrative litigation for revocation of the Korea Fair Trade Commission's penalty surcharge, etc. regarding collusive acts for the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project, etc.