Korea Law Center Spring Symposium 2025

Saturday, May 10, 9:00am-3:30pm
UC Irvine School of Law

Join us for the Korea Law Center Spring Symposium 2025! Morning sessions will feature a keynote address from The Honorable Richard Lee and student research presentations from the Korea Law Center’s Korean Lawyers in America Project (KLAP) team. Afternoon sessions include a special presentation on the South Korean presidential impeachment and recent Korean Law practice-related developments. 

Check out photos from the event below!

Korea Law Center Spring Symposium 2025

Speakers

Austen Parrish

Dean & Chancellor's Professor of Law
UC Irvine Law

Mandy Kim

Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
OCKABA President

The Honorable Richard Lee

Orange County Superior Court

Summer Kim

Professor of Law
Director, Korea Law Center
UC Irvine Law

Grace Lee

Program Director, Korea Law Center
UC Irvine Law

Juli Ramirez

Program Assistant
Korea Law Center, UC Irvine Law

Jayne Herring

President & CEO
World Affairs Council of Orange County

Jean Lee

Professor
Kyunghee University School of Law

Samuel Yu

Irvine Office Managing Partner
Kahana Feld

Haran Kim

Legal Counsel
Korean Consulate General, Los Angeles

Aiden Kim

Program Advisor, Korea Law Center
UC Irvine Law

 

KLAP Team

Yonghyung Thomas Chung

UC Irvine Law '25

Annie Hong

UC Irvine Law '26

Semmie Lee

UC Irvine Law '26

Seoungjun (SJ) Lee

UC Irvine Law '25

Allison Yoo

UC Irvine Law '25