Jipyong LLC will hold a seminar with the Korean Criminal Procedure Law Association on how corporations' legal departments should respond after the introduction of ACP (Attorney-Client Privilege, protection of confidential communications between attorneys and clients). With the amended Attorney‑at‑Law Act explicitly defining ACP set to take effect in Feb. 2027, the event will examine approaches to investigations and probes and directions for overhauling internal compliance systems.
Jipyong said it will hold a seminar titled "Corporate legal strategies in the ACP era: From responses to investigations and probes to global best practices" at 2 p.m. on the 27th at the Auditorium on the 3rd floor of Grand Central Building B in Jung-gu, Seoul. The Korean Criminal Procedure Law Association will co-host.
The seminar will focus on reviewing how the corporate legal environment will change as ACP is codified in law. Jipyong believes that as protection of confidential communications between attorneys and clients—previously handled in a limited way through case law—is institutionalized, changes to overall approaches to responding to investigations and to internal control systems are inevitable.
The seminar will cover, in order: ▲ changes in corporate legal practice following the introduction of ACP ▲ strategies for responding to investigative and probing authorities ▲ systems in major countries and in-house counsel practices. Partner attorney Jang Pum of Jipyong will present "Introducing ACP: What should be prepared," partner attorney Park Seung-dae of Jipyong will present "Response strategies for investigative and probing authorities following the introduction of ACP," and foreign attorney Kim Jin-hee of Jipyong will present "Insights from foreign cases and ACP best practices," respectively.
The general discussion will be chaired by Lee Sang-won, an emeritus professor at Seoul National University. Discussants will include Lee Geun-woo, president of the Korean Criminal Procedure Law Association; attorney Park Jun-yeon of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer; and managing director Kim Ga-yeon of X Korea.
Jipyong managing partner Lim Sung-taek said, "The legislation of ACP and the accumulation of Supreme Court precedents are demanding structural changes across corporations' responses to investigations and probes and their internal compliance systems," adding, "We expect this seminar to help corporations review key issues and develop response strategies amid a newly forming legal environment."
The seminar is free and can be attended both in person and online.