When a company experiences a serious incident that may lead to managerial accountability—such as insider trading, cartels and bid-rigging, accounting fraud, personal information leaks, trade secret leaks, violations of financial instruments and exchange laws, connections to anti-social forces, product misrepresentation, food fraud, pharmaceutical fraud, breach of trust, bribery, workplace harassment, or overwork-related deaths—it can severely impact the company’s reputation and even its survival.

In recent years, growing awareness of corporate compliance has led to heightened scrutiny of corporate misconduct, not only from the capital markets but also from the general public. As a result, when corporate scandals occur, there is increasing demand for the involvement of independent external entities in handling the response. Additionally, due to technological advancements and globalization, crisis management now requires IT-based solutions and international responses beyond domestic measures.

With this in mind, our firm provides crisis management legal services through lawyers with extensive experience in major law firms handling crisis responses. We offer expert advice based on specialized legal knowledge and hands-on experience. Specifically, we assist with: (1) initial response to corporate misconduct, (2) internal investigations to clarify facts and conduct legal analysis, (3) formation of third-party investigative committees, (4) engagement with regulatory authorities and government agencies, (5) handling law enforcement investigations, (6) timely disclosures and stock exchange compliance, (7) media response strategies, (8) external public disclosures, (9) accountability assessments for relevant executives and employees, and (10) development of recurrence prevention measures to minimize corporate damage.

On the other hand, to prevent corporate scandals from occurring in the first place, companies must ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations during their daily business activities. To support this, our firm provides services such as (1) conducting seminars on the application and interpretation of various laws, (2) implementing in-house compliance training, and (3) developing internal manuals. Through these initiatives, we assist companies in building robust compliance frameworks and ensuring proper organizational governance.