ADOR Names Rihan Lawyers in Danielle Lawsuit as Hearing Schedule Remains Under Review

ADOR has replaced its legal representatives with attorneys from Law Firm Rihan in the Danielle lawsuit, a 43 billion won damages case tied to the former NewJeans member and Min Hee Jin. MyDaily reported on May 13, 2026, that Kim Jong-geun, Oh Eun-kyung, Lee Seung-yeop, and Jung Joo-hee of Law Firm Rihan were appointed as ADOR’s new counsel, while the result of ADOR’s request to change the court date had not yet been released at the time of that report.¹

The change comes shortly before the first pleading date that had been set for May 14, 2026, at 3:10 p.m. at the Seoul Central District Court.¹ Maeil Business Newspaper reported that ADOR appointed the four Rihan lawyers on May 8 and submitted a request to alter the schedule after five attorneys from Kim & Chang, the label’s previous representatives, filed notices of resignation on April 24.²

ADOR’s Rihan Lawyers Enter The Case

The key development is not a new damages claim but a change in who will argue ADOR’s position in court. Multiple Korean outlets reported that ADOR, a label under HYBE, brought in four attorneys from Law Firm Rihan after the earlier Kim & Chang team withdrew from the case.² Xports News also described the move as a replacement of ADOR’s counsel in the damages suit against Danielle and former ADOR chief Min Hee Jin.³

The case has been described in Korean reports as a damages lawsuit worth around 43 billion won. MyDaily reported that ADOR filed the damages claim in December of the previous year after Danielle terminated her exclusive contract.¹ Edaily reported that ADOR’s position is that Danielle’s side and Min Hee Jin, identified in that article as the head of OK Records, bear responsibility for NewJeans’ departure and delayed return.⁴

The sources provided do not include a court ruling on the merits of those claims. They also do not report any final decision on ADOR’s latest request to change the upcoming hearing date. As of the May 13 MyDaily report, the schedule-change request was still awaiting an outcome.¹

SPOTV News reported another point of public interest around Law Firm Rihan: the firm is also known to be representing HYBE chairman Bang Si Hyuk in a case involving alleged violations of the Capital Markets Act.⁵ That detail has been reported as background to ADOR’s new legal representation, not as a court finding in the Danielle case.

Hearing Dates And Earlier Schedule Dispute

The court schedule has already been an issue between the parties. Maeil Business Newspaper reported that, during a March preparatory hearing, the court did not accept ADOR’s request for an extension and instead designated pleading dates for May 14 and July 2.² The first of those dates was therefore still listed as May 14 at the time the later reports on ADOR’s schedule-change request were published.

ADOR’s side previously argued at the March preparatory stage that careful review was necessary because there were many disputed issues, Maeil Business Newspaper reported. The outlet quoted ADOR’s side as saying that there were “many issues to contest” and that “careful review is needed.”²

Celeb Media separately reported that ADOR’s side said there were many alleged violations to verify and that witness selection was necessary.⁶ Those comments help explain why ADOR had sought more time, but the supplied sources do not state that the court has granted the later schedule-change request filed after the Rihan appointment.

Danielle’s side has pushed for the case to proceed without delay. MyDaily reported a statement from Danielle’s legal representative requesting a “swift and concentrated hearing.”¹ That position contrasts with ADOR’s stated need for additional review, but no final procedural outcome on the latest date-change filing is available in the provided record.

What Is Confirmed So Far

The confirmed facts are narrower than the wider attention around the dispute. ADOR has appointed four Law Firm Rihan attorneys as new representatives. The previous Kim & Chang lawyers resigned. ADOR filed a request to change the hearing date. The damages suit is reported as being worth around 43 billion won and involves Danielle and Min Hee Jin. The first pleading date had been set for May 14, 2026, at the Seoul Central District Court, with another date reported for July 2.¹²

The legal-team change places Law Firm Rihan at the center of ADOR’s courtroom strategy as the case approaches its first formal pleading date. Until the court’s response to the schedule-change request is reported, the confirmed status remains that ADOR has changed counsel, sought a date adjustment, and is continuing its damages claim through the Seoul Central District Court.

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Cloi Lee

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