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Whon-Il Park, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University; LL.M. Southern Methodist University School of Law, Texas; Diploma, International Course in European Integration, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; B.A. College of Law, Seoul National University, is a professor of law at the College of Law, Kyung Hee University.
Until June 2000, he had served as Chief Legal Officer of the Korea Development Bank. During 1988-1991, he worked at the KDB New York Office.

He is interested in the legal aspects of international business transactions. While providing lectures on such issues, he would like to share his knowledge and expertise thereof with his readers.
He has authored several books, including the "International Business Law"(1995), a "Collateral Law in North Korea"(2004), and co-authored the "Financial Innovation of ABS: Its Structuring and Practices"(1999) and "Corporate Insolvency Laws of Korea"(1999).

Articles

General Issues on International Business Transactions :

Legal Issues Concerning Offshore Financial Centers [Abstract], 2005.
Legal Issues on the Breach of Contract or Tort Claims against Erroneous Credit Ratings [Abstract], 2004.
Korean Perspectives on the Worldwide Increase of Socially Responsible Investment [Abstract], 2004.
Korean Perspectives on the Enhanced International Standards of Environmental Disclosure [Abstract], 2003.
Venture Boom and the Role of Korea's Bank, 2000.
The Corporate Insolvency Regime in Korea under the old laws [Full text], 1999.
Legal Aspects of On-going Financial Reform in Korea [Full text], 1998.
New Trend in Private International Law and Our Response [Abstract], 1998.
International Jurisdiction over Products Liability Suits [Abstract], 1997.
Guarantee and Quasi-Guarantee in International Transactions, 1997.
Current Trends in Counter Trade, 1994.
Legal Framework of EMU and the Euro, 1988.

Electronic Commerce & IT Law :

Receivables Registration System in Korea [Abstract], 2006.
RFID-attached Machinery Will Make It Possible for a Factory to Expand Its Collateral Pool Demanded by Creditor Banks [Abstract], 2004.
The Software License and Financial Accommodation under the U.S. UCITA [Abstract], 2004.
IT-related Law Must Be Balanced, ET News, Dec. 2004.
Legal Issues on the Enhancement of Cybersecurity [Abstract], 2004.
The Appropriate Remedies and Redress for Data Protection in Korea [Full text], 2002.
Data Protection Legislation in Korea [Full text], 2002.
Data Protection Measures in line with EU Directive [Abstract], 2001.
Newly Established Laws on Electronic Commerce in Korea [Abstract], 2000.
The Basic Law on Electronic Commerce [English translation], 1999.
Electronic Payment System in Korea [Abstract], 1998.

Secured Transactions in a Unification Era :

How to Enhance the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation - Based upon the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act [Full text]
- Studies on North Korean Law No.8, Oct. 2005.
Legal Aspects of Collateralized Derivative Transactions [Abstract], 2004.
A Legal Framework of Secured Transactions to Promote Investment in North Korea [Full text]
- Korea International Trade Law Journal No.12, Feb. 2004.
Paradigm Shift in a Modern Law on Secured Transactions [Full text]
-Journal of International Legal Affairs No.7, Apr. 2003.

Structured Finance & Derivatives :

Securitization of Stranded Costs for the Efficient Restructuring of Electricity Industry[Abstracts], 2006<.
How to Apply a Project Financing Scheme in Korea[Abstracts], 2005.
How to Attract the Private Sector Capital to Enhance SOC Investment in Korea [Abstract], 2005.
Restructuring Infrastructure in Transition Economies and Its Implications for North Korea [Abstract], 2004.
Legal Aspects of Collateralized Derivative Transactions [Abstract], 2004.
Risk Securitization in Case of the CAT-Bonds [Abstract], 2004.
The Enlarged Applicability of Structured Financing in Korea [Abstract], 2001.
Legal Aspects of Private-initiated Infrastructure Financing [Abstract], 2000.
Legal Framework for Infrastructure Financing in Korea [Abstract], 1999.
Newly Amended Infrastructure Law in Korea [Abstract], 1998.
Legal Issues and Risks of Securitization in Project Financing, 1998.
Case Law on Irregular Swap Transactions, 1997.
Legal Aspects of Credit Derivatives, 1997.

Essays

My Life & Travelling :

Prof. LoPucki's class on secured transactions, Spring semester 2007.
What we should learn from Chinggis Khan, July 2006.
What I did during the Privacy@40 Workshop in Bellagio, 2006.
Unforgettable Trip with Prof. Winship, 2003.
Vienna and Budapest, 2003.
One Day in Hakone, 1999.
Lessons from Backpacking, 1996.
Holdup at Provence and Ethnocentricism in Europe, 1996.
Emptiness on SMU Campus, 1994.
Netherlander Has Come, 1988.
Amsterdam Has It!, 1987.