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Successful litigation in Korea requires in-depth knowledge of the inner workings of the Korean dispute resolution system. Our Litigation Practice Group leverages such expertise from its members, including numerous former judges and prosecutors who bring a wealth of experience, in assisting our clients.

The Litigation Practice Group is uniquely capable of providing tailored solutions to the specific circumstances of our clients. It takes advantage of the specialist team structure with dedicated teams to each area of interest for our clients such as tax, administrative actions, antitrust, construction, real estate, securities, finance, trusts, M&A, general corporate, corporate rehabilitation, intellectual property, trade secrets and product liability. 

The Litigation Practice Group has demonstrated outstanding litigation capabilities and maintained a high success rate in significant domestic and international cases. Consistently recognized by both media and market researchers as having the highest competency among domestic litigation practitioners in Korea, the Litigation Practice Group excels in maximizing efficiency and delivering optimal results for our clients.

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What the Team is Known For

Shin & Kim has a full-service group offering expert advice to those embroiled in administrative and commercial litigation. The firm is highly proficient in representing former heads of businesses in civil and criminal disputes. It is adept at handling tax and fair trade cases as well as construction, real estate and project finance disputes. It is also well placed to advise financial institutions on securities and financial disputes. The firm places particular emphasis on pre-litigation advisory services with a view to minimising litigation-related risks and unnecessary costs. It has boosted its litigation offering with recent hires of former judges and domestic and foreign attorneys.

Work Highlights

  • Shin & Kim represented the founder of All Doors One Room in obtaining a preliminary injunction to prevent HYBE from exercising its voting rights to dismiss the client.

Strengths

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Shin & Kim's lawyers process the matter quickly and get the matter moving in accordance with the client's wishes.

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Shin & Kim analyses the case from various angles and has experts who act as the devil's advocate, which is very helpful.

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Notable Practitioners

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Jae-Yun Yun
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Jae-Yun Yun
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Senior Statespeople
Yun Jae-Yun is particularly well known for his construction litigation expertise and continues to attract instructions from large domestic entities. He has further experience in contentious real estate and insurance matters.

Yun Jae-Yun is excellent at setting the direction of the team.

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Jong-Han Oh
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Jong-Han Oh
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Eminent Practitioners

Oh Jong-Han provides experienced handling of large-scale domestic and cross-border litigation. He often acts for Korean corporates in disputes arising out of finance and corporate transactions.

Oh Jong-Han reads the flow of disputes with excellent insight and suggests strategies.

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Sookmi Lee
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Sookmi Lee
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Band 1

Lee Sookmi maintains her ranking on the strength of her recognised practice. She handles commercial and financial litigation, regularly working for Korean clients from a range of industries.

Lee Sookmi is a lawyer who understands cases very quickly and is sincere. She not only writes very well but also has excellent defence skills.

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Ghyo-Sun Park
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Ghyo-Sun Park
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Band 3
Park Ghyo-Sun has experience advising on a range of contentious mandates. He typically represents clients from the life sciences, technology and media sectors in intellectual property, product liability and fair trade disputes.

Park Ghyo-Sun is very active and professional.

Park Ghyo-Sun manages team members through the entire case and considers the customer's point of view, appropriately assigning team members.

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Tai Heon Ha
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Tai Heon Ha
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Band 4

Ha Tai Heon is sought after for his expertise in financial and corporate disputes. His clients in the bio-healthcare industry also benefit from his certification as an orthodontist.

He is very clear and knowledgeable. He quickly and clearly gives the answers to any questions the company asks.

Ha Tai Heon is a responsible partner in both civil and criminal lawsuits. He is good at conveying the key issues and arguments that we want to argue to the court clearly and easily.

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Jae-Yun Yun
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Jae-Yun Yun
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Senior Statespeople
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Jong-Han Oh
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Jong-Han Oh
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Eminent Practitioners
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Sookmi Lee
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Sookmi Lee
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Band 1
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Ghyo-Sun Park
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Ghyo-Sun Park
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Band 3
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Tai Heon Ha
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Tai Heon Ha
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Band 4
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Members

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Bo Kyung Lim

Byung Han Lee

Chang Hwa Kim

Choon Cho

Hee Chan Byun

Il Young Min

Jae-Yun Yun

Jae-Yun Yun

Head of Department

Jin-Ho Jeong

Head of Department

Kyle J. Choi

Sang Hyun Baek

Sang-Hyeok Im

Se-Ryul Hong

Seong-Hun Yoo

Seung Soo Lee

Tai Heon Ha

Won Lee

Yong-Joon Cho

Yonghee Jeon

Clients

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Asiana Airlines

BMW Korea

CJ Group

Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.

DL Group

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

HD Hyundai Group

Hanwha Investment & Securities

Hyundai Elevator Group

Hyundai Engineering & Construction

Incheon International Airport Corporation

KT&G Corporation

Kakao Corporation

Korea Investment & Securities

Korea Railroad Corporation

Lotte Group

Lotte Group

Mirae Asset Group

Mirae Asset Group

Monsanto Company

NH Investment & Securities

Posco Group

SGC eTEC E&C

SK Group

Samsung Group

Shinhan Bank

Woori Bank

Industries

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Aerospace & Defence

Automobiles & Parts

Banks

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Counstruction & Materials

Financial Services

Forestry & Paper

Government

Industrial Engineering

Insurance

Media

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance

Software & Computer Services

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications

Transportation