Lawyer
Laura Oh
Laura is a qualified lawyer in Australia and New Zealand with a Bachelor of Commerce and Laws degrees and a Master of Laws degree from The University of Auckland. Prior to joining our firm, Laura worked at various professional service firms in Seoul and Auckland before relocating to Sydney to work as a compliance and risk analyst at Nonghyup Bank Sydney Branch. She works in our commercial and corporate practice and dispute resolution and litigation practice.
Experience
Advised foreign banks on their post-licensing obligations with relevant Australian government regulatory bodies such as APRA and ASIC.
Advised Australian subsidiaries of major Korean corporations and government agencies in their commercial dealings, including privacy policies, contracts, employment, and loan agreements.
Advised clients on various commercial dispute and litigation matters.
Education
LLM (Research, First Class Hons), University of Auckland
LLB/BCom (Accounting & Finance), University of Auckland
Qualifications
Lawyer, Supreme Court of NSW
Solicitor, High Court of New Zealand
Membership
Law Society of NSW, Australia
New Zealand Law Society
International Association of Privacy Professionals
New Zealand Privacy Foundation
Expertise
Languages
English
/Korean
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H & H Lawyers promotes Gina Jung and Laura Oh
H & H Lawyers is delighted to announce the promotions of Gina Jung to Senior Associate and Laura Oh to Associate. These promotions come as our firm celebrates its 30th anniversary and reflect Gina and Laura’s substantial contributions to our practice and to the international and domestic clients we serve. Since joining H & H Lawyers, Gina has built a reputation as a trusted adviser to Australian subsidiaries of major international corporations and government agencies on workplace and employment matters, with a parallel commercial and corporate practice spanning contracts, disputes and compliance.
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H & H Lawyers at the 32nd IAKL Annual Conference in Seoul
We are proud to share that our lawyers - Ken Hong, John Kim, James Jung, Bella Cho, and Laura Oh - attended the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL), hosted at Korea University in Seoul last week. During the conference: We are also delighted to announce that our Managing Partner, Ken Hong was honoured with the prestigious Moon-In Gu Award at the Gala Dinner. This award, named in honour of Dr.
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